Tag: European Commission
What Europe’s Universal Charger Mandate Means for You
Most of us own multiple types of chargers to replenish our devices. That’s because many products, like Apple…
Europe Reluctantly Readies Russian Oil Embargo
BRUSSELS — European officials are drafting plans for an embargo on Russian oil products, the most contested measure…
Officials Say Russian Art, Seized by Finns, Should Return Home
Finland’s foreign ministry said Friday that it had authorized the return of three shipments of Russian art that…
Amid Sanctions, Putin Reminds the World of His Own Economic Weapons
LONDON — In the five weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States, the European Union and their…
Europe and the U.S. Make Ambitious Plans to Reduce Reliance on Russian Gas
“There is no way to ramp up U.S. L.N.G. exports and deliver on the imperative climate commitments that…
U.S. and European Leaders Reach Deal on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy
American and European Union leaders said on Friday that they had reached an “agreement in principle” to assure…
Will War Make Europe’s Switch to Clean Energy Even Harder?
At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, where the next generation of offshore wind turbines is being…
European Leaders Agree to a Second Wave of Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS — European leaders meeting into the early hours of Friday hammered out an agreement over a new…
African and European Leaders Meet Against Backdrop of Enduring Problems
BRUSSELS — European officials knew the European Union wasn’t a household name in Africa, but it was only…
A Gene Sequencing Pioneer Battles Over What It Can Buy
Illumina, the leading maker of gene-sequencing machines, is tiny compared with the tech giants of Silicon Valley. But…
Afghan Refugees Face Two-Tier System in Europe
Some of the Afghan women around the table in the neoclassical building in central Athens were making notes…
Google Faces New Antitrust Law in Europe
“We are an example of the consequences,” said Michal Feix, a former chief executive of Seznam, who now…