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In energy-strapped Europe, coal gets a recall
By DEREK GATOPOULOSJune 16, 2022 GMThttps://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-climate-greece-european-union-9efd79325d2c67afe414a97c56d87198KOZANI, Greece (AP) — At Greece's largest coal mine, controlled explosions and the roar of giant…
EU lagging behind in Indo-Pacific race
If the geopolitical pivot to the Indo-Pacific was a race, then the European Union risks being left behind at the turn.The United States has just signed an economic and trade framework – IPEF – which covers the Quad members and seven ASEAN…
Ukraine-Russia War Breaking News: Live Updates
Between the thump of artillery shells landing a few blocks away, dozens of people emerged from a communal shelter in this eastern Ukrainian town on Saturday to receive food packets from an armored pickup truck red led by a group of…
Ukraine’s EU membership could take decades, say diplomats
Placeholder while loading article actionsBRUSSELS — Ukraine is one of ours. It is marching towards a European future. The future of Europe is, in fact, the future of Ukraine.These are the messages senior European Union officials have been…
European Commission President says he will visit Egypt next week
CAIRO - June 9, 2022: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she will travel to Egypt next week to discuss with President Abdel Fattah al Sisi the global food crises caused by the Ukraine- Russian.
"The…
Latest news on Ukraine and Russia: live updates
Far from Ukraine's beleaguered eastern front, a new struggle is being waged - not from the trenches, but in leafy side streets and wide avenues. This is where the enemy is called Pavlov. Or Tchaikovsky. Or Catherine the Great.Across…
European Union revokes KQ aircraft maintenance license
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has revoked a license it granted to Kenya…
Danish referendum produces majority for participation in European Union defense policy
About two-thirds of voters backed Denmark's involvement in European Union (EU) defense policy in the June 1 referendum, exit polls projected. The government and major opposition parties have campaigned to overturn the country's 30-year…
European Parliament delegation travels to drought-stricken southern Madagascar
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Members of the European Parliament who traveled to drought-stricken southern Madagascar to see how frontline communities and responders are coping with the protracted humanitarian emergency noted…
The European Union and the Arctic: an inextricable community?
Canada and Russia, being coastal states, have an interest in protecting their right to impose their national legislation on Arctic passages based on Article 234 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. On the other hand, the…
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Union Flag critics torn by ‘hatred of Britain and…
Millions of people across the UK are preparing to gather to celebrate this historic event next week, with Union flags displayed in several cities as a sign of passion and patriotism. But the Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been hit with…
We spent 250 million euros in N’Delta – EU
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Samuela Isopi, revealed on Friday that the EU had spent no less than 250 million euros on various development projects in the Niger Delta.
Isopi, represented by the Head of the…
OPEC: OPEC+ expected to stick to modest production increase for July: sources
OPEC+ is expected to stick to an oil production agreement reached last year at its June 2 meeting and raise July production targets by 432,000 barrels per day, six sources said. OPEC+ to Reuters, fending off Western calls for a faster rise…
Russia-Ukraine war news: World leaders accuse Russia of inciting food crisis
Boris Bondarev says Russian President Vladimir V. Putin could have spent the past two decades "developing the country" but instead turned it "into a kind of utter horror, a threat to the world".Mr. Bondarev would know: he has spent his…
New Austrian Chairman of the European Union Military Committee – Vindobona.org
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Prime Minister meets European Union Special Envoy for Indo-Pacific – FBC News
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama recently met with the European Union's special envoy for the Indo-Pacific, Gabriel Visentin.
He officially welcomed Visentin and thanked him for his visit to Fiji, which will help to strengthen…
European agreement reached on mandatory gas reserves for supply crises | European Union News
Gas reserves must be filled to 80% by November 1, increasing to 90% from 2023 until 2025.Negotiators from the European Parliament and the 27 member states of the European Union have agreed on new regulations concerning mandatory levels of…
EU growth and inflation outlook worsens with energy crisis
Energy costs soared and confidence faltered after the Russian attack on Ukraine on February 24.EU member states have imposed five rounds of sanctions and are currently trying to complete a package targeting the oil sector. These measures…
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare are well protected, but challenges remain, says…
The Commission of the European Union has published a report on patients' rights under the cross-border healthcare directive and an assessment of its impact ten years after its adoption.
