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 Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to simplify the EU deforestation regulation and postpone its application to ensure effective implementation.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Europe’s policy agenda was hurting its credibility in Washington.

European tech regulators have fined social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaking EU rules pertaining to online content. The fine follows a two-year investigation under the Digital Services Act (DSA),

The European Council has reached a supportive agreement on the European Parliament’s one-year delay to the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), with formal adoption expected imminently.

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under a new framework. The rules distinguish between NGTs and GMOs.Negotiators from the European Union have agreed on a new set of rules for so-called new genomic techniques,

Regulation enforcement against Apple in the EU may be about to intensify. Under the Digital Markets Act rules, the

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed measures on Thursday to make the European Union's capital markets more competitive by easing cross-border operations and giving broader oversight to the European Securities and Markets Authority.

The European Parliament supported a one-year delay to a landmark law to curb deforestation across the world and sought to soften compliance requirements that have raised concerns about the measure’s administrative burden and impact on trade.

The regulation introduces a stepwise, legally binding prohibition on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline gas imports, with a full ban by the end of 2026 and autumn 2027, respectively. This is a central element of the EU's REPowerEU roadmap,