EU, FG, UNIDO call for urgent action on food waste, sustainable consumption
The European Union (EU), the Federal Government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have called for urgent action to curb food waste and promote sustainable consumption and production.
UK, EU post-Brexit trade pact: What we know
The European Union and Britain on Thursday agreed a post-Brexit trade deal after almost ten months of tortuous negotiations to govern ties when the UK exits the single market. Here is what we know so far about the 2,000-page accord — still yet to be published — that covers areas from fishing to future competition […]
EU, Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal
Britain and the European Union struck a trade deal Thursday after 10 months of intense negotiation allowed them to soften the economic shock of Brexit. When the UK leaves the EU single market at the New Year it will not now face tariffs on cross-Channel commerce, despite breaking off half a century of close partnership. […]
U countries to start vaccinating against virus from December 27
Countries in the European Union are to start vaccinating people as of December 27, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. Some countries will begin rolling out the vaccine on December 28 or 29, von der Leyen said in a tweet, adding, “We protect our citizens together. We are #StrongerTogether.” The plan depends on […]
EU diplomats puzzled over how to proceed on budget deadlock
Days after Hungary and Poland vetoed a key decision on the European Union’s budget and recovery plan, EU officials are now scrambling to thrash out a strategy on how they can proceed. On Monday, the two countries withheld support for a key decision on how to fund the shared 2021-2027 EU spending plan due to […]
EU provides $471,000 to assist flood victims in Cambodia
The European Union (EU), is providing 400,000 euros ($471,000) to assist flood-hit families in Cambodia, said a press release on Wednesday. The aid would focus on addressing the urgent needs of the most affected people in the worst-hit provinces in the country’s northwest. “This contribution underlines our solidarity with the people of Cambodia, many of […]
EU tells UK to ‘stop playing games’ on Brexit
Senior EU and British officials will meet urgently next week on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, which has been threatened by London’s attempt to override parts of the treaty, Brussels said Tuesday. “But please, dear friends in London: Stop the games. Time is running out,” Germany’s European affairs minister Michael Roth warned as he met colleagues […]
Iraq urges EU to remove country from list of terrorism sponsors
Iraq has called on the European Commission to exclude the state from the list of third countries that launder money and finance terrorism, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The foreign ministry said this in the wake of a meeting between Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrel. The meeting between […]
EU, China to hold talks on blocked investment deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday as part of high-level talks between Beijing and the European Union that should reinvigorate stalled talks on an investment pact. The EU wants to agree on a plan to wrap up the deal, according to a high-ranking EU official, with the […]
Apple wins EU court battle in 13bn euro tax case
The EU suffered a major setback in its effort to curb profit-shifting as a European court annulled an order that Apple repay Ireland 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes. The commission’s historic ruling against Apple was delivered in August 2016 by Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in a shock decision that put Europe on […]
EU to increase cooperation with third countries to combat human smuggling, trafficking
Amidst renewed European Commission vows to combat human smuggling, human rights organisations have warned that the European Union’s migration policy contributed to human rights breaches. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, speaking after a meeting hosted by Italy between European interior ministers and their North African counterparts, said the EU wanted to enhance cooperation […]
