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UK travelers will pay entry fees to European Union countries from 2022
Travelers from the UK, who are not residents of the European Union, are required to pay a fee to enter European Union countries from next year. Residents who are not members of the European Union must pay £ 5.89 to enter the…
Execution of Julius Jones – update: quarterback Baker Mayfield joins appeals for mercy to…
Julius Jones supporters rally outside Oklahoma governor's house ahead of executionJulius Jones is due to be executed by the state of Oklahoma on Thursday. Baker Mayfield, NFL Cleveland Browns quarterback, weighed in on Oklahoma's most…
Julius Jones news – live: European Union calls on Oklahoma Governor Stitt to suspend execution
Oklahoma inmate convulses during execution, witnesses say.mp4Julius Jones is due to be executed by the state of Oklahoma on Thursday. Jones' family and supporters - a group that includes celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Russell…
Sigrún Pálsdóttir wins the 2021 EU Literature Prize
Writer Sigrún Pálsdóttir received the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) on November 9. The EUPL rewards one writer per participating country once every three years. Sigrún…
Cyprus wants EU support for crackdown on migrants as flows increase
Nicosia, Cyprus - Cyprus said on Wednesday it would seek European Union approval to stop processing asylum claims from migrants entering illegally in the eastern Mediterranean island nation.Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said a wave…
EU wants COP26 to denounce the gap between climate promises and action – document | The…
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union wants the outcome document of the UN climate summit COP26 in Glasgow denouncing insufficient ambition in the fight to reduce greenhouse gases, according to a document from the German government…
How the European Union is deploying biometric national ID cards for travel just like Ghana
EU Member States have started processes to turn their national IDs into ePassports
Following the statement by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the Ghanacard will soon become an electronic passport for Ghanaians, it emerged that…
EUROPEAN MIDDAY BRIEFING – Rise in shares before -2-
Airbus SE aircraft deliveries fell again in October, as problems in its supply chain disrupted the automaker's ambitions to quickly return to pre-pandemic production levels.
The European aircraft maker said Friday…
European steel plan shows Biden’s willingness to merge climate and trade policy
WASHINGTON - President Biden has pledged to use trade policy as a tool to mitigate climate change. Over the weekend, the administration gave its first glimpse of how it plans to reconcile those political goals, saying the United States…
Biden’s climate plan aims to cut methane emissions
The proposed rule would target for the first time reductions in existing oil and gas wells nationwide, rather than focusing only on new wells as previous regulations have done.EPA administrator Michael Regan said the new rule, established…
Back in Europe, Biden tries to show his allies the US is with them
ROME (AP) - Almost five months after President Joe Biden declared "America is back" on his first presidential visit abroad, the president's challenge now that he's back in Europe is to convince the world that America is here to…
How rising energy prices have complicated Europe’s climate crisis
Spain, meanwhile, has pushed for a faster transition to renewable energies, precisely so that the continent is not forever subject to the vagaries of the gas market. "The present and the future belong to renewables and we cannot solve a…
Oops, they’ve done it again: the European Union’s Arctic policy update in 2021
Virginijus SinkeviÄius, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, presenting the EU's new Arctic policy (note: this is not a strategy) on October 13, 2021 in Brussels. Photo: European Commission…
Why Poland would rather keep EU money than break with the bloc
KOBYLIN-BORZYMY, Poland - The twin spiers of Saint Stanislaus, an imposing red-brick Catholic church, can be seen for miles through the cornfields and cow pastures of this conservative region of eastern Poland, a stronghold of support for…
Legislative Approaches to AI: European Union v. UK
After an initial announcement in early 2021, the UK government recently launched its first national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. This new strategy indicates that the UK may be considering deviating from the legislative approach…
Merkel “worries” the future of the EU threatened – “more and more…
The German Chancellor revealed that she was "worried" that compromises were becoming "more and more difficult" to find between Brussels and the Member States. In a farewell interview, Merkel expressed concern "that it is increasingly…
EU leaders bid farewell to German Chancellor Angela Merkel with ‘space egg’
European leaders gave Angela Merkel a standing ovation at her 107th and final summit.The Hague: It has been compared by critics to the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings movies, or a crushed Pokemon ball.But the young…
European Council conclusions on COVID-19, energy, trade and external relations, 21 October 2021
I. COVID-19
1. Vaccination campaigns across Europe have enabled significant progress in the fight against COVID-19. However, the situation in some Member States remains very serious. In order to…
