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In its 2025 work program, the European Commission announced it will scrap rules on Standard Essential Patents.

The EU bolsters Putin’s war machine by buying Russian energy, minerals, and metals, even as Russia's economy appears to falter.

Members of the European Parliament called for a budget of more than 1% of the EU's GDP and rejected the Commission's idea of single national plans under the EU's next long-term budget (2028-34).

Growth forecasts for the US and other advanced economies have been sharply downgraded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the wake of dramatic swings in US president Donald Trump’s economic policy. But could the uncertainty and the turmoil in financial markets eventually be enough to push the world into…

Europe has proposed a controversial draft regulation on EU returns that presents return hubs outside the EU as innovative measures to reduce irregular migration. Does externalising the management of illegal migrants comply with EU human rights standards?

First penalties under landmark Digital Markets Act are fines of €500m to Apple and €200m to Facebook owner

With global tensions running high and world leaders gather en masse to pay their respects, Pope Francis’ funeral is shaping up to be one of the most significant international summits of the year.

The penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

The European Commission said the tech giants breached the Digital Markets Act.