The report confirmed that the directive has ensured…
The European Commission will end the relaxed state aid regime against COVID-19
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Thursday it would phase out temporary rules that allowed the 27 EU member countries to receive additional public support during the coronavirus pandemic.Adopted in March 2020, the so-called…
EU denounces Israel’s expulsion of over 1,000 Palestinians to make way for military zone
The European Union on Tuesday condemned an Israeli court decision approving the expulsion of more than 1,000 Palestinians to make way for a military training area."Israel's Supreme Court issued a ruling last week (May 4) on…
Ceylon cinnamon receives geographical indication certification from the European Union
The European Union (EU) has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) certification to Ceylon cinnamon, the first GI-certified product from Sri Lanka. An official ceremony took place between the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka…
EU tries to salvage Iran nuclear deal with last-ditch effort: report
The European Union is making a last-ditch attempt to salvage the Iran nuclear deal and break the deadlock, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the Financial Times he was…
The energy war is coming to the European Union
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, hit back harshly at Russian President Vladimir Putin's cut off natural gas to two of the EU's 27 member countries on April 27.
"Gazprom's announcement of a unilateral halt to…
Ukraine plans to complete the second part of the EU accession questionnaire before the end of next…
Ukraine plans to complete the second part of the questionnaire on fulfilling the political and economic criteria for EU membership by the end of next week.
"The European Union has already reviewed the part of…
‘Totally dysfunctional’: Sophie in ‘t Veld on the EU’s relationship with…
EEven by the standards of plain Dutch, Sophie in 't Veld is pretty brutal. The European Council - the body of EU leaders - is "democratically a monster" and "totally dysfunctional", she says. The European Commission “shamelessly protects”…
The President of the EU before his visit to India
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will arrive in New Delhi on Saturday to celebrate 60 years of relations between India and the European Union.Taking to Twitter, Ursula von der Leyen said she was looking forward to…
Liberalism, not Hungary, is the future of Eastern Europe
From the re-election of Viktor Orban as prime minister in Hungary this month to Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, it's easy to conclude that the outlook for democracy in Eastern Europe is bleak. But while the creeping…
AXES CHOOSES BLUEBERRY PAYMENT SOLUTIONS AS OPEN-LOOP CASHLESS PROVIDER FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
LA VEGAS, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AXES.ai ("AXES" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has formed a strategic alliance with Cyprus-based Fintech Blueberry Payment Solutions to offer AXES European customers an integrated…
NATO must decide on European security beyond the war in Ukraine
Largely unnoticed in the New York Times report on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's separate March 17 phone calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a particularly telling…
EU ends military training operations in Mali | European Union News
The European bloc is involved in two training missions in Mali - the EUTM and the EUCAP - to supervise the military and the police.The European Union has decided to suspend crucial military training programs in Mali, as relations between…
Orban’s victory strengthens his ability to challenge the EU, including on Israel
Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a landslide election victory last Sunday, shielding his Fidesz party supermajority from a wide range of united opposition parties.
Orban is the scourge of liberal European…
Ukraine-Russia war updates: EU promises to speed up Ukraine’s accession process
The European Union has said it will return its diplomatic presence to Ukraine and promises to speed up the country's accession process.Stay up to date on the Russian-Ukrainian WarFollow Saturday's events on our live blog. Live updatesJust…
Ukraine-Russia War: Latest News and Updates
World leaders have vowed to hold President Vladimir V. Putin accountable for war crimes as evidence mounts that Russian forces killed civilians in Ukraine.The Kremlin has denied the claims and said recent footage of the kyiv suburb of…
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Fidesz during a national vote
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media after casting his vote in the general parliamentary election on April 3, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.Janos Kummer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHungarian nationalist Prime…
Germany braces for gas rationing, Europe on edge in Russian standoff
Europe fears Moscow will cut gas supplyKremlin says ruble payments are a good idea for other productsThe Kremlin says it will not immediately demand rubles for gasEconomic stalemate increases risk of recession in EuropeBERLIN/FRANKFURT,…
Highlights on the European Union – KION546
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Here is an overview of the European Union.
About the European Union
The European Union is an international organization made up of 27 European countries.
