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The European Commission said Monday it has adopted a new legal framework to protect Europeans' personal data in exchanges with the United States - its third attempt to get past legal challenges. "Today we take an important step to provide…
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Protesters and legislators converged on the European Union parliament Tuesday as the bloc faces a major vote on protecting its threatened nature and shielding it from disruptive environmental change, in a test of the EU's global climate…
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Latvia’s long-serving foreign minister, known for his tough line on neighbouring Russia and strong support for Ukraine, was sworn in on Saturday as the Baltic nation’s president for a four-year term. Edgars Rinkevics, who had served as…
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EU negotiators on Friday sealed a plan to boost ammunition production in the bloc, as part of a push to arm Ukraine and restock depleted arsenals. The $545 million (500 million euros) Act in Support of Ammunition Production — or ASAP — is…
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The European Union’s latest democracy health check showed there was no significant deterioration across the 27-nation bloc in areas like media and court freedoms or efforts to tackle corruption over the last year, a top official said on…
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The European Union has expressed its “strong rejection” of the Qur’an burning in Sweden, and called the act “offensive, and disrespectful and a clear act of provocation.” “This act in no way reflects the opinions of the European Union……
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The European Union, through its recent Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) legislation, claims to address global climate concerns by imposing a carbon tax on imports. It intends to create a “level playing field” for domestic products…
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In view of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the EU is adopting new sanctions against Russia. This is the second sanctions package adopted during Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. The focus is on measures that restrict…
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On 21–22 June, EU ministers met in Stockholm for an Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council to discuss how the EU can best prepare for future challenges, and to prepare the EU in view of a future enlargement. During the meeting,…
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The EU environmental and climate ministers adopted a general approach on a proposal for a regulation on nature restoration at their meeting in Luxembourg on 20 June. The ministers also discussed two other Commission proposals: an…
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