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EU’s Barnier still hopes trade deal with Britain possible – sources

The European Union's Brexit negotiator told the bloc's 27 national envoys to Brussels that he still hoped a trade deal with Britain was possible, stressing that the coming days would…

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Business, Coronavirus, European UnionCoronavirus, EasyJet, European Union

EasyJet CEO chides EU states over fragmented travel policies

European governments should focus on developing coherent air travel policies as airlines struggle to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than shielding national carriers, easyJet Chief Executive Johan Lundgren said.…

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UPDATED: EU chief executive unveils blueprint to get Europe back on its feet

The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday painted a sober picture of the bloc grappling with a pandemic and the deepest recession in its history, but laid out ambitious goals…

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Climate Change, Comuniq.EUClimate Change, European Union

Top European firms back Green Deal, pledge business overhaul

Executives from 30 of Europe's leading companies backed the EU's Green Deal on Wednesday and pledged to overhaul their businesses to help the bloc achieve climate-neutrality by 2050. The commitment,…

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Comuniq.EU, European Union, UKBREXIT, European Union, UK

EU sources say Britain has moved to break fisheries deadlock in Brexit trade talks

Britain offered tentative concessions on fisheries in trade talks with the European Union last week, two diplomatic sources told Reuters, just as London was publicly threatening to breach the terms…

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Comuniq.EU, European ParliamentEuropean Parliament, European Union, Pollution

EU parliament votes to make ships pay for their pollution

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of including greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector in the European Union's carbon market from 2022, throwing its weight behind EU…

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Comuniq.EU, LuxembourgESMA, European Union, Luxembourg

Luxembourg warns EU over “fixing” cross-border fund rules

European Union regulators should avoid trying to fix problems that don't exist in operating cross-border investment funds, Luxembourg's financial regulator said on Monday. The EU's securities watchdog ESMA has suggested…

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Brexit, Comuniq.EU, Ireland, UKBREXIT, European Union, Ireland, UK

Not many issues remain to secure ‘thin’ EU-UK trade deal – Irish foreign minister

There are not that many outstanding issues in the way of securing a "thin" free-trade deal between the European Union and Britain, which is the best-case scenario at this stage,…

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TurkeyEuropean Union, Turkey

Turkey does not expect EU sanctions over east Mediterranean dispute

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey does not expect the European Union to impose sanctions on it over a dispute with Greece over territorial claims in the…

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Business, Comuniq.EUAutomotive, BREXIT, European Union

Europe, Britain’s carmakers warn of 110 billion euro hard Brexit bill

Europe and Britain's car industries called on Monday on the two sides to urgently clinch a free trade agreement, warning that a disorderly Brexit would cost the sector 110 billion…

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China, Comuniq.EU, European UnionChina, European Union

EU and China sign landmark agreement protecting European Geographical Indications

The EU and China have signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against usurpation and imitation.…

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Comuniq.EU, HungaryEuropean Union, Hungary, Israel, UAE

Hungary says it will be only EU country to send minister to Israel-UAE accord signing

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will be the only EU diplomatic leader to attend the signing ceremony on Tuesday in Washington for the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal, his spokesman…

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China, Comuniq.EU, GermanyChina, European Union, Germany

Germany’s EU-China summit goes virtual

The EU-China summit was set to be a geopolitical high point of Germany's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, with Chancellor Angela Merkel playing host. The eastern German city of…

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Climate Change, Comuniq.EU, European UnionClimate Change, European Union

World’s largest carbon market faces revamp under draft EU plan

The world's biggest carbon trading market faces a major overhaul under European Union climate change plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster this decade, a draft seen by Reuters shows.…

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Comuniq.EU, Election Watch, European Union, VenezuelaElection Watch, European Union, Venezuela

EU says ‘time is too short’ to send observers for Venezuela’s December vote

The European Union has received an invitation to observe parliamentary elections in Venezuela in December, but President Nicolas Maduro’s authoritarian government so far has not met “minimum conditions” to allow…

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Big European states call for cryptocurrency curbs to protect consumers

Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands called on the European Commission to draw up strict regulation for asset-backed cryptocurrencies such as stablecoins to protect consumers and preserve state sovereignty…

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Comuniq.EU, European Union, United NationsBelarus, European Union, UN

EU seeks urgent debate on Belarus at U.N. rights body

The European Union is requesting an urgent debate on Belarus at the top U.N. rights body next week, describing a “deterioration” in the situation there, a letter written by the…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.EU, European UnionBREXIT, European Parliament, European Union

EU lawmakers to block EU-U.K. trade deal if Brexit divorce treaty not fully implemented

European Parliament lawmakers said on Friday they will not approve any new EU-UK trade deal unless Britain fully implements its earlier divorce deal. The chamber must approve any such trade…

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Brexit, CD eNews, UKBREXIT, European Union, UK

