Green MEPs divided over backing for European Commission
The Green/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament is split over whether to support the next European Commission, it emerged following a meeting in Strasbourg today.
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European consumers baffled by food labelling spaghetti
Delays to an update of the EU food labelling framework have contributed to a proliferation of voluntary schemes and claims that confuse rather than inform consumers, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found in a report published on Monday.
EU to allocate over €200mln to Lebanese military as ceasefire talks continue
The EU is ready to allocate €200 million to assist the Lebanese military deploy additional troops to the country's south, according to the bloc's Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell.
Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona
Tens of thousands of people clogged the streets of downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the rising cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination.
Donald Tusk's party chooses Warsaw mayor as presidential candidate
A day after 22,000 members of Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition party voted in a primary to pick their candidate in next year's presidential election, it was announced that nearly 75% of votes had gone to Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.
EU's top foreign diplomat meets Israelis and Palestinians at two-state solution conference
The EU’s outgoing top foreign representative was in Cyprus on Saturday to meet with Israeli and Palestinian civil society organisations promoting a two-state solution, known as the Geneva Initiative.
'Putin told me he did not want Ukraine to exist' - Former EU Commission chief, José Manuel Barroso
Former President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso said Putin once described Ukraine as an ‘artificial country created by the CIA and by the European Commission’.