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Euro zone economy exceeded expectations in Dec but still shrank -PMI
Euro zone economic performance far exceeded expectations this month - although it still contracted slightly - as a second wave of coronavirus…
EU set to approve vaccine on 23 December
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is set to approve its first COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 23, a German government source told Reuters…
15.5% of employees in Malta are low wage earners
In 2018, 15.3% of employees in the European Union (EU) were low-wage earners (this means that they earned two-thirds or less of…
EU Agenda
14 December – 18 December Monday 14 December – 17 December: the European Parliament meets for a plenary session Monday 14 December…
Germany pushes EU to approve vaccine before Christmas
Germany continued to pile pressure on the EU's regulatory agency, asking it to approve a coronavirus vaccine before Christmas, The Guardian reported…
Blocking EU-UK trade deal: the level playing field
Britain and the European Union are at odds over safeguarding corporate fair play after seven months of negotiations that have yet to…
Erasmus+: European Parliament secures better deal for students
Would-be Erasmus students Europe-wide stand to benefit from €23.4 billion in funds for the next seven years if agreement is reached on…
EU leaders reach historic deal on climate targets
European Union countries struck a deal on the bloc's new climate target on Friday after haggling through the night at a summit…
UPDATE: Hungary sees chance of EU budget deal being approved on Thursday
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet chief said on Thursday there is a chance for an agreement on the European Union's next…
EP wants stronger safeguards against online child abuse
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee has appealed for stronger safeguards to ensure that tools used to detect and remove online child…
Italy wants heads of state to attend May G20 health summit -sources
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will stage a health summit in Rome next May during its presidency of the Group of 20 major…
Only PM should present Poland’s EU stance, says president’s top aide
WARSAW (Reuters) - Nobody other than the prime minister should communicate Poland's position on its European Union budget veto, the president's chief…