The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in consumer products, with exemptions for essential industrial uses, the EU's environment chief told Reuters.
Poland's six-month presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. As Europe’s biggest land war in decades rages, fewer places highlight the challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values more starkly than the border with Belarus.
A region once at the forefront of technological innovation now grapples with an innovation gap that could have far-reaching consequences.
The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.
The technology world has embraced Donald Trump, with many CEOs seeing opportunities in his 'America First', anti-regulation policies, reports Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan.
A three-day hearing will commence after failed formal talks over the catching of sandeels will see the two sides in court for the first time since Brexit.
Ericsson AB’s head urged European politicians to cut red tape in the technology and telecommunications sectors to avoid a widening gap with the US that he said will likely get worse under incoming US President Donald Trump.
Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security of the European Commission, hailed the success of the high-level trade and investment dialogue between the European Union (EU) and India, hosted in Brussels.
Human Rights Watch joined 170 other human rights and environmental organizations and trade unions calling on the European Commission and its President Ursula von der Leyen to actively protect the European Union’s existing corporate accountability laws.
Polish border guards look east into Belarus at the crossing point Połowce-Pieszczatka in Polowce, Poland on Jan 16. (AP)
X owner Musk has repeatedly clashed with EU regulators, while some European politicians have accused him of meddling in elections, such as with his streamed conversation with the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany. Musk has said the criticism is an affront to democracy and free speech.