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UK’s Cameron meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv on first trip abroad as foreign minister

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 13:10
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron travelled to wartime Kyiv and met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks on his first working trip abroad, the Ukrainian leader said on Thursday (16 November).
Categories: European Union

EU institutions finalise rulebook for travel tech platforms

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:43
EU lawmakers reached a deal in the early hours of Thursday (16 November) to regulate data-sharing of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia.
Categories: European Union

Debt rules will affect the most vulnerable, EU trade union chief warns

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:37
The new EU rules for national debts and deficits will limit member states' ability to act on climate change in a socially fair manner, the secretary general of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Esther Lynch, told Euractiv in an interview, warning against a return of austerity across the bloc.
Categories: European Union

Western investors spooked as Moscow mulls plans to steal their business

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:27
Western investors in Russian companies are bracing for a new presidential decree under consideration in Moscow which they fear could force them to sell their shareholdings to the Russian government at big discounts.
Categories: European Union

EU’s billion-euro bet on fish farming has not paid off, EU auditors warn

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:26
The bloc's investment, worth more than €1 billion in EU funds over seven years, has failed to deliver “tangible results” in the aquaculture sector, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Categories: European Union

Cloud security empowers governments and safeguards citizens [Promoted content]

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:00
This series from Amazon Web Services (AWS) focuses on guiding public sector organisations through successful digital transformation processes, and is based on key findings from the AWS Institute. Part 4 explores how hyperscale cloud platforms provide superior security to on-premises alternatives, and how leveraging cloud technology enables public sector organisations to better protect citizens’ data.  
Categories: European Union

Health consequences of the climate crisis needs more focus in policy-making

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 11:28
Climate inaction and the dire health consequences that follow need a health-centred response, shows a new Lancet Countdown report. Despite an increase of EU policies on health as well as climate, there are calls to link the two even further.
Categories: European Union

Germans not convinced on benefits of data economy

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:05
Two months ago, the German government set the course with a new strategy to utilise data more effectively. However, recent surveys have shown that both the public and businesses lack trust in the use of digital data.
Categories: European Union

Russian oil tankers not targeted in EU sanctions proposal: diplomats

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 08:55
Russian oil tankers are not targeted in the European Commission's proposal for tightening the implementation of a price cap on the country's crude oil, EU diplomats said on Wednesday (15 November).
Categories: European Union

Moscow blames the West after Armenia skips Russia-led defense summit  

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 08:21
Russia said on Wednesday (15 November) that Armenian Prime Minister's Nikol Pashinyan's decision to stay away from a summit of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) was the latest anti-Russian move by Armenia orchestrated by the West.
Categories: European Union

Poorer EU regions look to citizens to finance the green transition

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 08:15
Deprived EU regions are looking at innovative solutions like crowdfunding and citizen-led energy communities to finance the transition to a net-zero economy.
Categories: European Union

Germany can screen asylum claims abroad despite Rwanda ruling, lawmakers insist

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 08:14
UNHCR-supervised asylum procedures abroad could provide a workaround for human rights concerns raised by the Supreme Court, the FDP, a junior partner in Germany’s coalition government, said on Wednesday (15 November). On Wednesday, the UK’s highest court ruled that a...
Categories: European Union

Facing asylum seeker surge from Russia, Finland mulls curbing access

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 08:07
Further groups of asylum seekers arrived on Wednesday (15 November) at Finland's southeastern border via Russia, part of a sudden surge that the president said appeared to be Russian revenge for his country's defence cooperation with the United States.
Categories: European Union

NATO picks Boeing for next AWACS reconnaissance jets fleet

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 08:00
The aviation giant Boeing won the call to provide the military alliance with a new fleet of the military's alliance jets, NATO announced on Wednesday (15 November).
Categories: European Union

Israeli troops deepen search at main Gaza hospital for evidence of Hamas

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 07:50
Israel said its forces were operating in and around Gaza's biggest hospital, a chief objective in its campaign to destroy Palestinian Hamas militants that the army says stored weapons and ran a command centre in tunnels beneath the buildings.
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WHO: Dire conditions at Gaza’s hospitals

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 07:35
This week, the Beyond the Byline podcast looks into the critical situation unfolding in Gaza’s hospitals as Israel continues its military operations in the strip. Medical centres – once a refuge for civilians – have been struggling to continue to...
Categories: European Union

‘Grand Coalition’ to isolate Portugal’s far right?

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 07:29
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about pro-Russian disinformation weakening the recruiting of new military personnel, saying ‘From the River to the Sea’ possibly being considered as a criminal offence in Czechia, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Biden, Xi’s ‘blunt’ talks yield deals on military, fentanyl

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 07:18
US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Wednesday (15 November) to open a presidential hotline, resume military-to-military communications and work to curb fentanyl production, showing tangible progress in their first face-to-face talks in a year.
Categories: European Union

Albania-Italy migration deal takes next step towards parliamentary vote

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 07:17
The Albanian government has approved the agreement signed by Prime Minister Edi Rama and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni relating to the processing of asylum claims by Italy on Albanian territory, with the next step being a vote in parliament....
Categories: European Union

Kosovo issue remains sticking point in Serbia-Montenegro relations: survey

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 07:16
Relations between Serbia and Montenegro could be improved, according to a recent survey, which also found that the two countries disagree widely on the issue of Kosovo’s independence. This is according to research recently conducted by the Center for Civic...
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