Brussels is pressing the UK to pay into the EU budget for the first time since leaving the bloc in a demand that has engulfed the post-Brexit “reset” in a fresh round of diplomatic recrimination. EU member states will on Friday discuss how they want London to contribute to the bloc’s regional levelling up funds as the price for dropping checks on animal and plant products and allowing cheaper energy trading,

Apple called out European officials in a heated letter shared with CBS News, arguing regulations that force it to accommodate smaller rivals have harmed user safety — after President Trump threatened tariffs on countries with hardline tech rules.

The European Parliament is set to pass a resolution on Wednesday warning that it will sue the European Commission unless the EU executive arm applies new legislation that makes access to billions of EU funds conditional on respecting the rule of law.

The bloc has faced fierce pressure from the US government and Big Tech as well as European groups over its AI act, considered the world’s strictest regime regulating the development of the fast-developing technology.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz threw his support behind proposed European Union tariffs to shield the continent’s ailing steelmakers and reiterated his government’s commitment to securing steel production and jobs in Europe’s biggest economy.

The European Commission will ask EU governments next week to start withdrawing in 2023 generous fiscal support they provided during the pandemic because the economy has recovered and is growing strongly,

The European Commission will try on Friday to assuage Belgium’s concerns over the legal and financial risks of repurposing Russian assets.

France is urging the European Union to investigate how Shein has been able to sell illegal items like child-like sex dolls and weapons on its platform.

France on Thursday increased pressure on the European Union to launch a formal investigation into Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein over the sale of child-like sex dolls and banned weapons on its marketplace.

Brussels has proposed that funding for European transport infrastructure should be doubled in the bloc’s next seven-year budget, which starts in 2028. That would bring the amount dedicated to cross-border travel to €51.5bn if it is signed off by EU member states and the European parliament.