Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Ukraine announced on Thursday that it will receive a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank “under the guarantee of the Government of Japan.” According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the World Bank Group has so far mobilized $34 billion to assist Ukraine, of which more than $22 … Continue reading Ukraine to receive $1.5B loan from World Bank
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com EU backs extra funding for Ukraine European Union finance ministers have unanimously backed extra funds for Ukraine through a top-up of its long-term budget, although differences remain over other spending that threaten to delay the aid package for Kyiv. Spanish finance minister Nadia Calvino told a news conference that … Continue reading EU reveals plan for Ukraine
There are hopes on all sides that a fresh post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the EU will be reached soon. Negotiations over what is known as the Northern Ireland Protocol have been ramped up in recent days. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has met EU chief negotiator Maroš Šefčovič in Brussels and British … Continue reading Hopes grow for new trade agreement between UK and EU
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Some €17 billion in assets of Russian oligarchs and entities have been frozen in the European Union across seven member states following sanctions against Russia in response to the war in Ukraine, according to Brussels. "So far, the assets of 90 people have been frozen, amounting to more than … Continue reading EU has ‘frozen €17 billion in assets’ of Russian oligarchs and elites
The foreign ministers of European Union members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens traveling from Russia. The scheme would be the first of its kind in the EU. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said the three Baltic nations expect the entry ban to be in place by mid-September. … Continue reading Russians banned from entering Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
The European Union agreed on Monday night to phase out dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal as soon as possible, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The ban will immediately cover more than two-thirds of oil imports from Russia. The announcement followed an extraordinary European Council summit attended by EU leaders in … Continue reading EU leaders to sanction over two-thirds of Russian oil imports
A group of around 100 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant, the last stronghold of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol. Moscow says some civilians were handed over to the Red Cross and the UN, who confirmed the operation. Ukrainian authorities started to evacuate more civilians from the city on Monday. U.S. Speaker of … Continue reading Ukraine Crisis: Mariupol evacuations continue as EU readies more sanctions on Russia
Enacted by the European Union Parliament on 16 December, 2019, the EU Whistleblower Directive is yet to achieve its purpose due to discrepancies in its adoption and implementation. More than half of the 27-member political institution are already transposing the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into national law. But there are widespread concerns that all Eurozone … Continue reading Everything you need to know about the new EU Whistleblower Legislation
When Britons voted for Brexit in 2016, they were promised a smooth transition to a new economic relationship with the European Union. Now the two sides are hurtling toward a tumultuous split that threatens billions worth of trade and hundreds of thousands of jobs. An outcome almost no one wants looks increasingly hard to avoid, … Continue reading Brexit now a messy divorce for UK and EU
Futuris explores how researchers are using tools from the field of physics and other scientific disciplines to help better understand COVID-19. In Hamburg scientists are studying the elusive protein structures that enable coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, to take hold. They are trying to find out how they are able to replicate so rapidly inside human cells. … Continue reading What experts in physics and virology are doing to end COVID-19
The UK's National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report showing that government departments spent at least £4.4 billion (€5.08 billion) preparing for the United Kingdom's exit. In the 32-page report, published on Friday (March 6), the office said it had asked all 18 central government departments and two non-ministerial departments to provide information on the cost … Continue reading The UK govt spent a whopping €5b on Brexit
In line with sanctions from the European Union and U.N., media reports on Monday confirmed Russian president Vladimir Putin has severed economic and scientific ties, among others, with Kim Jong Un's government whose representative Kim In Ryong, North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador, told the General Assembly that an all-out nuclear war is inevitable. Kim said provocations on … Continue reading North Korea: A Nuclear War is Inevitable.
Members of the European Union Parliament have strongly condemned the European Commission’s proposal to relocate 54,000 refugees from Turkey to EU member states, instead of relocating refugees from Italy and Greece as previously agreed, EuroReporter confirms. Italian MEP Barbara Spinelli said: “I strongly welcome Ska Keller’s response to the Commission in this report. I would … Continue reading 554,000 Refugees to Be Relocated from Greece and Italy to Other Member States
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