European Union

EU Leaders Meet In Hopes Of Closing Divisions Over COVID-19 Relief Package

10:37am July 17, 2020

by Scott Neuman

In their first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic began, European Union leaders hope to hammer out a 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and COVID-19 recovery plan.

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People enter an Apple Store at in Glendale, Calif., on June 23.The second-highest court in the European Union says Ireland's tax break for Apple did not represent an unfair advantage.

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Apple Does Not Owe Ireland Nearly $15 Billion In Back Taxes, Court Rules

1:37pm July 15, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

In a major victory for the tech giant, the European Union's second-highest court said the tax break received by Apple did not represent an unfair advantage.

"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday.

European Union Plans $825 Billion Coronavirus Recovery Fund

3:29pm May 27, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. All 27 EU member states must approve the plan, a mix of grants and loans, before it can go forward.

Police officers check documents as they enforce anti-coronavirus quarantine rules in Sceaux, France, on Wednesday. European Union leaders agreed on a package of measures Thursday to try to counter the economic damage from the lockdown.

EU Finance Ministers Reach $590 Billion Coronavirus Rescue Deal

9:43pm April 09, 2020

by H.J. Mai

The key feature a bailout fund that would make about $261 billion available for indebted countries. The funds must be used for health care, cure and prevention costs associated with COVID-19.

In Paris, French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (left) speaks on the phone with his German counterpart as his advisor Juliette Oury (center) and cabinet deputy director Thomas Revial (second right) and French Treasury director Odile Renaud-Ba

Amid Divisions, European Finance Ministers Fail To Reach Coronavirus Support Deal

4:30pm April 08, 2020

by H.J. Mai

European finance ministers spent the overnight hours arguing over the best way to offer financial support to southern members badly hit by the coronavirus. The row highlights a north-south divide.

Christian Drosten, director of the Institute of Virology at Berlin's Charité hospital, is pictured after a news conference in Berlin on March 26, to comment on the spread of the novel coronavirus in Germany.

'Das Coronavirus' Podcast Captivates Germany With Scientific Info On The Pandemic

12:04pm March 31, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Produced by the public broadcaster NDR, the program features scientist Christian Drosten giving clear information about COVID-19, but so far it's in German only.

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French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a television screen as he speaks during an address to the nation on the outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, on Monday.

Health & Safety

EU Locks Down Borders As France, Germany Tighten Restrictions To Control Coronavirus

5:52pm March 17, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The European Union's extraordinary measure reverses an earlier reluctance by member states and follow suit with the U.S., which has banned non-citizens from EU countries.

Passengers hoping to change their flights to the U.S. wait in long lines at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands after President Trump announced new restrictions on travel from Europe.

Coronavirus: Chaos Follows Trump's European Travel Ban; EU Says It Wasn't Warned

4:10pm March 12, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"The Coronavirus is a global crisis and requires cooperation," EU leaders say. Trump also left many people confused about the extent of new restrictions on travel from Europe.

Migrants try to cut the fence at the Turkish-Greek border near the Pazarkule border gate in Edirne, Turkey, on Monday. Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey's western frontier, trying to enter Greece by land and sea after Turkey said its bor

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Migrants Again Try To Leave Turkey For Europe, But This Time The Gate Is Closed

7:37am March 02, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Four million Syrian refugees are living in Turkey, and another million displaced Syrians are trapped between Russian-backed Syrian forces and the Turkish border. Turkey says to head for Europe.

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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, shown here during a news conference earlier this month, has expressed concerns about the Trump administration's proposal about how to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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EU Takes A Dim View Of Trump's Controversial Mideast Peace Plan

1:22pm February 04, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The plan sides with Israel on many major sticking points of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such as allowing Israel to annex West Bank areas. The EU said it would challenge annexation efforts.