EU Commission pushes Apple over headset, watch interoperability
The EU executive is using new powers intended to stop online gatekeepers dominating digital markets, given fears it might block out rivals to its own Apple Watch or AirPods. Read…
Right-wing MEPs unite to recognise González as Venezuelan president, weakening cordon sanitaire
It is the first time the Strasbourg hemicycle’s bolstered right-wing factions unite in a vote since June’s European elections. Read More
Silvio Berlusconi posthumously wins longstanding banking dispute in EU court
The ECB did not have the right to probe Silvio Berlusconi’s holdings in Banca Mediolanum, in spite of the late Italian prime minister’s conviction for tax fraud, the EU’s highest…
Oddballs, or just independent-minded? Meet the European Parliament’s outsiders
Some broke it off, some got dumped, and some just prefer the single life. Euronews examines how the EU’s 32 unattached MEPs got that way. Read More
Eastern European voters are more likely to care about candidates’ religious beliefs, study finds
People with right-wing views are more likely to choose a leader who shares their religious beliefs, the Pew Research Centre told Euronews. Read More
Exotic briefs and tangled spaghetti: Von der Leyen’s portfolio paradoxes
Exotic hybrid portfolios, overlapping policies, and candidates with a problematic past could all plague plans for the new European Commission outlined by Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen yesterday. Read More
Thousands of firefighters battling ongoing blazes in Portugal
Emergency services have reported 90 active incidents in mainland Portugal, with 17 fires currently raging and 60 approaching their end stages. Read More
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Authorities have reported 23 deaths from floods in four Central European countries. Read More
Von der Leyen’s bold move: Austria’s Brunner gets migration | Radio Schuman
Austrian nominee Magnus Brunner has received mixed reactions in Strasbourg and Brussels due to Vienna’s history of opposing key EU migration policies. Read More
Europe’s first lithium refinery opens in Germany
The refinery is expected to produce enough lithium hydroxide for 500,000 electric cars per year. Read More