EU, US warn of ‘divisive rhetoric’ in Bosnia, call for dialogue
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and EU High Representative Josep Borrell deliver remarks to reporters before meeting at the State Department in Washington, USA, October 14, 2021. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst / PoolBELGRADE, Oct.20…
Latvia announces four weeks of lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise
RIGA, October 18 (Reuters) - Latvia announced a COVID-19 lockdown from October 21 to November 15 in an attempt to slow a spike in infections in one of the least vaccinated European Union countries."Our health system is in danger (...) The…
The “concrete wall” that the European Union found in Hungary
The whole mission of the European Parliament was surrounded by a climate of intimidation. The visit of the commission led by Delbos-Corfield dates back to the process open to Hungary under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, which…
EU lacks plan B as US gathers allies to talk tough with Iran
The European Union is not thinking of a "plan B" if diplomacy with Iran fails, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told Washington on Friday, contrary to a US statement that "all options "are on the…
A conversation on economics and geopolitics with Paolo Gentiloni
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The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy and the Center on the United States and Europe welcomed Paolo Gentiloni, European Union Commissioner for Economics, to…
Afghan Taliban delegation to Turkey for high-level talks
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's foreign minister met with a high-level delegation of the new Afghan Taliban leadership on Thursday, officials said, the first such talks since the Taliban took control of the country in August , as US forces…
It’s time for the EU to grow as a democracy
US President Joe Biden's initiative to convene a virtual "Summit of Democracies" in early December coincides with the "Conference on the Future of Europe". The US summit offers the European Union an excellent opportunity to mark its…
How Delhi Came to See Europe as a Valuable Strategic Partner
Last week's in-person summit in Delhi was with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. This was fitting, as Europe is so high on India's diplomatic agenda today and the small European states are attracting unprecedented political…
‘Brexit can happen here’, Poles protest in favor of EU membership
WARSAW, Oct. 10 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Poles demonstrated in favor of joining the European Union on Sunday after a court ruling that parts of EU law is incompatible with the constitution has raises fears that the country leaves the…
Moderna, Racing for Profits, keeps Covid vaccine out of reach of the poor
Moderna's market value has nearly tripled this year to over $ 120 billion. Two of its founders, as well as an early investor, were on Forbes magazine's list of America's 400 richest people this month.As the coronavirus spread in early…
EU executive pushes Greece to investigate refoulement reports
A Greek national flag and a European Union flag fly inside a recently opened closed-type migrant camp on the island of Samos, Greece, September 18, 2021. REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis / File PhotoOctober 8 (Reuters) - The European Union…
EXCLUSIVE Lawyers warn EU against labeling gas as a ‘green’ investment
Storage tanks are seen in an (LNG) facility at Waterston, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Great Britain September 20, 2021. REUTERS / Rebecca Naden / File PhotoClientEarth says move would violate multiple EU lawsBrussels decision on…
Soaring energy prices reveal EU-climate divergences
General view of smoke rising from a chimney of a power plant in Dublin, Ireland on September 24, 2018. REUTERS / Clodagh KilcoyneBRUSSELS, Oct.6 (Reuters) - Soaring energy costs fueled tensions among European Union countries over their…
Reviews | The Polish-Belarusian border is the scene of a new migration crisis
European officials insist on the need for such policies. Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, said at the end of September that the bloc must "come together to protect our external borders". But what kind of policy…
France, Spain Call for Changes as EU Energy Prices Rise | Economic news
BRUSSELS (AP) - France and Spain lobbied on Monday to change the rules governing the European Union's energy markets as gas and electricity prices rise, pushing up utility bills public already high and tightening a notch the belt of people…
Russia negotiates with United States and European Union to admit entry of people vaccinated with…
As negotiations progress with the World Health Organization (WHO), Russia has started a series of dialogues with United States and the nations of the European Union allow entry of people vaccinated against Covid-19 with the Sputnik…
Popular companies including Clubhouse and Vimeo embrace new EU stance against disinformation /…
Clubhouse, Vimeo and DoubleVerify are just a few of the names coming together to sign up for the updated European Union Code of Practice on Online Disinformation.The EU has always been quite strict when it comes to the rules and…
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union
These days we are seeing news of fuel shortages at service stations in the UK which are already starting to cause a new shortage in the chain of commodities such as food or medicine among others.
