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world5 days ago

EU lawmakers push for inquiry into Infantino after Balogun ban reversal tied to Trump call

EU lawmakers urge an investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino after FIFA lifted Balogun’s red-card suspension following a call from Donald Trump, arguing the mid-tournament rule change smacks of ethics violations and political influence; the live updates also address Hakimi’s rape case and the Mbappé racism row with a Paraguayan senator, plus the France–Morocco reconciliation and heightened security ahead of a World Cup quarterfinal.

via Politico|
#balogun#european-parliament#fifa
world11 days ago

EU Right-Wing Bloc Seeks ‘Family Therapy’ to Mend Transatlantic Rift

About 20 center-right EU lawmakers from the European Conservatives and Reformists Group visited Washington to mend a frayed relationship with the Trump administration, aiming to explain positions and find common ground on issues like Ukraine, defense spending, and tariffs. They framed the trip as a form of “family therapy” to strengthen cooperation with the White House despite lingering tensions over geopolitics and policy disagreements.

via Politico|
#ecr-group#eu-conservatives#european-parliament
EU moves ahead with digital euro to curb dependence on U.S. card networks
world21 days ago

EU moves ahead with digital euro to curb dependence on U.S. card networks

Europe’s Parliament backed the ECB’s plan for a digital euro, a central-bank–guaranteed digital wallet intended to reduce reliance on U.S. card networks. Final approval is expected this year, with a 12-month pilot starting in 2027 and a full rollout by 2029. Draft rules would cap holdings, ban interest, and place a four-to-six billion euro cost footprint on four years, amid concerns about deposit flight and how banks would be compensated, as private-sector alternatives loom. Outside the euro area, countries are testing digital currencies, while the U.S. stance under Trump-era policy could shape the global payments landscape.

via Yahoo Finance|
#digital-euro#digital-payments#ecb
EU Parliament Urges Albania to Pause Kushner-Linked Resort Amid Environmental Protests
europe26 days ago

EU Parliament Urges Albania to Pause Kushner-Linked Resort Amid Environmental Protests

The European Parliament urges Albania to halt new permits and construction in protected areas over a Kushner-linked luxury resort, tying environmental safeguards to its EU accession prospects. The resolution, not naming Kushner specifically, follows Albania’s large protests over the project and calls to reverse changes to protection and investment laws, while Rama defends development and promises an environmental impact assessment.

via politico.eu|
#albania#environmental-impact-assessment#europe
EU Parliament seals transatlantic trade deal, locking in tariff cuts
world28 days ago

EU Parliament seals transatlantic trade deal, locking in tariff cuts

The European Parliament approved legislation to implement the EU–US trade deal, finalizing tariff removals on most U.S. industrial goods and some European agricultural products after months of delay amid political pressure. The 440-151-50 vote allows the pact to move toward final approval by the Council (expected June 26) and publication in the Official Journal. The agreement includes safeguards: Parliament can suspend if Washington fails to lower steel and aluminum duties by end-2026, and EU tariff concessions expire at the end of 2029, after which the deal’s fate could hinge on political timelines around President Trump’s tenure.

via politico.eu|
#eu-us#european-parliament#tariffs
EU seals path to US trade pact amid cautious optimism
world1 month ago

EU seals path to US trade pact amid cautious optimism

European leaders clinched a compromise to implement the Turnberry trade pact with the United States, after hours of talks, setting up a final vote in the European Parliament for mid-June. The deal lowers some EU tariffs on U.S. goods while keeping most U.S. tariffs on European exports capped at 15%, a step many leaders herald as stabilizing transatlantic trade, though some lawmakers remain cautious about the terms and U.S. acceptance.

via politico.eu|
#european-parliament#tariffs#trade-agreement
EU reaches compromise to implement Turnberry trade pact with US
world1 month ago

EU reaches compromise to implement Turnberry trade pact with US

EU negotiators reached a compromise to implement the Turnberry trade pact with the United States, aiming to preserve the pact’s framework while giving the Commission power to suspend it if Washington doesn’t cut U.S. steel and aluminum duties by end-2026; a sunset clause would let the agreement expire in 2029, and safeguards allow suspensions if imports threaten EU industries. The text now faces a June plenary vote in Strasbourg, with some MEPs opposed, and no clause to void Turnberry over sovereignty threats; the deal’s fate hinges on a fragile political consensus in the European Parliament.

via politico.eu|
#eu-us-trade-deal#european-parliament#steel-aluminium
EU Parliament urges EU-wide, consent-based definition of rape
europe2 months ago

EU Parliament urges EU-wide, consent-based definition of rape

The European Parliament approved a resolution calling for an EU-wide definition of rape based on the absence of freely given, informed consent, stating that silence or lack of resistance cannot be taken as consent and that past relationships or marriage do not imply consent. The European Commission is urged to draft legislation, which would then need approval from member states. The move aligns with the Istanbul Convention and follows a split among member states, with 17 already using consent-based definitions and others still relying on force-based criteria. The vote was 447 in favour, 160 against, and 43 abstentions, and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights notes about 5% of EU women have experienced rape since age 15.

via Euronews.com|
#consent#eu-law#europe
EU eyes third-country deportation hubs to speed removals by 2026
politics3 months ago

EU eyes third-country deportation hubs to speed removals by 2026

EU states are advancing plans to establish return hubs in third countries to process and deport rejected asylum seekers, aiming for agreements by the end of 2026. The European Parliament backed tougher migration rules, and negotiations with the Council are expected to move quickly, while rights groups warn the hubs could expose migrants to abuse and face legal challenges in some countries.

via politico.eu|
#deportation-hubs#eu-migration#european-parliament
middle-east5 months ago

EU Lawmaker Says Military Action May Be Needed to Change Iran's Regime

EU Parliament member Sebastian Tynkkynen says that after sanctions and diplomacy, military intervention may be required to force regime change in Iran, including designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization, tightening sanctions, ending trade, and expelling Iranian diplomats; NATO discussions have touched on a coalition for action, while the EU also pushed a resolution calling for an end to executions. He argues that harder sanctions are supported by the Iranian people despite hardship, and that the leadership is not legitimate.

via jpost.com|
#european-parliament#iran#irgc
EU Mercosur Pact Stalled by National Politics, Delaying Ratification
world5 months ago

EU Mercosur Pact Stalled by National Politics, Delaying Ratification

The European Commission’s bid to prevent a freeze on the EU–Mercosur deal failed as the European Parliament voted to seek an opinion from the Court of Justice of the EU, delaying ratification for 18–24 months. The result exposed deep national-political fault lines across member states, with swing MEPs and farmers’ concerns driving departures from party lines, illustrating how domestic politics outweighed the Commission’s global-trade agenda.

via politico.eu|
#court-of-justice-of-the-eu#european-parliament#european-union