The Latest Breaking News from the European Council

Polls show that Europe is facing a potential shift to the right in elections set for June 6-9, when millions of EU citizens will vote to elect new members of the European Parliament, a body crucial for shaping the bloc’s policies. With far-right parties likely to win greater influence, the…

Ireland, Spain and Norway have broken with the majority of European states by formally recognising Palestine as an independent state. This follows the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados that did the same earlier this year, bringing the number of UN members that recognise Palestine to 143 out of…

The European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, setting standards for corporate sustainability practices in the EU.

Learn about the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the mounting opposition it faces over its impact on businesses and su...

The EU is making companies provide an additional 12 months of warranty for repairs.

Respiratory scientists say inaction will ‘widen inequality gap’ between eastern and western Europe

Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funding, relented after series of 11th-hour meetings

Charles Michel’s decision comes ahead of EU meeting where Hungary’s PM is expected to block Ukraine support package

The upcoming European elections – considered the largest transnational vote in the world – are poised to bring about shifts in policies and leadership that will reverberate across the continent. RFI takes a look at what's at stake.