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EU targets Russia’s ‘ghost fleet’, expresses concern over its ‘hybrid attacks’

June 25, 2024 admin

Secret shipment: The EU estimates around 6 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG was shipped via the bloc’s ports last year. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on June 24 slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Europe. At…

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India, S. Korea, US, Japan, EU launch Biopharmaceutical Alliance

June 6, 2024 admin

The countries agreed to coordinate the respective countries’ bio policies, regulations, and research and development support measures. File | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea, India, the United States, Japan, and the European Union (EU) have come together to launch an alliance to put joint efforts into building a resilient supply chain in the biopharmaceutical sector,…

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Montenegro gets new government, promises to unblock EU integration as EU Commissioner visits

October 31, 2023 admin

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center left, reviews the honour guard with Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatovic in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, on Oct. 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Montenegro’s new government was confirmed on October 31, with the Prime Minister promising to unblock the Balkan nation’s stalled European Union integration process as a…

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Deal to force multinational companies to pay 15% minimum tax is marred by loopholes: EU Tax Observatory

October 25, 2023 admin

An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by the European Union (EU) has warned. The landmark…

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European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc

October 16, 2023 admin

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference with the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 28, 2021. Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans are holding an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the six countries’ path to membership in the…

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‘Overwhelming’ number of EU countries want to continue funding Palestinian Authority, says bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell

October 11, 2023 admin

This picture taken on October 11, 2023 shows an aerial view of buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City. | Photo Credit: AFP The “overwhelming majority” of European Union (EU) countries supported continuing aid payments to the Palestinian Authority, according to the bloc’s top diplomat Josep…

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Elon Musk’s X Spreading “Disinformation” After Hamas Attack, Warns EU

October 10, 2023 admin

EU’s digital chief warned Elon Musk that his platform X is spreading “disinformation”. Brussels: The EU’s digital chief Thierry Breton warned Elon Musk on Tuesday that his platform X, formerly Twitter, is spreading “illegal content and disinformation”, in a letter seen by AFP. The letter said concerns had heightened after the Hamas attack against Israel,…

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Ukraine crisis | EU pledges lasting support at ‘historic’ Kyiv meeting

October 2, 2023 admin

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell shake hands at the opening of the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 2, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP The European Union signalled its long-term support for Ukraine on Monday as its foreign ministers convened in…

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EU Trade Chief Warns China Over Tough Laws, Russia Stance, Politicised Business Environment

September 25, 2023 admin

China’s commerce ministry has condemned the EU’s “naked protectionism” (File) Beijing: The EU’s trade chief told Beijing on Monday that tough security laws and a more “politicised” business environment have left European companies struggling to understand their obligations and questioning their future in China. China’s refusal to condemn ally Russia for its war in Ukraine…

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EU does not want to decouple from China but must protect itself, says EU trade chief

September 23, 2023 admin

European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Shanghai, China on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union has no intention to decouple from China but needs to protect itself when its openness is abused, the bloc’s Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said,…

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