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EU to debate Russia sanctions after Navalny protest arrests

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will consider fresh sanctions on Russian individuals on Monday after more than 3,000 people were arrested across Russia on Saturday to demand the release…

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White House confirms that today it will stop travel between Europe and U.S.

(Reuters / ANSA), January 25 - The White House has confirmed that US President Joe Biden will again impose a ban on entering the United States on most non-US citizens…

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EU should punish Putin for Navalny arrest by cutting money flows – Manfred Weber

BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The European Union should punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny and thousands of his supporters with targeted financial…

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EU to seek more time to ratify trade deal with UK – FT

The Financial Times reports that the EU is set to ask Britain for more time to ratify the new trade deal despite the UK urging the EU to press ahead…

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EU kicks off debate on vaccine travel certificates

European Union countries kicked off a debate on Monday on whether people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine should have greater freedom to travel in the summer than those not…

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EU Council President Charles Michel calls for immediate release of Russia’s Navalny

BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel called on Sunday for the immediate release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was arrested on returning from Germany…

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EU concludes exploratory talks with Valneva to secure a new potential vaccine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday it had concluded exploratory talks with the French drugmaker Valneva for the supply of up to 60 million doses of its…

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OLAF starts investigations into FRONTEX

POLITICO The EU’s anti-fraud watchdog, OLAF, has opened an investigation into Frontex, the bloc’s border agency, over allegations of harassment, misconduct and migrant pushbacks, according to four EU officials. OLAF…

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EXCLUSIVE – EU seeks more Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, eyes deals with Valneva, Novavax

BRUSSELS/MILAN, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The European Union is in talks with Moderna to order more of its COVID-19 vaccine despite the company seeking a higher price, and is also…

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Malta among EU nations with lowest overcrowding in homes

In the European Union 17.2% of the population were living in overcrowded households in 2019, meaning they did not have enough rooms compared to the size of the household. Malta stands…

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Portugal to use EU presidency to bolster bloc’s vaccination drive

Financial Times - Rolling out the EU’s mass vaccination programme will be one of Portugal’s top priorities when it takes over the six-month rotating EU presidency on Friday as a…

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EU agrees investment deal with China to rebalance ties

BRUSSELS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The European Union and China agreed on Wednesday to an investment deal that will give European companies greater access to Chinese markets and help redress what Europe…

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WATCH – European Union leaders formally sign post-Brexit UK trade deal – UPDATED

The Presidents of the European Commission and European Council have signed the UK-EU post-Brexit trade agreement. The documents will be flown to the UK for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to…

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UK-EU Brexit bill resolves debated European question -Johnson

LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Britain will be able to trade with its European neighbours and keep control of its laws and destiny, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on…

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EU’s Barnier, asked about future, says plans to serve France

PARIS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Tuesday he saw himself serving his home country, France, in some capacity following the completion of…

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EU to buy extra 100 mln doses of Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine

BRUSSELS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The European Union will buy an extra 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total from the two firms to 300…

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EU-China investment deal likely this week – officials

BRUSSELS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - China and the European Union are likely to clinch a deal this week that would give EU firms better access to the Chinese market, improve…

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EU Parliament says it will decide on Brexit deal in new year

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament said on Thursday it will analyse the post-Brexit trade deal clinched by the EU and Britain in detail before deciding whether to approve the…

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EU throws isolated Britain a lifeline over COVID border closures

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union executive threw Britain a lifeline on Tuesday after it became stranded in COVID-19 isolation, recommending that EU members roll back sweeping border closures to…

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EU Member States to have urgent meeting to discuss response to new Covid19 variant

CDE News - The German Presidency of the Eu Council has summoned the member states for an urgent meeting for Monday at 1100h to discuss a coordinated response by European…

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EU countries take preventive action in view of new Covid mutation in UK

LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Several European countries placed new restrictions on travel to and from the United Kingdom on Sunday due to concern over a new strain of the…

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EU’s Barnier says “crucial” moment in UK trade talks

BRUSSELS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Sunday that talks with Britain over a post-Brexit trade deal were at a "crucial" point and…

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EU’s Google-Fitbit approval sets risky precedent

LONDON - Margrethe Vestager is sending mixed messages to big U.S. technology groups. Days after vowing to crack down on companies like Facebook and Amazon.com through a major new legislative…

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EU’s Barnier says: just hours left for a Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS/LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Britain and European Union have just hours left to navigate the very narrow path to a trade deal that would prevent the most turbulent finale…

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Pessimism takes over as UK PM says EU needs to substantially change position over Brexit

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union struck a pessimistic tone in trade talks on Thursday, with a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying it was “very likely”…

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Top EU court finds Hungary guilty of breaking asylum rules

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday that Hungary has broken EU laws designed to protect vulnerable migrants and refugees by blocking their…

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EU to order more Pfizer vaccine after declining earlier offer

BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The European Union will take up its option to buy up to 100 million more doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after turning down…

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Brexit talks are in a tunnel – UK Minister Patel

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom will work flat out for a Brexit trade deal and the two sides are in "tunnel" negotiations but if a deal with…

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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 yield a deal for tariff- and quota-free trade…

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EU states to act to implement any UK trade deal swiftly – sources

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 27 EU member states welcomed Sunday’s extension of UK trade talks and committed to taking “all the necessary steps” to put in place any deal reached…

