How Tesla CEO Elon Musk's plan to take the company private unfolds will depend on his financial backer ー or backers ー says Christian Prenzler, vice president of business development at Teslarati."Traditionally, Musk has had no problem...

How Tesla CEO Elon Musk's plan to take the company private unfolds will depend on his financial backer ー or backers ー says Christian Prenzler, vice president of business development at Teslarati."Traditionally, Musk has had no problem...

French and Italian leaders both agree the migrant situation must change.



At a press conference, Emanuel Macron and Giuseppe Conte say they both support the idea of more solidarity within the Europe

an Union....

President Trump on Tuesday again deflected blame for tearing apart families at the U.S. border and suggested deporting entire family units, as Republicans scrambled to come up with a legislative fix for the crisis.

President Trump on Tuesday again deflected blame for tearing apart families at the U.S. border and suggested deporting entire family units, and Republicans scrambled to come up with a legislative fix for the crisis.

The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee has voted to approve a proposed directive on copyright.



The idea is to modernize the rules governing the digital single

market.

The controversial...

A new world of work means updating rights and protections in Europe for all workers. European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Marianne Thyssen, believes Europe must address the need for convergence in...

Undermine courts and the rule of law and be kicked where it hurts. This is the message coming out of Brussels, as the EU unveiled its post-2021 budget plans.



Member states deemed as breaking the rules face having...

Italy granted permission for 105 migrants rescued at sea to transfer to a sturdier boat, after more than a daylong bureaucratic tussle left them exposed to the elements.



Even more migrants risk falling...

Brief from Brussels: The EU defends its plan to reduce agriculture subsidies, as the bloc is struggling to fill the gap in the budget following Britain’s exit next year. Another story focuses on the growing rift between member states...

'If there is incontrovertible evidence of the use of chemical weapons … we should seriously consider it,' says foreign secretary

Brexit raises its head again on Friday, as EU leaders meet for an informal summit in Brussels - to talk money and top jobs.



The consequences of Britain's departure will be on their minds as they discuss...

EU lawmakers have rejected a proposal for transnational lists of candidates for seats in the European Parliament.



EU national governments must still vote on the plan ahead...

In the Brief today –



The European Parliament has rejected a plan for post-Brexit transnational lists. Why? And what other options

are there?

The assembly has also ousted a vice-president for the first time in its...

Renee Filippone reports on the cancellation of the Energy East project by TransCanada

The EU says countries in its passport-free travel area area should be able to bring back border controls.



But only in the event of persistent security threats and for no longer than th

ree years.

The...

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.



In this episode: the European Commission unveils new migration policy, and EU officials meet with African delegates...

David Clement of the Consumer Choice Center, on what today's legislation means for those interested in purchasing the product

CBC's Kim Wheeler explains why protesters are against pipeline proposal

Protesters take to streets over government proposal which would pardon some people imprisoned for statutory rape

Wendy Grossman, a member of the Open Rights Group's advisory council, on a new and significant privacy intrusion

Marjorie Enya proposes to her girlfriend, Isadora Cerullo, on the sidelines of the women's rugby medal ceremony

The EU plans to launch a new refugee aid programme as Greece struggles deal with the influx of migrants to its shores.



The UN has warned that there is a risk of a humanitarian disaster owing to the sheer number...

Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Ottawa's vow to backstop the Trans Mountain pipeline project.