It governs the common economic, political,…
How did the idea of a union of European states develop
The Pursuit of EuropeAnthony PagdenOOP, £25How the idea of a union of European states developed, from the end of the Napoleonic Wars until modern times, is the subject. While the idea of Europe…
The European Union condemns “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack which killed…
''The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that took place yesterday in Beer Sheva. It is the deadliest such attack in Israel in recent years. Four lost their lives and several others were…
EU countries continue to ease COVID-19 restrictions – Is the pandemic over?
Even though the virus continues to spread at high levels, the majority of countries in the European Union and European Economic Area have lifted or at least relaxed some of their COVID-19 restrictions over the past two months.
Iceland,…
Infographic: How much of your country’s gas comes from Russia? | New infographics
Oil and gas prices jumped after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
The US has banned oil and gas imports and the UK is phasing out oil imports as part of a series of Western sanctions aimed at cutting Russia off from the world's…
Borrell: EU to help war-affected Western Balkan economies
European Union foreign policy chief says bloc will support Western Balkan countries to overcome economic crisis caused by Russia's war on UkraineBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated PressMarch 15, 2022, 1:25 p.m.• 2 minute readShare on…
European Parliament calls on EU to freeze funds for rule of law violators
The European Parliament has, by a large majority, adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission to take action to withhold funds from member states that fail to respect the rule of law. The document names Hungary and Poland…
Ukraine: the European Union is working to punish disinformation
(ANSA) – BRUSSELS, March 8 – The European Union will propose “a new mechanism which will make it possible to sanction malicious actors for misinformation”. This…
Road to European energy independence could start this week – EURACTIV.com
The EU's 5th list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI), to be voted on this week in the European Parliament, is to be revised to include "Russian scrutiny" ensuring that energy projects that receive EU priority status…
Europe plans to turn down the heat in homes to hit Putin’s bloody war
It's only been a little over a week, but so far Russia has let the gas flow. But that poses another problem. Russia earns hundreds of millions of dollars a day from its oil and gas exports, undermining financial sanctions Western powers…
The European Union has closed the skies to Russia
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EU set to back Russia’s expulsion from SWIFT system
In a phone call on Saturday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he fully supports the EU line on sanctions, "including those under SWIFT", according to a statement. from Draghi's office.…
Brits living in EU cannot retain pre-Brexit rights, EU court rules | Brexit
The European Court of Justice has been told that British nationals living on the mainland are not retaining the benefits of EU citizenship now that the UK has left the bloc, in a blow to campaigners fighting to retain more of their rights…
Russia enters Ukraine, the West retaliates with sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — Shocked by Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to deploy troops to breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, world leaders moved quickly on Tuesday to push for as strong a response as possible in the hope of avoiding an…
Secretary Antony J. Blinken with State of the Union on CNN with Dana Bash
QUESTION: And I am now joined by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, let's start with what you just heard from Clarissa, hearing that troops from Russia and Belarus will continue these joint exercises there beyond…
Lawmaker says European Union can finalize deal for single mobile charging port by year’s end /…
EU and Member State legislators should find common ground in order to reach an agreement. According to this agreement, a common charger pin is considered for different electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, tablets, tabs and even…
Involve CSOs and NGOs in regulatory laws, EU tells FG
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The Head of Component II, European Union Agents for Citizen Transformation Program, Ideem Udoekong, called on the Nigerian government to allow civil society organizations to actively participate in the laws that…
Emmanuel Macron recounts the face-to-face with Vladimir Putin
PARIS — Around a table much smaller than the 6-meter-long oval slab through which he faced President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow, President Emmanuel Macron gathered a few journalists this week to confide that the crisis in Ukraine was…
EU launches rare investigation into Pegasus spyware scandal | European Union
The European Parliament is preparing to launch a commission of inquiry into the Pegasus spyware scandal after evidence emerged that government critics in Poland and Hungary were being targeted by the surveillance software.The cross-party…
European and US regulators tell banks to prepare for threat of Russian cyberattack
FRANKFURT/LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is bracing banks for a possible Russian-sponsored cyberattack as tensions with Ukraine mount, two people familiar with the matter said, as the region prepare for the financial…
Human Rights Watch – Lanka Business Online
The Sri Lankan government is using the discredited Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to commit prolonged arbitrary detentions and torture, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The European Union, other trading…
Afghan refugees face a two-tier system in Europe
Some of the Afghan women around the table in the neoclassical building in central Athens took notes in leather-bound notebooks as they debated the future of women and girls in their home country. They were lawmakers, journalists and judges…
EU-US energy cooperation to fight climate change
Massive efforts are needed to urgently mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and, in parallel, support adaptation measures for those already affected by its negative impact.
