The Latest Breaking News from European Union

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about France’s budget deficit. There’s a lovely French poem, your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and a perfect musical dessert from Erwan Rome on “Music from Erwan”. All that and…

BPA, a synthetic chemical used in production of plastics, found in baby products made by three big European brands

From budget-friendly bicycles to expensive cars, Euronews Business takes a closer look at how the price levels of personal transport equipment vary across Europe, revealing the most and least expensive countries.

On Friday, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a negative opinion for Sanofi SA’s (NASDAQ:SNY) Rezurock (belumosudil).

We also discuss tariff relief for the auto industry and why China is imposing export restrictions on battery technology.

Dutch authorities have, for the first time ever, invoked Cold War-era legislation to take control of a Chinese-owned microchip factory – prompting backlash from China. The move underlines the intensifying competition between the United States, China and Europe for global leadership in semiconductor technology.

As the European Union agrees on a €1.5 billion programme to boost its defence industry, the question now is whether this initiative can deliver the strategic autonomy Brussels is seeking – and quickly enough to meet the bloc's mounting security challenges.

The network, dismantled in an operation on 10 October, is accused of scamming thousands across Europe out of nearly €5 million.

COMMENT: Putin sneaked in a call to the White House before Zelensky arrived in the US, turning Trump back to his side after the president drifted towards democracy. World affairs editor Sam Kiley in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, explains how

Applicable EU sanctions and an outstanding arrest warrant cast doubt over Vladimir Putin's ability to fly to Budapest and meet Donald Trump.

Israel says the reduced amount of aid is in response to Hamas allegedly breaching the truce agreement by returning the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages too slowly.