Brussels presses Meta and TikTok on Ceuta migration rumours
False social media posts claiming Spain's Ceuta enclave had opened its border helped push around 72,000 people to cross from Morocco on 30-31 July, and at least 80 people died.
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EU signs contract for 66 more satellites in its own communications network
The European Commission has signed a contract to add 66 satellites to IRIS², a planned European satellite network for secure communications.
EU Says Ukraine Can Use Its Loan Fund to Buy US Patriot Missiles
The European Commission says Ukraine can use the EU's SAFE loan fund to buy Patriot missiles, which are made in the United States, not the EU.
EU sends Ukraine first payment from interest on frozen Russian money
The European Commission has given Ukraine an initial €1.4 billion, paid for not with Russia's frozen central bank reserves themselves but with the interest those reserves have earned since being frozen after Russia's 2022 invasion.
World ✳
US states sue to block Trump tariffs tied to forced-labor claims
A group of US states has sued to stop tariffs — import taxes — that the Trump administration placed on goods from about 60 countries, saying those countries failed to curb forced labor.
EU begins enforcing new rules on labeling AI-made content and chatbots
Starting August 2, companies selling AI products in the European Union must follow new rules: chatbots must tell users they're talking to a machine, and AI-generated images, video, audio and text must be labeled.
Spain Faces Criticism From 22 EU Countries Over Migrant Crossings Into Ceuta
Leaders from 22 EU countries have criticized Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez over how Spain handled a surge of migrants crossing into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.
Italy, Finland and Austria Want Spain Suspended From Europe's Passport-Free Travel Area
Italy, Finland and Austria are demanding that Spain be suspended from Schengen, the European agreement that lets people cross many borders without passport checks, after about 60,000 people crossed into Spain's Ceuta enclave in North Africa.
EU plans to sanction over 1,600 Russian-linked companies at once
The European Union is preparing its biggest single sanctions move yet: blacklisting more than 1,600 companies accused of helping Russia's war effort, a 50 percent jump in the number of firms already under EU sanctions.
Czechia ✳
Czech Fund Sues 28 Agrofert Companies to Get Back Farm Subsidies
A Czech state fund called PGRLF is suing 28 companies owned by Agrofert, the business group once run by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, demanding they repay farm subsidies totaling more than 22 million koruna.
EU weighs smaller Russia sanctions batches to curb one country's bargaining power
The European Union is thinking about changing how it punishes Russia over the war in Ukraine.
EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package, drops gas and tourism limits
The Council of the European Union, the body where the 27 member governments make decisions, has formally turned the bloc's 21st set of penalties on Russia into law.