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Latvia starts criminal proceedings against an EU Parliament lawmaker suspected of spying for Russia

Mar. 16, 2024 11:38 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia´s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic country who is suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence and security services, according to Latvian media reports Saturday. ...

Russia should return Romania's gold sent to Moscow during World War I, European Parliament says

Mar. 14, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Thursday adopted a non-binding resolution saying Russia should return gold and other valuable heritage items to Romania that were sent to Moscow during World War I for safekeeping, a Romanian lawmaker said. During...

Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here's what happens next

Mar. 13, 2024 08:26 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — European Union lawmakers gave final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year. Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial...

French mayors face violence and intimidation from xenophobic far-right groups

Feb. 19, 2024 00:05 AM EST

SAINT-BREVIN-LES-PINS, France (AP) — The mayor of a small resort town on the Atlantic coast of France resigned, closed his medical practice and moved away after his house and two cars were set on fire. The arson followed months of death threats over plans to relocate a refugee center near a...

EU Parliament probes a Latvian lawmaker after media allegations that she spied for Russia

Jan. 30, 2024 13:23 PM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament has opened an investigation into news reports that a Latvian member of the assembly, Tatjana Ždanoka, has been working as a Russian agent for several years, officials said Tuesday. The president of the European Union’s legislative body,...

EU Parliament's environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants

Jan. 24, 2024 10:11 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic techniques, prompting strong criticism from environmental groups. The issue of...

Flexible underpinnings of new big Stellantis vehicles will help company navigate political changes

Jan. 19, 2024 12:17 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — On the surface, you wouldn't think the platform beneath a new generation of automobiles has anything to do with politics and elections. But at Stellantis, new large vehicle underpinnings announced Friday are key to the company's ability to adjust to European and...

European Union institutions gear up for a fight over Orbán's rule of law record, funds for Hungary

Jan. 18, 2024 09:16 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's institutions are gearing up for a fight over Hungary and a contentious transfer of 10 billion euros (nearly $11 billion) in funds to Budapest. The European Parliament decided to assess Thursday whether to take the bloc's executive branch, the...