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
Jun 14 Watch 7:47 3 issues that will test US partnerships with EU allies By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran President Joe Biden will meet European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. After the fractious relationship between former President Trump and many of those same leaders, Biden has been hailed as a fresh start by many of them. But issues… Continue watching
Jun 09 EU warns of retaliation as post-Brexit talks with UK stall By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Maros Sefcovic, the EU's chief negotiator in the talks, says the bloc had reached a "crossroads" in its relationship with the U.K. after the British government threatened to take further unilateral action to delay living up to its obligations under… Continue reading
Jun 02 European diplomats sees progress in latest rounds of Iran nuclear talks By Philipp Jenne, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Delegations from Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain, Iran and the U.S. have been holding talks in Vienna aimed at making Tehran comply with a 2015 deal curbing its atomic ambitions and also bringing the U.S. back into the accord. Continue reading
Jun 01 Greece, Germany kick off EU vaccination travel certificates By Derek Gatopoulos, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The certificates are being issued to people who are fully vaccinated as well as those have already contracted the virus and developed antibodies and others who have had a PCR test within the last 72 hours. Continue reading
May 31 In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress By Derek Gatopoulos, Costas Kantouris, Associated Press The European Union has poured 3 billion euros into security tech research following the refugee crisis in 2015-16, when more than 1 million people — many escaping wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan — fled to Greece and on to… Continue reading