Ukraine needs more air defences within weeks to allow repairs to the half of its power infrastructure destroyed by Russian attacks, or it will not be able to meet demand in the winter, the country's energy minister said in an interview.

The European Commission announced new trade tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, under pressure from the United States and part of the union, in the hope of opening negotiations with China.

"This is a targeted, fact-based investigation, and we assessed all information provided by the interested parties in an objective manner," the Commission's trade spokesperson told Euractiv.

Hungary must pay a €200-million fine for not implementing changes to its policy of handling migrants and asylum seekers at its border, the European Union's top court said on Thursday (13 June).

France's centre-right Les Républicains party sacked its leader Éric Ciotti on Wednesday (12 June) after he announced an alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right Rassemblement National, although his actions amid the ensuing media storm suggest he intends to cling on to his post.

South Korea is reopening its borders to French and Irish beef, after closing them for the "mad cow" scandal, the European Commission announced on Thursday (13 June), calling it a "significant development".

The European Commission formally requested pornography platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, and XVideos for detailed information on their compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a Thursday (13 June) statement.

Ursula von der Leyen may face complications in securing a second mandate, as her EU group, the EPP, is due to appear before a Brussels court next week, where the plaintiff in the case is seeking to have the EPP remove her as their top candidate for the Commission presidency.

France's main left-wing parties are due to present on Thursday (June 13) a joint programme for the snap elections but negotiations have stumbled over issues like the number and names of candidates and the war in Gaza.

Far-right Reconquête! party founder Eric Zemmour announced that he had expelled four of his five newly-elected MEPs, casting uncertainty over their political future at the European Parliament.

We may like or dislike the results of the European elections, but we can safely say that no major incidents involving propaganda and disinformation took place in the days of 6-9 June, which amounts to a victory for those who are busy countering this threat.

Euractiv surveyed the British political party manifesto positions on Europe, so you don't have to.

After dominating the political agenda for months, French farmers have been blindsided by President Emmanuel Macron's decision to dissolve the National Assembly, which is blocking progress on the new law for the sector, and are threatening new protests.

After the hangover of Sunday's election night, freshly elected members of the European Parliament (MEPs) rushed to the European Parliament to reconvene with their political groups. From leadership struggles to awkward friendships and meticulous vote-counting, here are their post-electoral headaches.

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz, who resigned this week as leader of the left-wing platform Sumar after the party's dismal results in the EU elections, said on Thursday (13 June) she had “never” thought of leaving the coalition government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party PSOE.

Europe and Central Asia are collaborating to connect their regions within 15 days or less, through a transformational transport corridor. The Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor Coordination Platform was launched in Astana on 12 June marking a milestone in strategic integration.

The lead candidate of French conservative Les Républicains (LR), François-Xavier Bellamy, announced on Thursday (13 June) he would “of course” vote for a far-right candidate in the second round of snap legislative elections on 7 July if their opponent was a leftist alliance.

The consequences of Ukraine becoming uninhabitable in the coming winter are underestimated by Europe and the world, write Victoria Voytsitska and Olena Halushka.

Beijing, June 13, 2024 (AFP) - China said Thursday it "reserves the right" to file a suit with the World Trade Organization over planned new EU tariffs on imports of its electric vehicles.

"China reserves the right to file a suit to the WTO and take all necessary measures to resolutely defend the rights and interests of Chinese companies," Beijing's commerce ministry spokesman He Yadong told a briefing.

The European Union warned on Wednesday it would slap additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports from next month after an anti-subsidy probe, a move that risks provoking a bitter trade war.

The European Commission has proposed a provisional hike of tariffs on Chinese manufacturers: 17.4 percent for market major BYD, 20 percent for Geely and 38.1 percent for SAIC.

The EU said the amount depended on the level of state subsidies received by the firms.

Beijing condemned the move on Thursday as lacking a "factual and legal basis".

"This action not only harms the legal rights and interests of the Chinese electric vehicle industry... but will also distort auto production and supply chains around the world, including in the European Union," He said.

"The actions by the European side are suspected of violating WTO rules and are naked protectionist behaviour," he said.

The EU executive proposed scrapping member states' obligation to ensure that most farm monitoring is carried out using geo-tagged photos by 2027.