The EU has introduced a new strategy aimed at strengthening its startup ecosystem and improving its global competitiveness in innovation. One initiative it has committed to is creating a public-private fund for deep tech scale-up companies.

European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday that he had held another call with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, as the EU and the United States continue efforts to reach a deal on tariffs.

The European Union has lifted a wide range of sanctions on Syria, but slapped new ones on people it says participated in attacks on Alawite civilians during a wave of violence in the Syrian coastal region in March.

The European Union is set to offer greater flexibility in July over achieving its emissions-reduction target for the next decade, as the bloc seeks to bolster flagging support for its ambitious climate plans.

The European Commission will propose a new EU climate target in July that includes flexibilities for how countries meet it, as Brussels attempts to fend off mounting criticism of Europe's environmental aims,

European and US officials are wrestling over a trade deal. President Trump says if there's no agreement by July 9, he'll impose a crushing 50% tariff or import tax on goods coming in from Europe.

The European Commission is warning the Spanish government that it does not have the power to block BBVA’s €11bn hostile bid for rival lender Sabadell. The Spanish government on Tuesday ordered that the bid be subjected to a full review by cabinet ministers, the latest setback in a year-long attempt to unite two of the country’s largest banks.

Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate fell in May to its lowest level since October, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Friday, as falling prices for leisure and culture helped alleviate other hikes.

President Donald Trump stunned European officials and caught some of his own senior advisers off guard with his snap decision Friday to reignite his market-rattling trade war with the European Union.

Trump's announcement comes days after he threatened the EU with a 50% tariff after having paused reciprocal tariffs on it and other nations in April.

European Union member states are getting closer to its ambitious goal of cutting greenhouse gases by at least 55% by 2030, according to an assessment by the bloc’s executive branch.

The app is described as a temporary solution until the EU rolls out a Digital Identity Wallet with age-checking features next year, aiming to support the enforcement of rules that require online platforms to protect minors.