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European Union leaders close in on top job decision after Brussels meet

A successful nominee for Commission president needs the votes of 21 of the 28 leaders, representing 65 percent of the EU's population

India taps EU to adopt bloc's security recommendations for 5G network

A series of stakeholder meetings are planned among the member states, and the final guidelines are expected by December

Russia sought to use social media to influence EU vote

The European Commission report said new internet regulations might be needed, rather than a reliance on the companies to abide by a voluntary code of conduct

Tata Steel, ThyssenKrupp merger would have spiked steel prices: EU

The European Commission concluded that under the EU Merger Regulation, a merger between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp, would have reduced competition and increased prices

Lawyers sue EU for migrant deaths, atrocities at Libyan torture houses

European authorities have 'channeled their policies' of deterrence through the so-called Libyan coastguard, say lawyers

Pro-EU, anti-EU forces need to work together to fight threats to democracy

No single party has a majority of seats, meaning the EU will be governed by a broad coalition - one that will likely have to accommodate left, right and centrist views

Centre, Left out: Far-right parties gain ground in European Union election

In the past week, voters across 28 nations delivered the highest turnout in a European election in 20 years as they selected new representatives to sit in the Parliament

European Union elections 2019: Liberal, Green gains upset power balance

Liberals and Greens are now pushing harder to snag the head of the European Commission and shape key laws, such as on climate change and taxation

Tens of millions cast final votes as Europe Union chooses future course

France's President Emmanuel Macron has taken it upon himself to act as figurehead for the centrist and liberal parties hoping to shut the nationalists out of key EU jobs and decision-making

Don't fear the Eurosceptics

After all, Eurosceptic or "Euro-hostile" parties are nothing new

EU needs to do more than ban plastic forks

Demanding more from producers should go hand in hand with export and land-filling restrictions on plastic waste

Whistleblowers to get EU-wide protection when reporting crimes

The reform introduces common procedures at EU level, revising an approach to whistleblower protection which has left the matter in the hands of 28 national authorities across the bloc

Copyright wrongs

EU's proposed law could shut out small online platforms

Even Trump's tariff threats can't drive Europe to make Russia its partner

US pressure on Europe has gone far beyond President Donald Trump's tariff threats and military-spending harangues

European Union adds Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria to dirty-money blacklist

The move has triggered criticism from several EU states worried about their economic relations with the listed states, notably Saudi Arabia.

EAC approves individual trade pacts with EU in absence of joint deal

The EAC and EU have been at loggerheads for years over signing the so-called Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), designed to replace preferential trade deals struck down by WTO

How an Italian populist leader plans to oust Merkel as Europe's anchor

While EU government leaders wield broad powers, the new crop of European lawmakers will have a say in shaping the European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, and thus influence policy

Euro zone growth to slow down further amid risks from US, Brexit, Italy: EU

In its quarterly economic forecasts released on Thursday, the EU executive revised down its growth estimates for the euro zone next year and predicted a protracted slowdown until 2020

Barclays, Lloyds shock in EU bank's toughest stress test since 2009

EU's banking watchdog began the exercise to identify capital holes and avoid any repeat of the government bailouts triggered by the 2008 financial crisis

Automakers lose policy clout in EU as tougher emission limits loom

EU lawmakers set to deepen planned CO2 cuts in 2025, 2030