The tech giant says it “strongly disputes” the allegations after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium. ADVERTISEMENTThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of Apple, accusing the tech giant of using conflict minerals.Lawyers…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday. Tusk expressed his country’s unwavering support to Ukraine, as Warsaw gears up to take-over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. ADVERTISEMENTPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has reaffirmed Warsaw’s…

Landmark corporate supply chain rules scraped through the EU legislature earlier this year despite complaints from business – but suggestions of a U-Turn are now prompting a backlash from the powerful socialist grouping. ADVERTISEMENTA prospective U-Turn on landmark EU corporate supply-chain rules is raising “deep concern” among centre-left MEPs, potentially…

Western naval nations have vowed checks on a network of ageing tankers that may be helping Putin circumvent sanctions and fund his war effort. ADVERTISEMENTEU authorities will now demand papers from ageing oil tankers which may pose an environmental threat, and help Russian President Vladimir Putin fund his war, Estonian…

The enlargement conclusions validated by ministers come a day before leaders of the Western Balkans and the European Union meet in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENTGeorgia and Turkey on Tuesday received stinging report cards from European Union ministers over their accession process, while Ukraine and Moldova mostly got gold stars.In enlargement conclusions released…

Teresa Anjinho, a human rights lawyer who previously served as Portugal’s deputy ombudsman, has gained MEPs’ support to succeed Ireland’s Emily O’Reilly probing maladministration in the EU bureaucracy. ADVERTISEMENTPortugal’s Teresa Anjinho was on Tuesday elected EU ombudsman, after fending off competition from five other rivals to gain support from members…

In an exclusive interview with Euronews in Budapest, Georgia’s new Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili questioned whether the protests by pro-EU groups in her country could truly be described as “peaceful”. ADVERTISEMENTIn an exclusive interview with Euronews in Budapest, Georgia’s new Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili justified the police crackdown on pro-European…

Minister Botchorishvili emphasized peaceful reconciliation for Georgia’s territorial integrity, addressed EU membership aspirations, and responded to recent protests and criticism. ADVERTISEMENTEuronews: Welcome to the programme, Minister. It’s great to have you on.Maka Botchorishvili: Hello. Thank you for inviting. Thank you for your interest.Euronews: Now, you have been in office just…

Euronews’ verification team has detected pro-Georgescu TikTok accounts falsely pinning responsibility for the cancelled second round of voting on the EU Commission chief. ADVERTISEMENTDisinformation circulating on Chinese-owned platform TikTok falsely claims that European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen personally intervened to call off the second round of voting in…

A ministerial debate on the future of Europe’s energy system saw calls to build up cross-border power grids and end dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while France said it was time bring nuclear power into the centre of EU decarbonisation policy. ADVERTISEMENTAn EU law that has been instrumental in boosting…