UK PM Johnson accuses EU of threatening food blockade

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of threatening to impose a trade border down the Irish Sea and a food blockade between Britain and Northern Ireland…

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CD eNews, TurkeyEuropean Union, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Turkey says EU Mediterranean statement biased, open to talks with Greece

Turkey slammed a statement by European Union Mediterranean states on Friday, saying the comments were biased and "detached from reality", but added Ankara was still open to unconditional talks with…

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Business, Comuniq.EUEuropean Union, stablecoin

European countries call for EU stablecoin regulation

Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands on Friday backed the European Commission's goal to draw up regulation for asset-backed cryptocurrencies such as stablecoins, according to a draft joint statement…

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Comuniq.EUBREXIT, European Union, UK

UK respect for EU divorce treaty a must for any trade deal – Donohoe

Britain must respect its commitments in the withdrawal treaty it signed with the European Union if it wants to have an agreement on future trade relations with the bloc, the…

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Comuniq.EUEuropean Union, MEPs

‘We need to be the voice of the less fortunate’, SOS Malta says

Malta needs to be the voice of the less fortunate, SOS Malta CEO Claudia Taylor-East said. She was speaking during a debate organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office in…

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Brexit, Comuniq.EUBREXIT, European Union, UK

EU stepping up no-deal Brexit preparations

The European Union was on Friday ramping up preparations for a tumultuous end to the four-year Brexit saga as top officials prepared to brief its 27 members on British Prime…

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Comuniq.EU, European UnionEuropean Union

EU finance ministers to discuss new EU revenues, digital tax

European Union finance ministers will discuss on Friday new revenues for the bloc from various taxes, including a levy on digital giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook or Microsoft, to repay…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.EU, European UnionEuropean Union, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

EU’s Mediterranean states tell Turkey: resume talks this month or risk sanctions

The European Union will draw up a list of new sanctions on Turkey at the end of September unless Ankara comes to the negotiating table to resolve a territorial dispute…

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Comuniq.EU, Malta, NewsEuropean Union

€1.2 million in European Funds allocated to two new extraordinary calls for the 2020 Erasmus+

Government has launched two new calls for the 2020 Erasmus+ programme as a response to the challenges and setbacks experienced by the education, youth, culture and creative sectors as a…

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Brexit, CD EU, UKBREXIT, European Union, UK

EU orders UK to scrap plan for Brexit treaty breach, UK refuses

The European Union told Britain on Thursday it should urgently scrap a plan to break their divorce treaty, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government refused and pressed ahead with a…

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CD eNews, LibyaEuropean Union, Libya, Operation IRINI, UAE

EU sea patrol stops UAE ship on suspicion of breaking Libya arms embargo

A European Union naval vessel on Thursday stopped a ship that was carrying jet fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Libya on suspicion it was violating a United Nations…

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Angola, Comuniq.EUAngola, European Union, Foreign Affairs

EU increases Angola’s Covid-19 response by €20 million

Angola and the European Union held a ministerial meeting co-chaired by the Minister for External Relations of Angola, Tete Antonio and the EU's chief foreign minister, Josep Borrell. The meeting…

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Comuniq.EUBelarus, Cyprus, European Union, Greece, Turkey

Diplomats say Turkey-Cyprus dispute holding up EU’s Belarus sanctions

European Union sanctions on Belarus are being delayed by a separate dispute between Cyprus and Turkey over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, four EU diplomats said, in the latest…

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Comuniq.EU, European CommissionEuropean Union

EU Commission charters course towards a more resilient Europe

The European Commission has adopted its first-ever Strategic Foresight Report, aiming to identify emerging challenges and opportunities to better steer the European Union's strategic choices. Strategic foresight will inform major…

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Brexit, USABREXIT, European Union, UK, USA

U.S. House speaker says violating Good Friday accord would kill any U.S.-UK trade deal

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday any potential U.S.-UK trade deal would not pass the U.S. Congress if Britain undermines the Good Friday Agreement as it…

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Comuniq.EU, Comuniq.eu Covid, Coronavirus, European UnionCoronavirus, European Union

EU enters final talks for BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine

The European Commission announced it had entered final stage talks with BioNTech-Pfizer to purchase up to 300 million doses of a potential vaccine against COVID-19. This is the sixth potential…

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Brexit, CD eNews, Comuniq.EUBREXIT, European Union, UK

Emergency Brexit talks as EU explores UK plan to break divorce treaty

Britain and the European Union will hold emergency talks on Thursday over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to undercut parts of the Brexit divorce treaty, a step Brussels has warned…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.EU, LibyaEuropean Union, Libya

EU prepares to lift sanctions on Libyan powerbroker, diplomats say

The European Union plans to remove an east Libyan powerbroker from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure the EU plays a central role in any negotiated settlement,…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.EUBREXIT, European Union, UK

Brexit in crisis: EU ‘very concerned’ by UK plan to break divorce treaty

Britain plunged Brexit trade talks into crisis on Wednesday by explicitly acknowledging that it could break international law by ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty, prompting a…

