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The European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, due to be presented in June, is broadly perceived as a protectionist and unilateral move, according to a survey of decision-makers in China, India, Japan and other Asian countries.

Johnson & Johnson has told the EU it is facing supply issues that may complicate plans to deliver 55 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the bloc in the second quarter of the year, an EU official told Reuters. Any delay would be a further blow to EU's vaccination plans, already hampered by bumpy supplies from other vaccine-makers and a slow rollout of shots in many member states.

The European Commission said on Wednesday that at least 80 percent of EU adults should have basic digital skills by 2030, by when there should be 20 million people employed as ICT specialists in the EU, with a higher share of women. In 2019, 42 percent of citizens were unable to perform basic tasks. In less than a decade, the EU wants all key public services available online.

One-in-four women and girls around the world have been physically or sexually assaulted by a husband or male partner, according to the largest study yet on violence against women, The Guardian reports. The report, conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), found that domestic violence started young, with a quarter of 15- to 19-year-old girls and young women estimated to have been abused at least once.

Joe Biden hasn’t done a press conference, maintains a vanilla Twitter presence, and, as detractors love to repeat, is the oldest man to become US president. Yet in under 50 days, the quiet veteran is racking up formidable victories. This...

Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard attempted to recruit British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert as a spy "many times" during the more than two years she spent as a prisoner in the country, offering to free her if she "made a deal" with the regime, she has claimed according to The Guardian. She was arrested in Tehran in September 2018 after attending an academic conference in Qom.

"The Kremlin is creating a mental image of a Germany, where a few sane voices are heard among a chorus of irrational 'Russophobia'," the report said.

John Kerry, the US special presidential envoy, was in Brussels to discuss how to tackle climate change with the European Commission. His appearance also marked a major shift in relations after the previous US administration under Donald Trump.

Global tobacco watchdogs and pro-transparency campaigners in a new report have outlined seven industry tactics used to influence EU legislation in the European Commission. The tactics include promoting untruths, postponing regulations, playing the victim, and protesting against regulators, among others. "Insufficient EU transparency has long allowed tobacco industry lobbyists to avoid scrutiny," said Olivier Hoedeman, head of Corporate Europe Observatory, an NGO in Brussels.

The time for euphemisms is over. The attack on media freedom in Poland clears the way for an all-out assault on fundamental EU values. You need to protect them, writes the editor of Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza.

The charlatan is "like a doctor who brings relief from suffering and pain". The word charlatan comes from the Italian 'ciarlatano': someone selling herbal brews and rejuvenating waters at street markets, often also pulling teeth and doing magic tricks.

I know first-hand how difficult it is to take a firm stance against Turkey. As Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, I engaged in tough discussions with Ankara, wrote highly-critical reports, and tried to rally member states.

Ein verängstigter Büffel versucht aus den Fängen seines neuen Besitzers zu entkommen. Bei seinem Fluchtversuch verletzt das Tier mehrere Personen

Ein verängstigter Büffel versucht aus den Fängen seines neuen Besitzers zu entkommen. Bei seinem Fluchtversuch verletzt das Tier mehrere Personen

Bringing down emissions from buildings to zero might be the hardest nut to crack for the European Green Deal. With heating and cooling in buildings responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of emissions, the importance of its decarbonisation is paramount.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday (9 March), in his first major speech on transatlantic relations since new US President Joe Biden took office, urged a reset with the US. However, he did not address the main bone of...

Uzbekistan has been through significant policy changes over the past five years. Under the leadership of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the country has moved from an isolated dictatorship into a young democracy, writes Vita Kobiela.

Mehr als vier Jahre nach einer Brandkatastrophe mit 36 Toten bei einer Techno-Party in Kalifornien ist der Betreiber des Veranstaltungsorts zu zwölf Jahren Haft verurteilt worden. Das gab die kalifornische Justiz bekannt.

Die USA, Japan, Indien und Australien planen am Freitag ein virtuelles Gipfeltreffen. Für die Vereinigten Staaten werde Präsident Joe Biden am Treffen der «Quadriga» teilnehmen, teilte seine Sprecherin Jen Psaki am Dienstag mit.