Jennifer Rankin

Brussels, Guildford

Brussels Correspondent at The Guardian

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EU plans would extend right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027

2 days ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin

The European Commission has said more than 4 million Ukrainians living in the EU should have their right to stay extended until March 2027, while calling for efforts to promote voluntary. Temporary protection status for Ukrainians who fled after Russia’s full-scale invasion of February 2022 would be extended by one year until March 2027, under a European Commission proposal published on Wednesday.
Pornhub and three other adult websites face EU child safety investigation

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin

The EU executive has launched an investigation into four pornographic websites over alleged failure to prevent children from seeing adult content. After analysis of company policies, the European Commission accused Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos of failing to have effective age verification measures to stop minors accessing their content.
EU hopes for quick deal to resolve US trade war after Trump delays 50% tariffs

1 week ago | msn.com | Jennifer Rankin

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EU hopes for speedy deal to resolve US trade war after Trump delays 50% tariffs

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin

EU leaders have expressed hopes of a speedy deal to resolve the trade war with the US after Donald Trump announced he was delaying his threatened 50% tariffs for the bloc until 9 July. The US president said on Sunday that he would pause the border tax due to be imposed on 1 June, which he had only announced two days earlier, after what he called a “very nice call” with the head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen.
EU officials accuse bloc of taking ‘little to no meaningful action’ on Gaza

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin

A group of EU officials has written to the leaders of the European institutions criticising the bloc for “little or no meaningful action” in response to the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The group EU Staff for Peace said that more than 2,000 officials working for the European Commission, European parliament and EU agencies had signed a letter drafted in May 2024 which accused the EU of apathy to the plight of Palestinians.
French authorities investigate power blackout blamed on sabotage

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin

French authorities have launched an investigation into a power blackout blamed on sabotage that affected at least 45,000 people, just a day after a similar outage disrupted the final day of the Cannes film festival. City authorities said an electrical transformer had been set on fire in the west of Nice in the early hours of Sunday, with power restored later in the day. A day earlier, a separate blaze, believed to have been started by arson, contributed to a power cut that hit Cannes.
Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights

1 week ago | msn.com | Jennifer Rankin

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Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin

Europe’s leading human rights body has criticised nine governments that have urged a rethink of the interpretation of the European convention on human rights on migration issues. The Council of Europe secretary general, Alain Berset, spoke out against “politicising” the European court of human rights after nine European leaders signed a letter organised by Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, calling for an “open-minded conversation” about the interpretation of the convention.
Loan scheme to rearm Europe could be ‘important breakthrough’ in Ukraine support

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin

A €150bn (£126bn) loans programme to rearm Europe that was finalised this week could be “a very important breakthrough” in the EU’s military support for Ukraine, the bloc’s defence commissioner has said. Andrius Kubilius, a former prime minister of Lithuania who is the EU’s first defence commissioner, said he expected a lot of member states to request EU-backed loans under the €150bn Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme, which was approved on Wednesday.
European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions | European Union

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Jennifer Rankin

European leaders – who have promised to impose “massive” new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine – face the prospect of having to introduce their planned expansion of economic restrictions on the Russian war economy without the United States. European hopes that Donald Trump might increase the pressure on the Kremlin were dashed after the US president’s two-hour inconclusive phone call with Putin on Monday.