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Fix it or abandon it, Johnson of UK warns EU over deal with N. Ireland
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA, September 22, 2021. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz / Pool / File PhotoBELFAST, Oct.1 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris…
Migrants on new route to Europe are trapped between borders
BIALYSTOK - After enduring a decade of war in Syria, Boshra al-Moallem and her two sisters took the opportunity to flee. Her brother, who had fled years earlier to Belgium, had saved enough money for their trip, and rumors were spreading…
European Union countries risk another wave of the virus if they ease restrictions now, health…
There is a high risk of an increase in the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in European countries with insufficient vaccination coverage if they relax restrictions on Covid-19 in the coming weeks, according to a new report from…
Merkel’s legacy for Germany on the charts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011 visiting the chemical engineering laboratory at the chemical plant of Dow Olefinverbund GmbH in Schkopau, near Merseburg, in eastern Germany.AFP | AFP | Getty ImagesIt's hard to believe now that…
EU, Britain urge Russia to commit to net zero CO2 emissions
Smoke rises from the chimneys of a power station that produces heat and electricity in southern Moscow in this file photo from December 19, 2006. REUTERS / Alexander NatruskinBRUSSELS, Sept.29 (Reuters) - The European Union, Britain and…
Europe and China must continue discussing despite disagreements, EU says
Josep Borrell holds a press conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, USA, September 20, 2021. REUTERS / David 'Dee' DelgadoSeptember 28…
A green future for Germany and Europe
Natural disasters. Plagiarism scandals. Russian misinformation. The chaotic federal election campaign of 2021 could almost be mistaken for a US presidential campaign. However, there is one major difference: the undeniable presence of…
The European Union, others to clean the beach of Laboma in Accra
The European Union (EU) delegation in Ghana, in partnership with the government, non-governmental organizations and volunteers, will undertake a clean-up exercise on Laboma Beach in Accra on September 25.
The event, dubbed:…
🇪🇺 European Union – President addresses general debate, 76th session (English) | #UNGA
The United Nations released this video clip, titled "ðªðº European Union - President addresses the General Debate, 76th Session (English) | #UNGA "- below is their description.Charles Michel,…
Europe tightens purse strings in an attempt to put pressure on Poland and Hungary
BRUSSELS - In recent years, Hungary and Poland have repeatedly opposed the long-established rules and values ââof the European Union, even though they are members of it.They challenged the supremacy of…
EU seeks common charger for all phones, hurting Apple
The European Union on Thursday unveiled plans to make USB-C connectors the standard charging port for all smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices sold across the bloc, an initiative it says will reduce environmental waste but…
They called a shipment of fruit to the European Union and Russia “historic”
Boarding 13,634 tonnes of fresh fruit (lemons, mandarins and oranges), in addition to pears and nuts, to the European Union and Russian Federation It was considered by the Minister of Agriculture, Julián…
Allies must stand together in the middle of the subcomponent
NEW YORK (AP) - As powerful NATO allies disagree over a submarine sale, the group leader suggested on Tuesday that members should focus on "the big picture" and not let the dispute between France and the United States and Britain open a…
Poland refuses to shut down contested coal mine despite sanction from EU court
The Turow surface coal mine operated by the PGE company is seen in Bogatynia, Poland on June 15, 2021. Photo taken on June 15, 2021. REUTERS / David W CernyBRUSSELS / WARSAW, Sept. 20 (Reuters) - Poland pledged to keep its disputed Turow…
ONS. In 2011, the UK lost over 200,000 EU citizens.
Last year, more than 200,000 European Union (EU) citizens left Britain for fear of Brexit and the most severe economic depression in three centuries.
There were 3.5 million EU citizens living in the country, up from 3.7 million in 2019,…
United States and European Union advance in data regulation
Insiders say the United States and the European Union are making progress on joint consultation on data privacy regulations. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal.