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Brexit, Comuniq.EU, GermanyBREXIT, European Union, Germany, UK

Germany says Britain should not unilaterally change agreements with EU

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Wednesday that agreements related to Brexit needed to be adhered to, adding that the British government should not burden talks by unilaterally altering…

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Comuniq.EUBelarus, European Union, Manfred Weber

EU sanctions against Belarus should target Lukashenko – Germany’s Weber

The European Union must impose sanctions on Belarus in response to a crackdown on opposition protests and the measures should also target President Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of the bloc's…

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Comuniq.EU, Economy, European UnionEuropean Union

Eurozone sees double-digit drop in GDP in Q2

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the eurozone shrank by 11.8 percent while the employment rate decreased by 2.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, Eurostat said…

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Comuniq.EU, Coronavirus, European Parliament, European UnionEuropean Parliament, European Union

COVID-19 forces EU lawmakers to scrap Strasbourg meeting

European Union lawmakers have cancelled their session at the parliament’s headquarters in the French city of Strasbourg next week, despite a legal obligation to do so, because of the coronavirus,…

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Coronavirus, Europe, USACoronavirus, European Union, USA, vaccine

U.S., European COVID vaccine developers make pledge to uphold testing rigour

Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards that their experimental immunisations will be held against, amid a hurried global race to contain…

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Brexit, Comuniq.EU, Ireland, UKBREXIT, European Union, Ireland, UK

Ireland says Brexit talks ‘null and void’ if divorce deal not implemented

Britain’s trade talks with the European Union would be rendered “null and void” if the Brexit withdrawal agreement it signed up to is not implemented in full, Irish Prime Minister…

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Business, European Union, MaltaEuropean Union, Malta

Alcohol prices in Malta considerably higher than EU average

In 2019, the price of alcoholic drinks in Malta was considerably higher than the EU average, although significant discrepancies were observered across the 27 Member States. When price levels in…

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Business, Comuniq.EU, European UnionEuro Zone, European Union

Euro zone investor morale improves for fifth month in September – Sentix

Investor morale in the euro zone rose for a fifth consecutive month in September to reach its highest level since February, a survey showed on Monday, signalling hope that a…

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Brexit, Diplomatique.ExpertBREXIT, European Union

Brexit back in crisis as UK threatens to undermine divorce pact

. Brexit trade talks plunged into fresh crisis on Monday after Britain warned the European Union that it could undercut the divorce deal it signed unless the bloc agrees to…

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Brexit, CD eNews, Comuniq.EUBREXIT, European Union

EU wants deal with Britain quickly, stresses need for open, fair competition

The European Commission said it was determined to quickly reach a deal with Britain on a future economic and trade relationship, but underlined it would have to ensure fair competition.…

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Brexit, UKBREXIT, European Union, UK

Britain says considering “fall back options” on N.Ireland Brexit problems

Britain will work to resolve outstanding disagreements with the European Union about the Northern Ireland protocol but is considering "fall back options", a spokesperson said on Monday after a report…

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Belarus, CD eNews, European UnionBelarus, European Union

EU to blacklist 31 Belarus senior officials over election, diplomats say

The European Union aims to impose economic sanctions on 31 senior Belarus officials including the country’s interior minister by mid-September, three EU diplomats said, in response to an Aug. 9…

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CD eNews, TurkeyEuropean Union, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Turkey’s Erdogan says East Mediterranean is test of EU’s sincerity

President Tayyip Erdogan told European Council President Charles Michel on Sunday the EU's stance towards the East Mediterranean would be a test of its sincerity, calling on it to take…

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Comuniq.EU, European UnionCharles Michel, European Union, Turkey

European Council President Charles Michel says EU to hone “carrot and stick” line on Turkey at summit

European Union leaders will decide on a "carrot and stick" approach to Turkey when they meet on Sept. 24-25, their chairman said, proposing a multi-party conference to defuse tensions in…

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Comuniq.EU, European Union, LithuaniaBelarus, European Union, Lithuania

Lithuania says EU’s inaction over Belarus undermines foreign policy credibility

The European Union’s lack of action over Belarus is undermining the credibility of its foreign policy, Lithuanian foreign affairs minister Linas Linkevicius told the Financial Times newspaper in an interview…

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UPDATED: UK warns EU on Brexit: We won’t blink first

Britain will not blink first in Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union and is not scared of a no-deal exit at the end of the year, the country's top…

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Brexit, FranceBREXIT, European Union, Michel Barnier

French minister denies Brexit negotiator Barnier sidelined

France denied the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier was about to be sidelined by EU leaders in a bid to break the deadlock in trade talks, as reported by…

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Comuniq.EU, European CommissionEuropean Union

European Commission language events to go online this year

The Language Office at the European Commission Representation in Malta will be holding its annual flagship events online due to the COVID-19 health protocols related to public gatherings and the…

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