On the occasion of the EU-US Energy Council in February 2022, it is…
Opinion – The status of the European Union in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visited Ukraine in January 2022 amid continued rising tensions along the Russian-Ukrainian border, sending a strong message of support to Kyiv. This came at a time when a series of…
Brexit Britain may become the envy of Europe, says ATILLA DEMKO | Express a comment | Comment
Dr. Attila Demkó is the director of the Center for Geopolitics (Image: Wikipedia – Hungary)Yet, in this age of instantaneous reactions, some geopolitical shifts require thinking over decades rather than months and years. Brexit is one…
The French economy is beating expectations, while that of Germany is weakening.
France assumed Germany's traditional role as the economic powerhouse in Europe after a strong end to last year, while the German economy contracted in the last quarter of 2021 as it grappled with a resurgence of the coronavirus, official…
Will the EU step up its efforts to ensure rules-based Indo-Pacific trade?
On September 16, 2021, China applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This immediately sparked a debate among trade watchers over the merits, as well as the benefits and risks, of…
CPI 2021 for Western Europe and the European Union:…
Despite overwhelming stagnation in the region, some countries are stepping up their anti-corruption efforts.
Estonia (74) gained 10 points since 2012 and continues to make progress with a comprehensive anti-corruption plan for…
EU official promises swift sanctions if Russia launches military attack on Ukraine | Ukraine
The European Union will be ready to launch sanctions against Russia "within days" of a military attack on Ukraine, a senior official has said, as the explosive security crisis enters a critical new phase.EU foreign ministers meeting in…
Live Updates: Border Tensions Between Ukraine and Russia
While tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border have been simmering for a long time, here is a timeline of notable developments over the past decade that have culminated in the current escalation of tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border. .2013:…
Xebra Obtains Trademarks in the European Union
VANCOUVER, BC, January 18, 2022 /CNW/ - Xebra Brands Ltd. ("Xebra") (CSE: XBRA) (OTCQB: XBRAF) (FSE: 9YC), a cannabis company, is pleased to announce that it has obtained registered trademarks in the European Union, covering 28 countries…
China, EU set to hold summit in March
Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. (AFP)
The European Union and China plan to hold a summit at the end of March, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday, amid concerns over a…
Europe’s gas crisis relies on cold, high prices attracting supply
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Europe's natural gas crisis continues. Reserves are low. The prices are high. Utility customers are affected by higher bills. The main Russian supplier Gazprom no longer sells gas as before.All of this begs the…
Brexit effect: British travelers must pay a fee to enter the European Union
At the end of this year, UK citizens traveling to the European Union (EU) will have to pay additional fees on any travel. This is a consequence of the UK's exit from the EU following Brexit and the free movement rule will change,…
EU admits teaming up with Israel Police allows for mass surveillance
Israel's racist police are involved in at least 10 EU research projects.
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The break-up of the EU: more member states expected to leave the bloc after Brexit | Politics | News
The bold prediction was made by Professor Christian Lequesne, the French scholar suggesting that "nothing" could now stop other nations from pulling a leaf out of Britain's book. Professor Lequesne, professor of political science at…
EU nuclear and gas-fired power plant funding project sparks anger
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's draft plans that would allow nuclear and gas energy to continue to be part of the bloc's path to a climate-friendly future were the subject of immediate criticism this weekend. end from…
Timeline: The European Union and migration in 2021 | Migration
Shipwrecks, fences and internal disagreements have marked the European Union's efforts this year to prevent further arrivals of refugees while trying to forge a humane migration policy in accordance with international law.
Al Jazeera takes…
AP PHOTOS: Stranded migrants, cold on the border between Belarus and Poland
BRUZGI, Belarus (AP) - On a sunny but freezing morning in a forested area of ââBelarus on the border with Poland, hundreds of migrantsstand in line for hot food and water.They have been stuck here for!-->…
Step forward Liz Truss – a wicker woman consenting to the Brexit bonfire | Stewart lee
Im The wicker man (Robin Hardy, 1973), the key to the effectiveness of sacrifice is that Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodwoodward, 1930) voluntarily embraces the status of victim. And so Liz Truss climbs in her photo bin and walks with…
The European Union can only blame its own policies for record gas prices: Putin
The European Union can only blame its own policies for the record gas prices, as some of its members are reselling cheap Russian gas at much higher prices within the bloc, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Putin also called…
EU and UK reach agreement on quotas for joint fishing stock
The European Union said on Wednesday it has reached a fishing deal with the UK over their shared stocks, but environmentalists have insisted that even after Brexit the fish will continue to be overfished.
