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Hungary accuses the European Union of being behind Ukraine-placed sanctions blocking Russian oil shipments to both Hungary and Slovakia essential for their fuel security as blackmail for anti-Ukraine acts, following the European Commission's refusal to mediate sanction negotiations while asserting that there was no oil shortage.
2024-08-24

The European Commission announces loans and grants totalling €400 million (US$435.5 million) to the Palestinian Authority to prevent the government's financial collapse.
2024-07-19

The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules.
2024-06-19

Swiss multinational mining company Glencore agrees to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo $180 million to settle corruption claims dating from 2007 to 2018. Glencore has admitted to bribing African officials in order to secure "improper business advantages", including in the DRC.
2022-12-5

The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further.
2022-07-20

The European Commission announces a binding proposal that will make the EU Digital COVID Certificate only valid for travel within the European Union for nine months without a booster dose after a person's primary vaccination schedule in order to standardize different travel requirements in the member states. The new rules will be mandatory for all 27 EU member states beginning on February 1.
2021-12-21

The European Commission invokes Article 7 of the European Treaty against E.U. member Poland, denouncing recent judiciary reforms putting it under the political control of the ruling majority and citing "serious risk to the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers".
2017-12-20

The closely-watched CEVIPOF poll shows Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clinging to a narrow lead heading into the first stage of the election, with Le Pen recently becoming embroiled in a spat with the European Commission after refusing to appear on TF1 while there remained a Flag of Europe in the background.
2017-04-19

The European Union's 28 member states formally accept Bosnia and Herzegovina's membership application. The European Commission (EC) will now determine whether Bosnia meets the criteria to join the union, a process that is expected to take a year.
2016-09-20

The European Commission fines six banks $2.3 billion for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates.
2013-12-4