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EU to propose greater transparency for default swaps on eight banks – EU document

EU to propose greater transparency for default swaps on eight banks – EU document

By Huw Jones LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose greater transparency in the trading of credit default swaps of eight top banks to mirror rules in…

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EU seeks to simplify customs system, tighten up on e-commerce

EU seeks to simplify customs system, tighten up on e-commerce

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed a reform of customs rules for the surge of incoming packages ordered online and to cope with increased environmental and…

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EU countries should focus on net expenditure, cut debt over 4 years -EU executive

EU countries should focus on net expenditure, cut debt over 4 years -EU executive

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, April 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday that, under a reform of the EU's fiscal rules, governments should make sure public debt falls…

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UPDATED: European Commission staff banned from using TikTok

UPDATED: European Commission staff banned from using TikTok

The European Commission has banned staff from using the Chinese social media app TikTok over security concerns, in the latest example of growing strains between Beijing and the West. Western…

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EU asks member states for proposals on how to ease state aid rules

EU asks member states for proposals on how to ease state aid rules

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday asked member states for input by Jan. 25 on proposals to ease state aid rules, as the bloc considers measures to prevent…

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EU draws up plans to stockpile scarce medicines

EU draws up plans to stockpile scarce medicines

Brussels is seeking to end a Europe-wide medicine shortage by stockpiling drugs and obliging manufacturers to guarantee supplies. The EU will also try to reduce reliance on China and increase…

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European Commission plans EU business tax overhaul

European Commission plans EU business tax overhaul

A planned reform of EU corporate taxation would substitute national business tax rules, EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said Monday. The "Business in Europe Framework for Income Taxation," or BEFIT,…

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EU gas cap seen in place for one year, countries at odds over price level

EU gas cap seen in place for one year, countries at odds over price level

The European Commission proposed introducing a gas price cap for one year from Jan.1, 2023, according to draft legislation seen by Reuters that has so far left the actual ceiling level…

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Photo Story: A floor of the European Commission is evacuated

Photo Story: A floor of the European Commission is evacuated

Vehicles of the Belgian Civil Protection in front of the Berlaymont Building, the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 30 September 2022. A floor of the European Commission was evacuated…

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EU proposes emergency powers to avert supply crisis

EU proposes emergency powers to avert supply crisis

BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Europe-based companies could be made to prioritise production of key products and stockpile goods under draft EU rules that would give Brussels emergency powers to…

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EU Commission plans emergency powers to avoid crisis bottlenecks -FAZ

EU Commission plans emergency powers to avoid crisis bottlenecks -FAZ

BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The European Commission is seeking emergency powers to intervene in the production of certain goods in critical situations, Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper reported,…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council: 30 August: On 30 and 31 August, Prague will host a Gymnich meeting of EU foreign…

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EU chief plans overhaul of electricity market as prices skyrocket

EU chief plans overhaul of electricity market as prices skyrocket

"Skyrocketing" energy prices expose the limits of the European Union's electricity market design, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, announcing plans for a structural reform. The market "was developed under…

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EU approves Italy’s plan to shift some state-guaranteed loans to AMCO

EU approves Italy’s plan to shift some state-guaranteed loans to AMCO

The European Commission gave a green light on Friday to Italy's plan to transfer certain state-guaranteed loans from banks to a new platform managed by state-owned bad loan specialist AMCO, ruling the…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and EU Council: 24 August: Vice-President Suica attends a formal reception ahead of the annual Conference of Ambassadors, General…

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European Commission publishes Annual Burden Survey for 2021

European Commission publishes Annual Burden Survey for 2021

The European Commission has today published the 2021 Annual Burden Survey, which presents concrete examples of simplification of EU rules in areas such as agriculture and rural development, competition, communications, health…

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Blinken meets with EU’s Borrell at ASEAN summit

Blinken meets with EU’s Borrell at ASEAN summit

August 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Cambodia's Phnom Penh on Thursday for Southeast Asia's regional bloc, ASEAN Summit, where he spoke with the European…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Union institutions. 26 July: Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy): Energy ministers will hold an exchange of views on security of energy…

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EU agenda

Here are this week's events at the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: 12 July: The European Council is expected to adopt the final three legal acts which will…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission: 5 June:Digital Services Package: Parliament will hold the final vote on the new Digital Services…

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EU sees smaller wheat crop, record exports in 2022/23

EU sees smaller wheat crop, record exports in 2022/23

PARIS, (Reuters) - The European Union's executive lowered its forecast for soft wheat production in the bloc in 2022/23 to well below last season's level, but maintained its outlook for record exports.…

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EU agrees to curb takeovers by state-backed foreign firms

EU agrees to curb takeovers by state-backed foreign firms

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - EU states and lawmakers on Thursday agreed to rules to put a brake on state-backed foreign firms acquiring EU companies with annual turnover of 500 million euros ($520 million),…

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Photo Story: Czech Presidency of the EU Council starts

Photo Story: Czech Presidency of the EU Council starts

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (L) welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) prior to College of the European Commission visit on the very first day of the…

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EU’s executive arm proposes ban on flavoured heated tobacco

EU’s executive arm proposes ban on flavoured heated tobacco

BRUSSELS, June 29 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to ban the sale in the EU of flavoured heated tobacco products after a big rise in their consumption. "By removing…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission: 28 June: Environment ministers will aim at reaching a general approach on proposals that…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: 21 June: Ministers will prepare the agenda of the upcoming European Council of 23 and 24…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission 15 June: The Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) met on 12 June in Geneva, in the margins…