In these conversations both sides are trying to…
Mexican President launches new regional bloc similar to the European Union
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 18 (Reuters) - The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to form a bloc similar to the European Union, the Mexican president proposed at a regional summit on Saturday, in a bid to wrest the diplomatic…
Abrupt US pivot to Asia throws Europe off balance
There are deeper questions about America's future reliability as a security partner, especially if the conflict with China becomes kinetic, which is part of Mr. Macron's argument, Mr. Lesser acknowledged. . "For all of the United States'…
The European Union rages against the new AUKUS alliance against China – “Not informed!…
Brexit: Michael Ellis denounces the "implacable negativity" of LaborLondon, Washington and Canberra have formed a new military pact, called AUKUS. The news was jointly announced on Wednesday by Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and Scott…
EU lawmakers seek to step up efforts to protect animals used in scientific research
More than 12 million animals, 90% of which are mice, were killed in 2017. (Representative)Strasbourg: The European Parliament on Thursday called on the European Union to step up efforts to stop using animals for scientific…
In Epic vs. Apple Court Fight, a victory for application developers
Apple is generally expected to ask a judge to prevent the order from coming into effect. Either company could also appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In that tribunal, a panel of three judges could review…
Reviews | Europe no longer wants to fight the battles of America
Listening to the debate in Europe on the chaotic withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan is to be struck by the enormous vocabulary that Europeans have developed over the centuries to describe military calamities. What we have just…
Nvidia to seek EU approval for $ 54 billion arms deal – sources
BRUSSELS / BENGALURU, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nvidia (NVDA.O) will likely seek EU antitrust approval for its $ 54 billion takeover of UK chip designer Arm early next month, with regulators set to launch full-scale investigation after review,…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister pushes for EU membership on Independence Day – POLITICO
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KYIV - There is war in Donbass in the east and Russian occupation in Crimea in the south. But on Tuesday, Ukraine celebrated 30 years of independence from the Soviet…
Political tools in the European Union – The Organization for World Peace
Several states of the European Union, including neighboring Poland, Estonia and Lithuania, have accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of illegally sending migrants to the EU. , making migrants his political tools and risking…
Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover | News from the European Union
Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the war in Syria, European leaders are desperate to avoid a new massive influx of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan.
With the exception of those who aided Western forces in the country's…
More funding to stimulate return and reintegration of migrants in the Horn of Africa – Yemen
08/17/21
Djibouti - New funding from the European Union (EU) will help the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its partners accelerate the assisted voluntary return and reintegration of vulnerable and stranded…
Taliban control 65% of Afghanistan, EU official says after series of sudden gains
US says it's up to Afghan forces to defend the countryTaliban capture another regional capital, seventh in one weekGovernment withdraws forces from hard-to-defend rural districtsGhani asks for help from militias to protect Kabul,…
UK Home Office offers temporary protection to more applicants for EU settlement regime
The UK Home Office has said that all citizens of European Union countries and their family members who apply late to the EU Settlement Program (EUSS) will have their rights protected temporarily, stressing that the Bureau continue to…
EU: Too early to say if COVID recall is needed as Germany and France move forward
The exterior of the European Medicines Agency can be viewed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, December 18, 2020. REUTERS / Piroschka van de Wouw / File PhotoEMA and WHO say there is not enough data on boosters yetGermany and France plan a 3rd…
EU convenes Belarusian envoy on migrant flow to Lithuania
Lithuanian and European Union flags fly at the Lithuanian Border Guard Unit Headquarters near Adutiskis, Lithuania on June 15, 2021. REUTERS / Ints Kalnins / File PhotoBRUSSELS, Aug.5 (Reuters) - The European Union summoned the Belarusian…
The EU and North Macedonia: No more traumas before accession? | Europe | News and events from…
North Macedonia was officially put on the EU enlargement agenda in 2005; the promissory note that Brussels offered to Skopje on the conditions of good conduct and reforms is now older than the new name of the country. Yet with a track…
Increase in property prices in France below the European Union average
French property prices have risen less than the European average over the past 15 years, according to the latest figures released by Notaires de France.Statistics covering the period 2005-2020 show that the price of real estate in France…
European Union may ban anonymous crypto transfers
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The European Union has proposed a ban on anonymous transactions that could affect cryptocurrency services by 2024.
EU announces next rules
In a new post, the European Union wrote that "EU AML / CFT rules will…
Central European leaders worried about Afghan migration “wave”
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Central European leaders on Friday expressed concern over what they called a potential migratory rush from Afghanistan as US and NATO forces pull out of the country . They also complained that a small group of…
EU biofuel targets seen behind a deforested area as large as the Netherlands
BRUSSELS: European Union goals to boost the use of biofuels have likely led to deforestation of an area roughly the size of the Netherlands over the past decade to develop soybeans, palm trees and other oil crops, according to a report…