European Union

An impending trade deal with the E.U. has instigated further pushback from non-governmental organizations and local activists against any deal with the Brazilian government.

Experts say the initiative does not "have much teeth to it" but that it does not run contrary to the First Amendment.

A new report reveals the major European supermarkets that are potentially fueling illegal deforestation when they support the Brazilian cattle industry.

Environmental groups argue that Europe should use trade leverage to prevent the Brazilian government from furthering the destruction of the rainforest.

A new book outlines why the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is becoming one of the most controversial as Britain leaves the E.U.

If the British fail to negotiate a soft exit from the E.U. American car manufacturers, drugmakers, and banks could all suffer.

A new report accuses European companies of importing illegally harvested wood from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Questions remain over what will happen at the border after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

A woman picks roses inside a greenhouse at Wildfire Flowers on February 13th, 2019, in Naivasha, Kenya.

France's new strategy to stop importing "unsustainable forest and agricultural products" is just one piece of a much bigger puzzle for the European Union.

Pro-European Union and pro-Brexit protesters discuss the vote and ongoing political processes as they demonstrate near the Houses of Parliament on January 29th, 2019, in London, England.

Data-protection regulations in the E.U. require transparency in data mining. In the U.S. no such rules exist, but some states are working to change that.

The prime minister of Hungary is currently dealing with worker protests, but his ascent was driven by anti-immigrant sentiment and difficult economic circumstances.

Europe's transnational monetary union has had its share of hiccups over the past two decades.

The measures introduced in July to curb corruption in the country's timber industry are still awaiting a signature from Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

Pro-Brexit demonstrators gather outside Downing Street calling for a hard-line withdrawal from the European Union during the weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street on October 16th, 2018, in London, England.

After making a tool that tracks how well drug testers follow U.S. law, researchers turned to an even bigger market for drug trials: the European Union.

A conversation with professor Philippe M. Frowd about his new book, which details both the politics and everyday realities in places like Senegal.

A man bangs a drum as anti-Brexit demonstrators gather outside the Houses of Parliament on June 11th, 2018, in London, England.

Campaigns against single-use plastic waste are picking up steam.

There has been a wave of demonstrations since the election of Poland's right-wing government in response to its increasing attacks on individual rights.

A group of 10 families is taking the European Union to court in an attempt to get its member states to take more drastic action on climate change.

A conversation with an expert on Central and Eastern European politics about the recent rise of conservative party leadership and anti-E.U. sentiment in Hungary and Poland.

Recent diplomatic maneuvers show that the country is ready to make securing positive relations with the E.U.-skeptical Trump administration a priority.