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French party chief faces embezzlement trial

PARIS — French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and a slew of fellow National Rally (RN) chiefs face trial from Monday over allegations...

EU media freedom law approved by lawmakers

Brussels, Belgium—The EU is set to better protect journalists from political pressure and surveillance under an unprecedented media freedom law approved by the European...

EU parliament adopts ‘historic’ rules on AI

Strasbourg, France—The European Parliament gave final approval on Wednesday to wide-ranging EU rules to govern artificial intelligence, including powerful systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT. Senior European...

Europe takes lead over US on crypto regulation

Born out of the desire to create a decentralised currency not controlled by a government, the crypto movement has long resisted regulation. But those days...

Senators, EU lawmakers discuss war on drugs, ICC

Despite some tense moments, Philippine senators and visiting European Parliament members on Wednesday had a "constructive and fruitful" discussion on various human rights issues,...

EU parliament chief to unveil reforms vs graft

Strasbourg, France—The president of the European Parliament will seek Monday to get ahead of a graft scandal that has rocked the legislature, by officially...

EU parliament invites Musk to testify

The head of the European Parliament has invited Elon Musk to testify before the legislature, her spokesman said on Monday. The parliament's speaker, Roberta Metsola,...

16 senators leave for Belgium, France for events before Halloween weekend

Four senators have flown to Belgium to attend conferences of the European Parliament on Oct. 25-28, while eight others are currently in France upon...

Conspiracy theories cloud virus treaty push

The World Health Organization is battling a barrage of disinformation alleging it is scheming to take over health policy in sovereign nations, as it...

EU members reach deal to curb Big Tech domination

Brussels, Belgium—Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states agreed Thursday on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of US big...

EU Parliament endorses tobacco harm reduction

The European Parliament became the first legislature in the world to adopt a tobacco harm reduction perspective when it retained a pro-vaping provision in...

Protesting too much

There was a hollow ring to the government’s denunciation of a recent European Parliament resolution on human rights abuses in the Philippines. Certainly, the strongly...

EU Parliament delegation visits Taiwan despite China warnings

A European Parliament delegation arrived in Taiwan Wednesday, part of an effort to build closer ties with the island despite warnings from China. The visit...

European Parliament delegation visits Taiwan

A European Parliament delegation arrived in Taiwan Wednesday, part of an effort to build closer ties with the island despite warnings from China. The visit...
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