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EU agenda

Here are the biggest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission this week: 31 May: The European Council will discuss Ukraine, defence, energy and food security. 01…

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European Commission proposes to keep EU borrowing limits suspended in 2023

European Commission proposes to keep EU borrowing limits suspended in 2023

BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Monday to keep EU curbs on government borrowing suspended in 2023 amid great economic uncertainty and a sharp slowdown in growth caused…

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EU unveils escape route from Russian fossil fuels by 2027

EU unveils escape route from Russian fossil fuels by 2027

BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a 210 billion euro plan for Europe to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and to use the…

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UPDATED: EU offers 9 bln euro loan to Ukraine, prepares reconstruction -Commission

UPDATED: EU offers 9 bln euro loan to Ukraine, prepares reconstruction -Commission

BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a 9 billion euro ($9.5 billion) loan to Ukraine to keep the country going as it struggles to fend off the…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and the European Commission: 17 May: the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will adopt six reports,…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission 10 May: In the context of the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine, the Foreign…

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EU to sanction Credit Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank

EU to sanction Credit Bank of Moscow, Russian Agricultural Bank

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed sanctions against Credit Bank of Moscow and the Russian Agricultural Bank, two EU sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday the head of the…

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EU Agenda: EP to discuss State of the EU with Draghi

EU Agenda: EP to discuss State of the EU with Draghi

These are the key appointments in Brussels and Strasbourg this week. Monday through Thursday: Plenary Meeting of the European ParliamentThe European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg on 2-5 May 2022…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: 26 April: the Women's Rights Committee will adopt a resolution and an oral question on the…

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European Commission analysing higher 45% renewable energy target for 2030

European Commission analysing higher 45% renewable energy target for 2030

BRUSSELS, April 20 (Reuters) - The European Commission is assessing whether the European Union could achieve a higher target of a 45% share of renewable energy by 2030, instead of its proposed 40%, to…

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EU agenda

Here are this week's events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council: 19 April: The European Parliament's Committee on Development discusses a study on the implementation of the…

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Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council: 12 April: European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli delivers a keynote speech via videoconference…

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Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware-sources

Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware-sources

Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to two EU officials and documentation reviewed by Reuters. Among them was…

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EU agenda: Democratic backsliding in Hungary to top EP agenda after Orban victory

EU agenda: Democratic backsliding in Hungary to top EP agenda after Orban victory

Here are this week's events for the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: Tuesday 5 April: The Education, Youth Culture and Sport council meet to discuss education in various…

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EU targets 8.4 bln euros in Morocco investments over next 7 years

EU targets 8.4 bln euros in Morocco investments over next 7 years

RABAT, (Reuters) - The EU has revised upwards its investments in Morocco over the next seven years to 8.4 billion euros ($9.2 billion) to support job creation, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy,…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission, as Europe grapples with the Russian- Ukraine conflict: the greatest threat to its security since World…

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EU proposes law forcing large firms to check suppliers for environment, human rights issues

EU proposes law forcing large firms to check suppliers for environment, human rights issues

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a law to make large companies operating in the EU check that their suppliers around the world respect environmental standards and…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission Tuesday 22 February: The ministers of transport will come together to discuss their views on current…

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European Commission cuts 2022 euro zone growth forecast, sharply raises inflation view

European Commission cuts 2022 euro zone growth forecast, sharply raises inflation view

BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Euro zone economic growth will be slower than earlier expected this year because of a new wave of COVID-19 infections, high energy prices and continued…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, the European Council and European Commission: Tuesday 8 February: The Civil Liberties Committee will discuss the situation of migrants in Poland…

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Here are the latest events in the EU Parliament, Council and Commission Tuesday 01 February: Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation Wednesday…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council Tuesday 18 January: MEPs will choose Parliament's next President on Tuesday through remote voting. An absolute…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council 11 January: The Permanent Representatives Committee or ‘Coreper’ meets to discuss the work of the Council…

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Germany wants to avoid escalation in EU dispute over green finance rules

Germany wants to avoid escalation in EU dispute over green finance rules

The European Commission's decision to include gas and nuclear investments in the European Union's "sustainable finance taxonomy" rules was circulated in a draft proposal late on Dec. 31 - a timing which was criticised…

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European Commission to issue €50 billion in long-term bonds by June 2022 to finance the recovery

European Commission to issue €50 billion in long-term bonds by June 2022 to finance the recovery

Following the successful start of borrowing to finance the NextGenerationEU recovery in June 2021, and in line with its strategy for open and transparent communication to financial markets, the European…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council this week 14 December: Ministers will aim to approve the conclusions on the enlargement / stabilisation…

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EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: Tuesday 7 December: Economic and financial affairs ministers will be invited to adopt a general approach…

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Here are the latest events going on in the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission Tuesday 30 November: the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA)…

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EU proposes blacklisting of transport operators involved in facilitating smuggling or trafficking

EU proposes blacklisting of transport operators involved in facilitating smuggling or trafficking

As part of the European Union's united response to state-sponsored instrumentalisation of people at the EU's external border with Belarus, the Commission and High Representative propose today measures to prevent…

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European Semester Autumn Package: rebounding stronger from the crisis

European Semester Autumn Package: rebounding stronger from the crisis

Today, the European Commission has launched the 2022 European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination. The European Semester Autumn Package includes the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey, Opinions on euro area…

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Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council Tuesday 23 November: Energy poverty advisory hub launch event 2021 by the European Commission Wednesday 24…

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