BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference, a letter signed by the 12 countries showed.

Germany's interior and foreign ministries are in consultations about sending a German contingent to the European Union's civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah,

Germany will maintain temporary checks on its borders "until external border protection really takes effect," Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Thursday. Faeser was in Warsaw at a meeting of EU home affairs ministers to discuss migration policy,

The EU plans on holding a "stress test" for these tech companies to see if they are compliant with the EU Digital Services Act.

Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.

Germany is under attack from China, a senior opposition MP has warned, as Berlin grapples with a fresh wave of cyber attacks and espionage plots.

Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck warned Europe not to become overly reliant on US energy and urged the region to stick together in response to the new Donald Trump administration.

Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), representing 16 car and truck makers, said this week that its immediate priority was for the EU to axe potential fines for any auto producers that do not meet fleet CO2 emissions targets this year.

The regulatory frameworks in the life sciences and healthcare sector keep evolving rapidly and dynamically. Several important legislative reforms

Europe's economy has stagnated at the end of last year as former growth engine Germany floundered to the end of a second straight year of shrinking output.