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Iran ‘optimistic’ after EU proposal for nuclear deal

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 13:00
Iran said Monday it remains "optimistic" about a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal after the European Union tabled a proposal aiming for a compromise in the talks stalled since March.
Categories: European Union

Austria mourns suicide of doctor targeted by anti-COVID vaccine campaigners

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 07:46
Austrian leaders appealed for national unity after a doctor who faced death threats from anti-vaccination activists and coronavirus pandemic conspiracy theorists took her own life.
Categories: European Union

Kosovo government postpones plan for volatile north after tensions with Serbia rise

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 07:25
Kosovo has agreed to postpone plans to that would oblige Serbs in the north of the country to apply for car license plates issued by Pristina, following tensions and a raft of discussions with EU and US stakeholders in the...
Categories: European Union

‘Terror is the main instrument of Russia’s lost war’

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 07:10
Having no success on the battlefields, Russians decided to use massive terror as the intimidation instrument for reaching political goals, writes Roman Rukomeda.
Categories: European Union

Russia pounds Ukrainian port; Putin announces global maritime ambitions

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 06:47
Russian missiles pounded Ukraine's port city Mykolaiv on the Black Sea, as President Vladimir Putin signed a new naval doctrine casting the United States as Russia's main rival and setting global maritime ambitions in the Black Sea and Arctic.
Categories: European Union

State of play in EU trade policy

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 06:00
After a slow year, the EU's free trade agenda is picking up speed under the Czech EU Council presidency. Nevertheless, more momentum still seems to be on the unilateral trade measures currently being negotiated in the bloc.
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Lufthansa pilots vote for industrial action over pay

Sun, 31/07/2022 - 16:02
Pilots at German flagship carrier Lufthansa voted on Sunday (31 July) by a margin of 97.6% in favour of industrial action, threatening further disruption during the busy summer travel season.
Categories: European Union

EU parliament leaders slam Orbán’s ‘openly racist’ words

Sun, 31/07/2022 - 07:22
The leaders of the European Parliament's main parties on Saturday (30 July) condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for "openly racist" comments he made about racial mixing.
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Zelenskyy urges evacuation of Ukraine’s frontline Donetsk

Sun, 31/07/2022 - 07:04
Ukraine's president urged civilians on 30 July to evacuate the Donetsk region, scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces.
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Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in Kherson fighting

Sat, 30/07/2022 - 06:36
The Ukrainian military said on 30 July it had killed scores of Russian soldiers and destroyed two ammunition dumps in fighting in the Kherson region, the focus of Kyiv's counter-offensive in the south.
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Blinken and Lavrov have ‘frank’ discussion about prisoners

Sat, 30/07/2022 - 06:17
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on 29 July held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the US proposal to secure the release of two Americans detained in Russia.
Categories: European Union

High temperatures unleash marine heatwave in Mediterranean Sea

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 16:33
High temperatures across Europe this month have unleashed a prolonged marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea that could ravage ecosystems and kill off several species in the coming weeks, scientists have warned.
Categories: European Union

The EU’s minimum wage directive explained

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 16:23
What is the EU's minimum wage directive about? Our economy editor János Allenbach-Ammann explains how the directive aims to increase minimum wages and collective bargaining across the EU.
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The Brief – Africa and the price of Ukrainian diplomacy

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 16:13
In most years, once we hit August, government and politics get put on hold for a month. Not so in 2022, as Ukraine remains under concerted Russian attack with no end in sight. In the meantime, a diplomatic battle is actively being waged.  
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Participatory tools can help integrate displaced Ukrainians, experts say

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 16:09
While co-decision mechanisms in Ukrainian municipalities have been suspended due to the war, participatory tools could still help support and integrate Ukrainian displaced people, according to experts.
Categories: European Union

Spanish prosecutor asks for eight-year jail term for Shakira

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 14:48
A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor's office document showed on Friday (29 July).
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German ministers agree on final CAP plan, split on green rule suspension

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 14:32
German federal and state agriculture ministers have likely cleared the way for the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at country-level, but remain divided on easing environmental requirements.
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Dozens of Ukrainian POWs reported killed in missile strike

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 14:29
Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed in a missile strike on Friday (29 July), with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of carrying out the attack.
Categories: European Union

No holidays for Ukraine: Financial needs increase

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 14:26
As the Russian invasion in Ukraine drags on and the economic outlook for Ukraine worsens, the financial needs of the Ukrainian state become more acute.
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French finance minister and MPs clash over future of nuclear power

Fri, 29/07/2022 - 14:17
Left-wing MPs and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire came to heated debate in the French National Assembly over a reduction in nuclear power production during the vote on the rectifying finance bill.
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