European Union
Israeli-media coverage mentioning European Union, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
EU Probe Finds Widespread Mislabeling in Clothing Fiber Tags
The European Commission said a Europe-wide inspection found 37% of clothing labels were inaccurate about fiber content. Online purchases and certain items such as scarves and shir…
Polls, Diplomacy, and Military Moves Signal a Shifting Global Picture
A Reuters poll says Trump’s Iran war is deeply unpopular and may hurt Republicans before November’s midterm elections. Separately, the EU held controversial talks with the Taliban…
Polish Customs Says It Seized 100 Kilograms of Khat in Suitcases From Two Israeli Women
Polish customs says it seized 100 kilograms of khat at Krakow airport from two Israeli women, ages 23 and 24, who had flown from Tel Aviv. The suspects were charged in Krakow, rem…
Europe Sees Deadly Heat Wave With Hundreds of Deaths in Spain and Fatalities in France
Europe is enduring a sweeping heat wave that has driven temperatures above 30 degrees for hundreds of millions of people and caused dozens of deaths across the continent. Spain, F…
EU envoy says ties with Israel remain strong despite dispute over foreign ministers
EU Ambassador Michael Mann said tensions with Israel are real, but dialogue continues and the relationship remains strategically strong. He criticized settlement expansion, settle…
French Navy Seizes Russian Oil Tanker Off Sicily in Anti-Sanctions Operation
France seized the Russian tanker Delivr off Sicily on Tuesday as part of a wider crackdown on Russia’s shadow fleet. President Emmanuel Macron said Europe will not let such ships…
Google prepares for a future where its AI may not obey
Google DeepMind has introduced an AI Control Roadmap to monitor and restrict advanced AI agents in case they act unpredictably. The company says the system is meant to counter rea…
Swedish minister returns from maternity leave with three-month-old at EU meeting
Sweden’s climate and environment minister, Romina Pourmokhtari, attended an EU climate meeting in Luxembourg with her three-month-old son, Adam, marking a first for the institutio…
EU Ambassador in Israel: Europe Likely to Deploy Force to Replace UNIFIL in Lebanon
EU Ambassador to Israel Michael Mann said the bloc is still weighing sanctions against Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir. He also said the EU will likely send a force to replac…
EU Holds Rare Technical Talks with Taliban Delegation in Brussels
Taliban officials met European Union representatives in Brussels for rare closed-door talks on consular issues and possible returns of Afghan migrants. The EU said the meeting was…
Emirates Grounds Inspection of 15 A380s After Wing Crack Discovery
Emirates will urgently inspect 15 A380s after cracks were found in a key wing support component during maintenance. EASA issued an emergency inspection order affecting 16 aircraft…
Reuters: EU Proposes Three-Year Mission to Train the Lebanese Army
The European Union is considering a three-year mission to advise and train the Lebanese army. The plan would also support Lebanon’s internal security forces and needs approval fro…
Quiet Moves Reshape Settlement Policy in Hebron and the West Bank
A Hebrew article says quiet legal and administrative steps have transformed settlement policy in Hebron and across the West Bank. It highlights the Cave of the Patriarchs roof pro…
Hidden AI Influencers Spark Backlash Over Brand Marketing Tactics
The Guardian investigation says big brands are using AI-generated social media influencers to market products as if they were real people. Regulators in the UK, EU, and US are mov…
Trump Wants Sanctions Relief for Iran, but Full Rollback Could Take Years
Reuters says lifting US sanctions on Iran would be a slow and difficult process, even though Trump wants relief for Tehran. Temporary Treasury easing could help Iran earn billions…
Seven Leading Israeli Researchers Win Prestigious EU ERC Grants
Seven Israeli senior researchers have received ERC Advanced Grants from the EU’s Horizon Europe program. Their projects span RNA biology, immunity, cosmology, brain development, d…
Europe swelters as second heat wave in two months hits 40C
Europe is facing a second heat wave in two months, with temperatures near 40C and red alerts across several countries. Britain, France, Spain and Italy have issued or extended war…
Abortions in Israel Continue to Decline, New Data Show
Israel recorded 14,608 requests for pregnancy termination in 2024, a rate of 6.6 per 1,000 women ages 15 to 49. The committees approved 99.8% of requests, and most procedures were…
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.5-Cyber, a security model built to find and fix flaws
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5-Cyber, a security-focused model it says can detect and fix vulnerabilities faster than human teams. It claimed benchmark leadership over Anthropic’s Mythos…
Hungary After Orbán: What the New Government Faces
A ynet podcast says Hungary’s new Prime Minister Peter Magyar is trying to undo the institutional legacy of Viktor Orbán’s rule. The discussion also said Hungary is unlikely to be…
Ten Years After Brexit, Britain Is Still Paying the Price
A decade after Brexit, the article says Britain has suffered weaker growth, lower investment, and more trade friction with Europe. Polls show most Britons now want to rejoin the E…
Israel Ganz Urges Trump to Back West Bank Sovereignty as a Security Step Against Iran
Israel Ganz told the JNS conference in Jerusalem that Trump should back Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria as a security measure against Iran. He also promoted Benjamin regi…
EU sanctions could soon broaden beyond activists, Israeli commentator warns
Meir Deutsch, head of Regavim, argues that European sanctions on Israeli targets are widening and could soon affect many more people. He says the latest measures are not only symb…
Smotrich warns a left-led government would dismantle West Bank settlement and religious institutions
