Aug 10 Six EU nations want migrants forced back to Afghanistan By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Six European Union countries want the forced deportation of migrants back to Afghanistan to continue despite the government in Kabul suspending such “non-voluntary returns.”… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 8:40 Climate models predicted extreme weather fluctuations. Can the damage be reversed? By William Brangham, Morgan Till, Murrey Jacobson, Layla Quran In western Germany this week, whole cities seem to be underwater after days of heavy rainfall filled rivers to capacity and quickly turned into flash flooding. As parts of Europe dig out of this latest weather disaster, the European Union… Continue watching
Jul 12 Digital tax plans on hold in face of U.S. criticism as EU crafts global corporate tax measure By Raf Cassert, Associated Press The European Commission's announcement came as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen was meeting in Brussels with eurozone counterparts and high-level EU officials. Continue reading
Jul 08 Top EU official says aid access to Syrians must stay open By Suzan Fraser, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Janez Lenarcic, EU commissioner for Crisis Management, on Thursday urged the U.N. Security Council to vote to keep the Bab al-Hawa crossing between Turkey and Syria operational. Continue reading
Jul 08 EU fines German car makers $1 billion over emission collusion By David McHugh, Raf Cassert, Associated Press The European Union has fined major German car manufacturers $1 billion because they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems. Continue reading
Jun 22 EU approves 191.5 billion euros in recovery funds for Italy By Associated Press The Commission's approval of the plan to help relaunch the Italian economy after the pandemic on Tuesday is an important step toward the distribution of funds for Italy's vast reform and investment plan. Continue reading
Jun 22 European Union investigates Google's conduct in digital ad tech sector By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the company is stifling competition in digital advertising technology. Continue reading
Jun 21 EU slaps coup-related sanctions on top Myanmar officials By Associated Press Those targeted Monday include ministers, deputy ministers and the attorney general. The EU blames them for "undermining democracy and the rule of law and for serious human rights violations."… Continue reading
Jun 21 EU, U.S., UK, Canada join forces to slap sanctions on Belarus By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada have joined forces to impose sanctions on several officials in Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk last month. Continue reading
Jun 15 EU, U.S. reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute By Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States and the European Union reached a deal Tuesday to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to rival plane makers Boeing and Airbus and phase out billions of dollars in punitive tariffs, the U.S. trade envoy said. Continue reading