The EC is taking issue with the fact that X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has been allowing anyone to buy a "blue checkmark," the platform's long-standing symbol that a user has been verified to be who they are claiming to be.

Czech defence group CSG has signed a framework deal with Slovakia’s defence ministry to supply ammunition to EU states worth up to 58 billion euros ($67.54 billion).

Federica Mogherini, the EU's foreign policy chief until 2019, has resigned from a leading role in Belgium after she was detained for questioning and accused in connection with an anti-corruption investigation.

European Union negotiators agreed to delay by one year a landmark law to curb deforestation across the world and soften requirements that have been criticized at home and abroad for their bureaucratic burden and impact on trade.

The Swiss government has won backing from a clear majority of groups it consulted over a new agreement that would deepen ties with the European Union, the cabinet said on Friday.

The inquiry centres on allegations of favouritism in EU funding for a training programme at a school headed by Federica Mogherini.

The EU climate commissioner has dismissed the latest push against the bloc’s incoming carbon border tax led by China, India and Saudi Arabia as “not very credible”, and argued it would level the playing field for European companies.

The European Commission has started a review of the anti-subsidy tariffs on Volkswagen's electric vehicles built in China, which could lead to them being replaced with a minimum price undertaking, the EU official journal said on Thursday.