The European Commission requested the 27 EU members on Wednesday to conduct a 15-month risk assessment of outbound investments in semiconductor, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, which could lead to measures to protect EU economic security.

The European Commission on Wednesday called on capitals to review foreign investments of companies in critical sectors abroad and analyse the risk to the EU's economic security. "The assessment of EU outbound investment in key technology areas will allow us to have a clearer picture of potential threats we face,

European Union cities are unlikely to meet stricter air quality and noise pollution targets in the coming years, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Wednesday, warning that both issues remain significant health threats.

European Union countries are likely to miss self-set targets for air quality and noise pollution in urban areas, a report published on Wednesday revealed. The EU is looking to reduce the number of people exposed to noise in urban areas by 30% until 2030.

Loud urban environments can have ruinous health impacts from sleep disturbance to cardiovascular problems, but lawmakers and local authorities are failing to take the issue as seriously as air pollution,

The European Union is reportedly considering more import restrictions on Russian aluminium as part of a new package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. Click to read.

The European Union is considering banning imports of Russian LNG as part of its 16th sanctions package against Russia.

Aluminum ticked higher, with the European Union considering import restrictions on Russian metal and Chinese production growth expected to slow.