Bezalel Smotrich warned on Monday that a future left-led government under Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan would target West Bank settlements and religious institutions. He said it co…
Smotrich warns opposition would shut down religious prep schools and West Bank outposts
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Yair Golan plans to cut funding for religious pre army academies, including Bnei David in Eli, if he joins a future government. Smotrich als…
Why Britain Can Change Prime Ministers Without a General Election
Keir Starmer has stepped down as Labour leader but remains prime minister until Labour selects a replacement. Because Britain elects MPs, not a prime minister directly, a new Labo…
Slovenia lifts arms embargo on Israel under new government
Slovenia’s new Jansa Janša government has ended the 2025 arms embargo on Israel and removed entry bans on Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministers. Israel welcomed the move, which f…
Starmer Faces Growing Threat as Britain’s Post-Brexit Political Instability Deepens
Keir Starmer is facing intense pressure after Labour’s sharp slump, with more than 80 MPs urging him to quit following local-election losses. The article argues that Brexit has dr…
Yesha Council Chief Calls for Israeli Sovereignty in West Bank at JNS Conference
Israel Ganz, head of the Yesha Council and Binyamin Regional Council, used a JNS conference in Jerusalem to call for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. He tied the demand t…
Why Norway Brought Its Own Food to the World Cup
Norway brought more than 1,000 kilograms of food, including salmon, cheese and oranges, to the World Cup in the United States. The article says the team did so to avoid American f…
EU to Impose Flat Fee on Small Online Imports Starting in 2026
The EU will impose a fixed 3 euro customs fee on low-value parcels from outside the bloc starting July 1, 2026. The policy ends the 150 euro duty-free exemption, targets cheap imp…
Kushner’s $5 Billion Albanian Resort Plan Triggers Protests, Probe and EU Concerns
Jared Kushner’s planned $5 billion luxury resort development in Albania has sparked mass protests, a land-deal investigation and concern from the European Commission. The project…
The Baltic Sea Is Shrinking as a Climate Change Laboratory
The Baltic Sea has lost much of its winter ice, warmed faster than many other seas, and become a key site for climate research. The changes are harming wildlife, fisheries, shippi…
EU Ambassador Rejects 'Apartheid State' Claim as Brussels-Jerusalem Tensions Rise
EU Ambassador Michael Mann rejected reports that Brussels sees Israel as an apartheid state and said the EU still supports a two-state solution. He described current EU-Israel tie…
German Chancellor Opposes EU Sanctions on Israel
Friedrich Merz said he opposes EU sanctions on Israel. He also said the US-Iran ceasefire should hold in Lebanon as well.
Brexit Cut UK Growth by 6%, New Analysis Says
A new study using Bank of England company data says Brexit cut Britain’s economy by 6% over a decade. It blames roughly half the loss on post-referendum uncertainty and the rest o…
European Parliament Descends Into Shouting Match Over Migrant Deportation Plan
The European Parliament approved a migrant deportation bill by 418 votes to 218 after a heated debate. Right-wing and left-wing lawmakers shouted at each other, and rights groups…
EU foreign policy chief responds after Gideon Sa'ar boycott threat
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas answered Gideon Sa'ar after he said he would boycott her over anti-Israel remarks. Kallas defended EU-Israel dialogue and a two-state solution…
EU Weighs Emergency Suspension of New Border Biometrics as Travel Chaos Spreads
The European Union is weighing a temporary emergency suspension of its new EES biometric border system after major delays, missed flights and port chaos in Greece, France and Ital…
EU Foreign Policy Chief Urges Dialogue After Saar Threatens to Cut Ties
Kaja Kallas replied after Gideon Saar said he would cut off contact with her over a reported apartheid comparison involving Israel. She said dialogue is essential, the EU wants pr…
Israel Should Engage Europe, Not Retreat Into Isolation, Column Argues
A Hebrew opinion column says Israel is damaging its own diplomacy by cutting ties with EU officials and relying on personal friendships in Europe. It argues that Hungary under Pet…
Binance Faces Possible EU Ban as Licensing Bid Nears Rejection
Reuters reported that Binance is likely to lose its authorization to serve customers across the EU after its licensing bid is expected to be rejected. If confirmed, the move would…
Strong shekel, but Israeli food prices keep climbing
A Knesset committee heard that Israel’s stronger shekel has not brought food prices down, despite global price declines. Officials and industry groups traded blame, and lawmakers…
Left-Wing EU Lawmaker Sings at Parliament, Calls Trump ‘Mr. Genocide’
Spanish MEP Irene Montero interrupted a European Parliament debate in Brussels with a singing protest against Donald Trump and EU foreign policy. She accused the EU of failing to…
EU blacklist covers 154 airlines, including one that still flies to Tel Aviv
The EU has updated its Air Safety List to 154 banned airlines, down from 169 last year. Among the blacklisted carriers is Fly One Armenia, which still operates three weekly flight…
Spain Trains Lebanese Army in Mine Clearance as Europe and the U.S. Expand Defense Spending
Spain has finished training Lebanese army troops to clear mines as part of a wider international effort led by MTC4L. The article also outlines major new U.S. and Polish defense p…
Trump Arrives Late, Meloni Quits Smoking as G7 Leaders Trade Off-Message Moments in France
G7 leaders met in Évian-les-Bains, France, from Monday to Wednesday, where microphones captured off-the-record jokes and exchanges, including Trump’s late arrival and Meloni’s smo…
Draft Deal Would Give Iran Huge Economic Relief, Including $300 Billion Rebuild Plan
A published U.S.-Iran memorandum reportedly offers Tehran major economic concessions, including a proposed $300 billion reconstruction fund and the lifting of sanctions on Iranian…