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The European Union opens a formal investigation into Meta for potential breaches in online content rules relating to child safety on Facebook and Instagram, which violate the Digital Services Act.
2024-05-16

After weeks of deliberations, all of the European Union member states agree to impose an oil embargo on most oil imports from Russia (with the exception of that brought by pipelines), to be fully implemented by the end of the year, and cut off Sberbank from SWIFT.
2022-05-30

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs an application for the country to join the European Union.
2022-02-28

At the end of a European Union summit, representatives threaten to fine Poland on a daily basis and withhold part of the EU's budget from Hungary over their laws against the gay and LGBT communities.
2021-09-14

Lord Hill resigns as European Commissioner after the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union.
2016-06-25

Turkey agrees with leaders of the European Union to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash and visas, and renewal of talks on joining the EU. A key element is 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in EU aid for the 2.2 million Syrians now in Turkey.
2015-11-29

The New General National Congress (Libya Dawn) which controls the capital Tripoli, and much of western Libya, threatens to send 'hundreds of thousands' of refugees to Europe unless the European Union recognizes the Islamist-led government.
2015-11-3

The European Union lifts all sanctions and trade embargoes on Myanmar excluding arms trade and other trade of equipment that could be used for internal repression, citing the improvement of political freedoms.
2013-04-22

Croatia's President Ivo Josipović and Prime minister Jadranka Kosor sign the accession treaty of Croatia to the European Union, to become the 28th member state on July 1, 2013.
2011-12-9

The European Commission proposes rules for imports of fishery products from Greenland into the EU.
2010-05-3