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EU debates trade curbs worth $11.8b in new Russia sanctions

February 16, 2023

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate on the results of the conflict in Ukraine, as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Feb 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRUSSELS - Representatives of the 27 European Union countries meet...

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11 EU nations urge ‘great caution’ in cutting state aid

February 16, 2023

EU flags are seen outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Jan 6, 2023. Eleven European Union countries urged "great caution" in relaxing the bloc's state aid rules in a bid to support Europe's green industry in a global race, saying that risked damaging competition inside the bloc, a document...

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EU assures Ukraine of support as Zelensky visits Brussels

February 10, 2023

President of the European Council Charles Michel (right), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands following a press conference after a round-table meeting as part of a EU summit in Brussels, on Feb 9, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRUSSELS - European Commission...

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Why Europe’s drug shortages may get worse

February 8, 2023

This June 10, 2013 file photo shows the processing factory of Israel's Pharmaceutical Industries Teva Sante in Sens, south of Paris. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON - When Ignasi Biosca-Reig heard there were shortages of amoxicillin in Spain, he quickly added shifts at his drug company's factories to boost production of...

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Ukrainian, EU leaders meet on cooperation, Kiev’s membership

February 3, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak after a joint press conference after talks in Kiev on Feb 2, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) KIEV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday discussed cooperation...

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European Parliament lifts 2 lawmakers’ immunity in graft probe

February 3, 2023

French leftist party La France Insoumise Euro Deputy Manon Aubry uses her mobile phone as she takes part in a vote on a request for waiver of the immunity of MPs Marc Tarabella of Belgium and Italian Andrea Cozzolino's as part of a probe into alleged bribery by Qatar and...

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Exit from bloc takes toll on overseas students

February 1, 2023

The number of students from the European Union studying in the United Kingdom has fallen by half since Brexit, newly published figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, or HESA, have revealed. The data coincides with the third anniversary of the UK finally leaving the 27-member bloc at the start...

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Ukrainian, European Council presidents to discuss cooperation

January 20, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) and the President of the European Council Charles Michel arrive to give a press conference following talks in Kyiv on Jan 19, 2023. (SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP) KIEV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with visiting President of the European Council Charles...

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EU’s record recovery fund at risk as countries struggle to meet deadline

January 16, 2023

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission building in Brussel on June 16, 2022. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) MADRID / PRAGUE / LISBON - The risk that European Union governments will not be able to spend the largest aid package in its history is growing as members struggle to...

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Spain’s court drops sedition charges against separatist leader

January 13, 2023

Member of European Parliament and outgoing Junts per Catalunya party president Carles Puigdemont applauds with supporters during the Catalan seperatist party Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) congress in Argeles-sur-Mer, southern France, on June 4, 2022. (RAYMOND ROIG / AFP) MADRID – Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday dropped sedition charges...

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Sweden keen to push for progress on CAI

January 11, 2023

Nordic nation, in key EU role, to pursue consultation on China investment deal A China-Europe freight train bound for Madrid of Spain, which carries two containers of medical supplies as well as other goods, departs the city of Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang province, March 21, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Sweden,...

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Morocco complains of ‘harassment’ over EU corruption scandal

January 6, 2023

In this file photo taken on Dec 16, 2022, Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita holds a press conference with France Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna as she starts an official visit to Rabat, Morocco. (PHOTO / AP) RABAT - Morocco's ties with the European Union must be protected against harassment at...

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Refugee tide places huge strains on Europe

December 23, 2022

Over 7.8 million people have fled Ukraine since conflict began A boy with his mother in an indoor sports stadium being used as a refugee center in the village of Medyka on a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, in March. (PETROS GIANNAKOURIS / AP) This year European countries have...

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Italy demands equal weight in UK, Japan fighter partnership

December 19, 2022

In this file photo taken on Oct 23, 2022, Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto poses prior to the new government's first Cabinet meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) ROME - Italy must have equal treatment in a partnership with Britain and Japan to develop a new...

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Indonesia encourages ASEAN-EU partnership conducted based on equality

December 18, 2022

JAKARTA, Dec 18, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo attended the 45th ASEAN-European Union (EU) Commemorative Summit held in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday (December 14).In his remarks at the Summit, President Jokowi stressed that the partnership between ASEAN and the European Union countries must be...

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EU leaders greenlight 9th sanctions package against Russia

December 16, 2022

Flags of the European Union flutter in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on March 10, 2021. (ARMANDO BABANI / AFP) BRUSSELS - European leaders on Thursday gave their seal of approval to the ninth package of sanctions against Russia following...

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EU grants candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina

December 16, 2022

The national flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (left) is pictured next to the European Union flag during a welcoming ceremony for Bosnia's Chairman of the Council of Ministers, at the Chancellery in Berlin, on Aug 13, 2018. (ADAM BERRY / AFP) SARAJEVO - The member states of the European Union...

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Ukrainian parliament adopts laws for membership talks with EU

December 15, 2022

This handout picture released by the Ukraine Presidency press service on Feb 28, 2022 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (center), Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (right) and Ukraine's Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk attend a signing of the application for membership in the European Union. (UKRAINE PRESIDENCY / AFP)...

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EU parliament removes Kaili from post over graft charges

December 14, 2022

In this handout photograph taken and released by European Parliament on Dec 7, 2022, Greek politician and European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili speaks during the European Book Prize award ceremony in Brussels. (ERIC VIDAL / EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT / AFP) STRASBOURG - The European Parliament stripped Greek lawmaker Eva Kaili of...

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EP corruption scandal prompts call for EU-wide ethics body

December 13, 2022

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol (unseen) give a press conference on REPowerEU: outlook on EU gas supply in 2023, at the European Council Building in Brussels, on Dec 21, 2022. (JOHN THYS / AFP) BRUSSELS –...