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The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on Wednesday after the Trump administration’s metals duties went into effect, broadening a trade war with several of America’s top trading partners. The U.S. at midnight began imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from all trading partners, with no exceptions or exemptions, the White House said. Officials representing…
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The European Union is up in arms as Donald Trump carries out his tariff threat. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and some MEPs called for unity. Tension has risen a notch after US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on aluminium and steel. The European Commission reacted in the heat of the moment, announcing that retaliatory…
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Wales’s first minister has said she is unsure the European Union would want the UK to re-join as the country “didn’t behave very well” in recent years. Eluned Morgan told Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth that allowing the country back into the bloc was “not going to be as straightforward as [he] and [she]…
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Benefit fraudsters could be banned from driving and subject to bank account snooping if they fail to pay back the taxpayer, under a new government crackdown. In an effort to curb welfare fraud, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched what has been dubbed the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. The Public…
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Alphabet’s Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with competitors and take other measures – including possibly selling Android – to end its monopoly on searching the internet, United States prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday (Nov 20). The measures presented by the Department of Justice (DOJ) are part of a landmark case…
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Recent ballots in Georgia and Moldova have shown how the Kremlin is working to counter the EU’s eastern expansion. An annual assessment of candidate countries’ progress towards becoming EU members, unveiled by Brussels on Wednesday, showed none of the hopefuls making big strides despite a renewed sense of urgency to expand the European bloc eastwards.…
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Many European leaders on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip while repeating their support for the two-state solution. Since Israel launched a large-scale offensive in Gaza to retaliate against a surprise attack by Hamas on the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7 last year, 41,909 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,303…
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The quality of goods and services is suffering across the EU due to ‘skimpflation,’ European Parliament member Biljana Borzan from Croatia warned this week. The term refers to a cost-saving practice of “skimping” on the quality of products or services while keeping prices steady in order to protect margins. Skimpflation can manifest in anything from staff reductions at stores,…
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The EU is set to adopt another round of sanctions on Russia which will affect the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the country, among other things, according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. The package is almost finalized, Baerbock said on Monday, ahead of a meeting with her counterparts in Brussels. EU foreign…
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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 billion has already been delivered to…
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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 EU finance ministers meeting today had…
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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…
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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 €17 billion in seven member states,…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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