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The EU has said it wants to de-risk relations with Beijing, but could the bloc face more pressure to toughen its stance if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week? Recent polls show Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic rival Kamala Harris neck-and-neck in the 5 November race for the US Presidency, and Europe is preparing for…
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European Union (EU) Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson announced that the EU is ready for the possibility of no Russian gas flowing through Ukraine when the current transit contract expires at the end of the year. “Central and Southeastern Europe have diversified their supply options to fully replace the 14 billion cubic meters of Russian gas…
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European Union states have taken too long to condemn Israel’s “completely unacceptable” attacks on UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers, its foreign policy chief has said. “We should be against Israeli attacks against UNIFIL. Our soldiers are there, many soldiers are there,” Josep Borrell said. UNIFIL has said it has repeatedly come under attack…
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Slovakia’s parliament passes new law to increase the price of sugary drinks and tobacco products in order to help cut the country’s budget deficit. Slovakian consumers face having to pay more for their tobacco fix and sugary drinks following parliament’s approval of new laws to increase the tax on the products. The new law will…
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Google files an antitrust complaint to the European Commission against its competitor on the cloud market. Google has filed an antitrust complaint at the European Commission against Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive practices in its cloud licensing system. The complaint targets Microsoft’s cloud platform Azur, which Google argues restricts European customers from moving their workload to…
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Multinational ride-hailing company is also calling on binding targets for the production of electric vehicles in the European market along with adequate incentives to ease the climate transition. Ride-hailing company Uber has asked the EU to ban the use of internal combustion engine cars for corporate fleets by 2030 and for the bloc to deliver mandatory targets…
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The choice of former Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra to run EU tax policy has drawn attention from MEPs given previous links to tax havens, and the Netherlands’ status as a hub for corporate tax avoidance. Influential MEPs from the left of the European Parliament are voicing concerns about the suitability of the Netherlands’ Wopke Hoekstra…
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Kyiv predicts Moscow will have around 200,000 extra forces in Ukraine by the end of the year, according to a report. Forbes Ukraine cited deputy defence minister Ivan Havryliuk as saying some 800,000 Russian troops were expected in the country by the end of 2024. Currently, there are around 600,000 soldiers in occupied areas of…
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Vladimir Putin has travelled to Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to meet his counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, in his first visit since the invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago. The Russian president arrived in the country yesterday for a two-day visit, during which talks will be focused on “international and regional problems”, the Kremlin said. …
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The European Union said on Sunday that it has inaugurated newly constructed facilities at the General Dhagabadan Training Center (GDTC) in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The EU said the training camp, managed by Somali Armed Forces, is used by EU Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) to train Somali National Army and Somali Police Force,…
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Polish farmers have resumed their protest blockade at the Ukrainian border crossing due to agricultural imports from the country. Farmers in Poland have staged sporadic demonstrations at the border since last autumn. The demonstrators are blocking trucks from leaving Ukraine. Cargo vehicles heading to Ukraine are allowed to enter by 12 trucks per 12 hours…
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The European Commission president has called on Iran, Israel and their allies to refrain from escalating the situation in the Middle East. “It is absolutely necessary that the region remains stable and that all sides restrain from further action,” Ursula von der Leyen said. Her comment comes after an apparent Israeli strike on Iran this…
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Europe is currently in a “pre-war” era, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. In an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt, Mr Tusk said the continent needed to step up defence investment, adding that Europe was in a situation “not seen since 1945”. He said: “I know it sounds devastating, especially for the younger…
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Poland has demanded an explanation from Russia after reporting one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine. The Polish foreign ministry intends to summon the Russian ambassador, after the incident prompted the NATO member to activate F-16 fighter jets. The missile was part of Russia’s third big…
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Belgium has backed a proposal that would see Ukraine receive the profits from frozen Russian assets. The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, proposed taking profits from Russian assets frozen in Europe after the invasion of Ukraine and transferring some 90% to Kyiv. The value of the frozen funds is estimated at estimated at €2.5-3bn…
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The EU is exploring the possibility of a maritime humanitarian aid corridor via Cyprus. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to meet with the president of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, on Friday. The government of the island, located south of Turkey and west of Syria, has campaigned for months for the creation of a…
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