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EU’s Barnier to brief envoys on Brexit talks on Monday – official

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will brief ambassadors from the bloc on Monday morning about the state of negotiations with Britain after the two…

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Pakistan accuses India of funding disinformation campaign in EU

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan accused arch-rival India of funding a long running disinformation campaign against it on Friday and said it would raise the matter in global forums. In making…

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EU confirms Brexit-adjusted carbon market permit removals for 2021

BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission confirmed late on Friday how many pollution permits will be removed from the European Union carbon market in 2021 due to Britain's…

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Turkey rejects ‘biased and illegal’ EU approach at summit

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey rejects the European Union's "biased and illegal" approach at its summit this week and calls on the bloc to act as an honest broker in an…

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EU sees no-deal Brexit more likely than new UK trade pact – EU official

BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the 27 national EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Friday a no-deal split in trading ties with…

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EU to prepare new sanctions over Turkish gas drilling

BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prepare limited sanctions on Turkish individuals over an energy exploration dispute with Greece and Cyprus, postponing any harsher steps until…

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EU Leaders agree on unblocking 1.8 trillion financial package

BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - European Union leaders unblocked on Thursday a 1.8 trillion euro financial package to help the economy recover from the pandemic-induced recession after reaching a compromise…

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EU chief says sides “far apart” on Brexit trade after “lively” Johnson dinner

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union’s chief executive gave themselves until the end of the weekend to seal a new trade pact…

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EU drug regulator to use UK data on adverse effects in assessment of Pfizer vaccine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union drug regulator will use data from Britain and other countries outside the EU on the safety of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine before deciding whether to…

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EU-wide ban would save nature from 500,000 tonnes of microplastics

Banning the use of microplastics in products such as cosmetics and detergents across the European Union would prevent 500,000 tonnes of microplastics from polluting the environment over 20 years, the…

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EU expected to impose sanctions on Turkey

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The European Union will impose sanctions on more Turkish individuals and companies responsible for drilling in contested waters in the Mediterranean, according to a draft…

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Turkey calls on EU to act with common sense, says wants to improve ties

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey urged the European Union on Tuesday to use "common sense" to end a row over natural gas exploration that has fanned territorial disputes in the eastern…

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Johnson and von der Leyen to meet on Wednesday (UPDATE)

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Talk of a chaotic British split from the European Union grew on Tuesday with just three weeks left to break a deadlock in trade deal negotiations, with…

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Consumer spending, exports drive euro zone growth to record high

The euro zone economy posted its highest ever quarterly rise in the summer, rebounding from a record contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as consumer spending and exports increased sharply,…

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EU tells UK’s Johnson to decide as time runs out for Brexit deal

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - British and European Union negotiators made a last-ditch effort on Monday to bridge stubborn differences standing in the way of a post-Brexit trade deal, but they had…

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Turkey’s actions worsen gas dispute ahead of summit, EU says

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers said on Monday that Turkey had failed to help resolve a dispute over natural gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean, but…

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EU sets out search ranking guidelines for Google, Microsoft, platforms

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google, Microsoft and other tech giants will have to be more transparent in how they rank online search results, under European Commission guidelines…

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EU to bypass Poland, Hungary if they don’t OK budget by Tuesday -senior diplomat

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The European Union needs a signal from Poland and Hungary on Monday or Tuesday that they will drop their veto of the EU budget and…

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Germany, Malta, France, 11 other EU countries team up for semiconductor push

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany, France, Spain and ten other EU countries have joined forces to invest in processors and semiconductor technologies, key to internet-connected devices and data processing, in a…

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EU to consider making good on sanctions threat against Turkey

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers will evaluate grounds for sanctions against Turkey over a Mediterranean gas dispute on Monday before the bloc's leaders decide whether to make good on…

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The potential impact of Brexit without a trade deal explained

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union sought on Sunday to strike an elusive trade deal, with failure likely to end with trade in chaos, markets tumbling and a…

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Ireland says UK threat of breaking Brexit treaty a ‘negotiating tactic’

DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s plan to press ahead on Monday with legislation that would break an earlier Brexit deal is a “negotiating tactic” which should not distract EU negotiators, Irish…

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UK cabinet to back Johnson over no-deal Brexit

UK cabinet ministers said they will back Prime Minister Boris Johnson over a no-deal Brexit. A total of thirteen cabinet ministers, including eight who opposed Brexit, said they would support…

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Malta Development Bank (MDB) and Managing Authority secure additional European funds for BOV Studies Plus+

MDB and Managing Authority secure additional EU funds following successful take-up Studies Plus+ fund to €8,250,000, after the Malta Development Bank (MDB) secured additional European funds with the support of…

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Fact-Check – Was Brexit the reason why Britain had its vaccine approved before Europe?

The UK has become the first country in the world to authorise the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use, with the rollout due to start next week. Amid the excitement, Matt Hancock…

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EU considering ways how to bypass budget impasse caused by Poland and Hungary

The EU is considering ways of pushing ahead with the creation of the EU’s Covid-19 recovery fund without the participation of Hungary and Poland, a senior European Commission official has…

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Malta: EU launches infringement procedures against Malta over hunting, trapping

The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against Malta for allowing trapping on the pretext of scientific research and for hunting derogations in breach of the Birds Directive. In a…

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