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.
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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.
EU ministers skip punishing Spain over migrant surge, tighten border rules instead
A surge of migrants crossing into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, led 22 EU countries to demand Spain be punished, even suspended from Schengen, the EU zone where people can travel without passport checks.
EU ministers may reinstate border checks across Europe over Spain's migration crisis
EU interior ministers meet Tuesday to decide whether to bring back border checks across Schengen, Europe's passport-free travel zone, after a migration crisis at Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.
Italy reinstates border checks on travelers arriving from Spain, bypassing Brussels
Italy has reinstated passport checks on non-EU travelers arriving from Spain, using a Schengen rule that lets any EU country restore border checks on its own, only informing Brussels afterward.
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.
New EU law makes AI label its chatbots, images and videos
From Sunday, a European Union law called the AI Act requires companies to say clearly when a chatbot, image or video was made or altered by artificial intelligence.
EU reworks its planned tax on big companies to save the next seven-year budget
The European Commission wants a new tax on companies with yearly sales above €100 million, with the money going straight to the EU instead of coming from national governments.
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.