The European Commission has proposed that the leaders use some of the frozen assets — totaling 210 billion euros ($246 billion) — to underwrite a 90 billion-euro ($105 billion) “reparations loan” to Ukraine. The U.K., Canada and Norway would fill the gap.

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The European Union is on the precipice of a momentous decision on whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance more support for Ukraine. Critics argue the plan is legally questionable and risks retaliation by Moscow.

The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a citizens’ initiative to make access to abortions easier across the European Union.

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

Under the now-outgoing EU regulations, all new cars sold from 2035 on would have needed to be zero-emission vehicles. Practically speaking, this would ban internal-combustion engine-powered cars from sale,

European Union officials are finalizing a major overhaul of its migration system, including streamlined deportations and increased detentions.

Often left out by the United States in peace negotiations, European countries are working to assert their leadership and bolster Ukraine with an ambitious funding plan. But can they agree?

Eight heads of state and government from the eastern flank of the EU gathered in Helsinki on Tu6. They called on Brussels to take 'concrete measures' to strengthen their capacity for surveillance and deterrence against Russia and Belarus.

The European Union has reportedly agreed to push back its implementation of all-electric new car sales to at least 2040 following pressure by automakers, labor unions, and consumer demand, according to a new report by British newspaper The Times.

Britain will rejoin the European Union’s flagship Erasmus student-exchange program, it was announced Wednesday, in a major step for efforts to reset the U.K.'s post-Brexit relations with the 27-nation bloc.