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EU countries agree to step up fight against anti-Semitism
EU countries agree to intensify the fight against anti-Semitism and boost security for Jews throughout Europe, adopting a declaration acknowledging hatred against Jews "remains widespread".
EU ministers raise privacy concerns in e-evidence bill
EU ministers raise concerns about whether citizens' rights are protected in a bill aimed at speeding up investigators' access to email and other digital evidence.
EU ministers agree to set up European Labour Agency
The European member states agree to establish an European Labour Authority aimed at helping employees and employers to deal with complex aspects of cross-border labour mobility.
EU drops plan for 10,000 border guards by 2020
The European Union has abandoned its plan for a 10,000-strong bloc-wide border and coastguard saying it was "unrealistic" for the force to be ready by 2020
Brexit hardliners resist pleas to vote for May’s deal
Hardline Brexiteers are resisting pleas from British PM Theresa May to support her EU withdrawal deal and could try to unseat her to finally realise their vision of Brexit.
EU steps up fake news fight ahead of elections
The EU has taken steps to protect upcoming elections against disinformation campaigns by launching a bloc-wide alert system and pressuring Facebook for more help.
A different Brexit? British MPs take back control
British MPs have voted to give themselves a bigger say in what happens if, as expected, Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is rejected by the House of Commons next week.
EU finance ministers clinch eurozone reform deal
EU finance ministers have agreed reforms to better fight against a financial crisis but the agreement falls short of the original ambitions to relaunch Europe by French President Emmanuel Macron
Germany, France ‘in fresh push for EU financial transaction tax’
Germany and France will reportedly seek to revive the long-delayed EU financial transaction tax by proposing that member states be allowed to use the revenues to reduce their EU budget contributions.
EU sets goal to be ‘climate neutral’ by 2050
The European Union has urged government, businesses, citizens and regions to join its ambitious plan to cut emissions and make the bloc carbon neutral by 2050