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"And just as Vladimir Putin thought he would destroy European unity, the exact opposite has happened. Cooperation is rock solid," said European Council President Charles Michel. Something remarkable in geopolitics…

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The European Union has delivered emergency medical supplies to Ukraine following a request from Kiev amid an escalating crisis with Russia, the European Commission said on Saturday.The request was made by…

A cross-party coalition of MEPs has co-signed a letter to the European Commission demanding EU-funded research into the potential risks and analytical detection of genetically modified organisms, stressing that this is…

European Union flags fly outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File PhotoJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterSTRASBOURG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - European…

This should be a good time to rethink the EU's maligned fiscal rules. Many things have changed in recent years. Above all, the desire for public and private investment – ​​to accelerate the decarbonisation of the economy as well as…

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…

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…

House prices across Europe have risen to record highs over the past year, with prices in Ireland among the biggest increases.Figures from Eurostat show that housing costs in European countries jumped 8.8% in the third quarter of 2021…

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,…

Travel: Simon Calder tells vacationers to "do nothing rushed"The news comes as free movement rules have changed since Britain left the EU after Brexit. Travelers leaving Britain to any EU state under the Schengen Agreement will now be…

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…

The EU Trade Commissioner urged Chile's new left-wing government, led by President-elect Gabriel Boric, to sign a deal with the bloc negotiated by the country's right-wing predecessor.Valdis Dombrovskis told the Financial Times he…

BRUZGI, Belarus (AP) - On a sunny but freezing morning in a forested area of ​​Belarus on the border with Poland, hundreds of migrantsstand in line for hot food and water.They have been stuck here for!-->…

An EU crackdown on the ability of banks outside the EU to sell services in the bloc is intended to focus on "core" banking activities, a senior EU official said, in terms that will alleviate industry concerns that Brussels is…

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On December 9, 2021, the Delegated Act of the European Commission (“Commission”) on the EU Taxonomy on Climate Change (“AD”) was published in the Official Journal of…

In these times of unprecedented social and economic challenges, the EU must self-critically rethink decades of bad decisions. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its social, economic and human consequences demonstrated the failure of…

The Netherlands became the first EU country to enter a strict national lockdown, in response to the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant which will shut down parts of the economy until at least mid-January .Strict new restrictions…

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!-->…

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…

The boom in the concert economy has turned the world of work upside down. It also raised a fundamental question: who is an employee, anyway? Today anyone can download an app and start their own business. Some of…

The European Commission on Thursday released draft guidelines outlining workers' rights for online companies such as Uber and Deliveroo.The package aims to help develop digital labor platforms by ensuring that workers enjoy the same labor…

December 11, 2021EXCEPTIONS PROVE who governs. In the summer of 2015, Angela Merkel suspended the EUasylum and allowed 1 million people to enter Germany, in the most controversial decision of his tenure. Rather than being sent back to…

As more countries banned travel to southern Africa early on Saturday over fears of a possibly more dangerous new variant of the coronavirus, passengers on two flights from South Africa found themselves trapped in a pandemic nightmare.After…

Ina clearing in Amsterdamse Bos, a forest on the outskirts of the Dutch capital, is a “tree center” where hundreds of young trees, among which hazelnut, cherry, country maple, beech, chestnut and ash,…

BRUSSELS - Protests against coronavirus restrictions have erupted across Europe - including clashes in…

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…

In his last words, Shakespeare's Henry IV tells his son, the future Henry V, that he must distract the barons before they threaten his reign. "Therefore, my Harry, may this be your course for dazed minds occupied with foreign…

Guests Stefan Auer, Jean Monnet Chair and Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong Gerald Knaus, founding president of the European Stability Initiative Chaired by Jana Puglierin, Head of the Berlin Bureau and Senior Policy…

India will achieve carbon neutrality by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030, making the pledge most daring on Monday at the COP26 climate summit…

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The effective implementation and enforcement of EU trade agreements and international trade rules added 5.4 billion euros to EU…

NYON, Switzerland - In a legal battle that could shape European football for decades, at least 15 EU countries are expected to submit written submissions to the European Union Court of Justice against the rebel Super League.…

The health crisis in Romania has taken a dramatic turn. Romania's vaccination campaign coordinator Valeriu Gheorghiţă says Romania is already in the same scenario as Italy was last year, writes Cristian Gherasim, correspondent in…

European Labor Commissioner Nicolas Schmit warned on Sunday against an increase in so-called energy poverty in Europe this winter due to the sharp rise in energy prices. He told German news agency DPA that there are already millions of…

When Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered on October 16, 2017 in a car bomb, people were shocked not only across Europe but around the world. But the Maltese journalist who was renowned for investigating corruption and money laundering was…

Published on: 10/13/2021 - 05:04 Brussels (AFP) The EU will present a "toolbox" of measures on Wednesday to alleviate an energy crisis…

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…

LONDON - A British decision to suspend the post-Brexit protocol in Northern Ireland could be a major test of European unity. The protocol, which aims to avoid the need for a land border between Northern Ireland and the…

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…

STRASBOURG, October 6 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers could lower a threshold determining which companies will be subject to new technology rules, a senior European lawmaker said on Wednesday.The proposal could mean that some European…

Flags of the European Union fly in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2021. REUTERS / Yves Herman / File PhotoBRUSSELS, Oct.6 (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday agreed to support…

Prosecutor Altin Dumani knows there is a lot to do. A lot. His office in Tirana, the capital of Albania, is full of stacks of documents. All of the cases concern organized crime, particularly drug trafficking and corruption, issues that…

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…

The flags of the European Union and Poland fly in Mazeikiai, Lithuania on April 5, 2019. REUTERS / Ints Kalnins / File PhotoWARSAW, Sept. 30 (Reuters) - The Polish Constitutional Court on Thursday postponed for the fourth time a ruling on…

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…

Bulletin: The Road to RecoveryExpert coverage on the recovery of business and the economy after the pandemic. Delivered 3 times a week. Henrique Gouveia e Melo, the former submarine commander who became a low-key hero in…

Should gender be a non-issue in the fight against terrorism in Europe, or are there valid reasons for a different approach to women returnees from conflict zones?At the beginning of September, three Swedish women disembarked in Stockholm,…

Paul Taylor, a collaborating editor at POLITICS, writes the column "Europe At Large". PARIS - Dear Bundeskanzler, We don't know who you are yet. But Germany's partners have a message for you: don't sacrifice Europe to…

The Eiffel Tower is surrounded by a haze of small particles that looms over the skyline in Paris, France on December 9, 2016. REUTERS / Gonzalo FuentesBRUSSELS, Sept.21 (Reuters) - Most countries in the European Union exceeded at least one…

Taliban flags are seen on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 16, 2021. Photo taken on September 16, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PHOTO HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTYRecognition of the…

Europe's trade talks with Australia risk collapsing amid France's fury at losing a multibillion-dollar submarine deal with Canberra. Paris reacted indignantly to Australia's decision last week to drop a French contract to…

Sep 18, 2021ECOME ON the most robust of EU veterans find meetings of its finance ministers difficult. "Crush the soul" is the verdict of a regular participant. The EUBean counters are not given their roles for their personalities. When…

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Hell has no fury like a despised bureaucracy. Do you know someone who insists on having their own way all the time and…

The European Union has vaccinated 70% of its adult population against COVID-19, according to a tweet published Tuesday by the president of the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the…

An Afghan woman and her one-month-old son are seen outside the new temporary camp for migrants and refugees on the island of Lesvos, Greece, September 21, 2020. REUTERS / Yara NardiEuropean Commission wants to resettle vulnerable…

On August 5, 2021, Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi took office with the swearing-in ceremony held in parliament. In his first statement immediately after the election, Raisi said his foreign policy priority would be…

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…

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…

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…

Today, the rules making the future European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) interoperable with other EU information systems come into force. This is an important step towards the entry into service of ETIAS by the end…

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…

EVIA, Greece, July 21 (Reuters) - Mountaineer Tassos Baltas points to a 22-meter-high mast that monitors wind speeds atop a rocky hill on the Greek island of Euboea and says: "This the mast that has been installed next to us is a harbinger…

The European Commission has stepped up regulatory support for green hydrogen in its proposal to revise climate legislation released last week, with the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition calling it a 'real game changer' for the…

According to the thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets of Paris, Montpellier and other French cities this week, their country has become "a dictatorship" and its president is reestablishing "apartheid".The…

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…

A different crisis To explain Romania's good economic performance since the start of the pandemic, economist Bogdan Glavan points to the nature of the crisis itself. Unlike most other accidents, the COVID-19 depression was not caused by…

A plane flies under the jet stream of another plane over the Italian city of Padua. Photo taken September 18, 2013. REUTERS / David Gray / File PhotoBRUSSELS, July 4 (Reuters) - The European Commission has drawn up plans to set an EU-wide…