Benoit Van Overstraeten

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Benoit Van Overstraeten |Mark Potter

May 28 (Reuters) - Trust in the European Union and its institutions has risen to an almost two-decade high, a report released on Wednesday shows, as U.S. President Donald Trump upends global trade and foreign policy. The Eurobarometer poll by the European Commission shows 52% of Europeans trust the EU, the highest figure since 2007, with young people aged 15-24 expressing the strongest confidence at 59%. Only 36% of respondents said they trust their national governments.

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Benoit Van Overstraeten |Kate Abnett

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The EU's Ombudswoman said on Friday she had launched an inquiry into how the European Commission fashioned its recent proposals to simplify sustainability laws, following a complaint by campaigners accusing the EU executive of weakening the rules without first consulting the public.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Benoit Van Overstraeten

Breaking | Review of EU-Israel trade agreement ordered over expansion of Gaza invasion and aid blockadePalestinians struggling with hunger due to an Israeli blockade, wait in line to receive food in Jabalia Refugee Camp, Gaza City. Photo: Mahmoud Issa/GettyThe European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has decided to order a review of the EU-Israel association agreement, a free trade deal between the two regions, in the wake of Israel's decision to ban aid to Gaza.

4 weeks ago | zawya.com | Benoit Van Overstraeten

The European Union will make a "big push" towards a capital markets union, which experts says would free up funds to finance defence spending as well as digital and green transitions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. "We need a deep and liquid functioning capital market for the whole European Union (...) We agreed that this is now the time really to push this topic forward and to make progress.

1 month ago | jp.reuters.com | Benoit Van Overstraeten |Andreas Rinke

ドイツのメルツ首相は７日、就任後初の外遊でフランスを訪問し、欧州が直面する安全保障および経済面での「巨大な」課題に対応するため、両国関係の再構築を目指す考えを示した。（２０２５年 ロイター/Stephanie Lecocq） ［ベルリン／パリ ７日 ロイター］ - ドイツのメルツ首相は７日、就任後初の外遊でフランスを訪問し、欧州が直面する安全保障および経済面での「巨大な」課題に対応するため、両国関係の再構築を目指す考えを示した。 メルツ氏はパリで開かれたマクロン仏大統領との共同記者会見で、欧州はより安全かつ競争力のある存在になる必要があり、そのためにはさらなる統一が必要だと言明。 「両国がこれまで以上に緊密に協力しない限り、これらの課題に立ち向かうことはできない」とし、その一例として双方の防衛・安全保障評議会の強化を挙げた。 また、ウクライナ支援を続ける姿勢も示し、その上で「安全保障と防衛政策の戦略的課題に対する新たな答えを見つけたい」と述べた。 メルツ氏は６日、首相指名選挙の２回目の投票で首相に選出されたばかり。 もっと見る 私たちの行動規範：トムソン・ロイター「信頼の原則」,...