The deal stood out from…
Turkey calls on EU to protect country’s membership prospect
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakci called on the European Union to push forward the country's candidacy to join the bloc.
"Turkey's prospect of EU membership must be protected and strengthened,"…
Brexit LIVE: Betrayal! Fury erupts as Frost seeks to hand power to a “foreign court” |…
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has made a threat to the Northern Ireland Protocol. The DUP chief has warned that if Northern Ireland is not protected in the UK home market, the Stormont Assembly could be at risk. Speaking on Friday, Sir Jeffrey…
EU leaders to discuss increase in infections and spread of omicron
BRUSSELS (AP) - A summit of European Union leaders on Thursday tries to coordinate actions to deal with the wave of coronavirusinfections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant while keeping the borders open.As!-->…
EU proposes changes that would undermine borderless model
BRUSSELS - bruised by random pandemic border checks and an ongoing crisis with Belarus over migrants on its eastern border, the European Union is proposing changes that could undermine one of its greatest successes - the free movement of…
European budgetary rules are holding it back – POLITICO
Arancha González is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain.
There is an American political axiom: "Don't tell me what you like. Show me your budget and I'll tell you what you like. The European Union…
Blinken had ‘productive’ talks with Europeans on Iran nuclear deal | World news
By Humeyra Pamuk and William JamesLIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a "productive" meeting with his British, German and French counterparts on Friday to discuss the way forward for negotiations on the…
Macron presents the vision of a more assertive European Union
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron, during a rare press conference, on Thursday called on the European Union to move from "a Europe of internal cooperation to a powerful Europe active in the world, fully sovereign, free of its choices and…
European Union provides new funding to support COVID-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa –…
The program will reach over 189 million people
DAKAR / NAIROBI, December 8, 2021 - UNICEF received a new European Union Humanitarian Aid grant to help roll out COVID-19 vaccination in 12 countries in East, Southern, West and…
Will the new German coalition lead Europe towards a federal union with room for common debts?
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently celebrated the end of her 16-year term in Berlin with a traditional military band playing hits from Hildegard Knef to Nina Hagen.
How far the new coalition of Social Democrats, Liberals…
EU and IFRC support people affected by water crisis and drought in Syria
Damascus, December 3, 2021 - In response to the severe water crisis and drought in Syria, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has released 748,000 CHF (709,000 EUR) from its Fund for…
Italy in talks with EU to delay MPS privatization beyond 2023 – sources
The entrance to the Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank headquarters is seen in downtown Siena, August 16, 2014. REUTERS / Stefano RellandiniRegister now for FREE and unlimited access to reuters.comRegisterItaly, EU discuss extension of…
EU rewrites rules on censorship of illegal content
The European Union is set to rewrite the rules of the road governing how search engines, online marketplaces, social media and other web platforms find and remove illegal content.
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is based on a fundamental…
News: Joint NATO-EU visit highlights solidarity and cooperation with visit to Baltic Sea region,…
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Lithuania and Latvia on Sunday 28 November 2021, accompanied by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to show solidarity with NATO Allies and EU Member…
Shares decline on new COVID variant; Dow loses 905 points
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares fell on Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly fell more than 1,000 points, as a new variant of the coronavirus first detected in South Africa appeared to spread across the world. Investors were unsure…
Will the France-Italy agreement change the balance of power in the European Union?
After years of strained relations between Rome and Paris, the agreement is expected to strengthen cooperation. But is this enough to change the center of…
Joint editorial on the European Union Action Plan on Gender Equality III
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Written by Joseph Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Union, European Commissioner for International Partnership, Jutta Urpilainen…
Helping the Eastern European chess player is essential for the United States
Too often, international relations are viewed in a static and surprisingly careless way, like chess pieces on a chess board with no internal dynamics of their own - or at least none that matter. It's a terrible way to look at the world,…