Apr 30 EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Union regulators accused Apple on Friday of violating the bloc's antitrust laws, alleging the iPhone maker distorts competition for music streaming by imposing unfair rules for rival services in its App Store. Continue reading
Apr 21 EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden summit By Associated Press The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that is intended to make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050. Continue reading
Apr 20 EU agency links Johnson & Johnson's shot to rare clots, affirms vaccine's benefits By Maria Cheng, Associated Press The European Union's drug regulatory agency says it found a "possible link" between the vaccine and extremely rare blood clots. But experts at the agency reiterated that the vaccine's benefits outweigh the risks. Continue reading
Apr 19 Georgian opposition parties sign deal to end political crisis By Associated Press Georgia has edged closer to ending a months-long political crisis after several opposition parties signed a deal brokered by the European Union. Continue reading
Mar 25 EU's top court rejects effort to force tougher climate rules By Associated Press Families from Kenya, Fiji, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Romania and the Swedish Sami Youth organization launched the legal action in 2018. They wanted the EU to scrap its climate legislation and introduce more ambitious emissions cuts. Continue reading
Mar 22 European Union slaps sanctions on 4 Chinese officials over Uyghur abuses By Associated Press The sanctions move, agreed by EU foreign ministers, was part of a raft of measures targeting alleged human rights offenders around the world, including in North Korea, Libya and Sudan. Continue reading
Mar 18 EU drug agency discounts any link between vaccine and clots By Maria Cheng, Frank Jordans, Associated Press On Thursday, ahead of the EMA's announcement, Britain's drug regulatory agency said there is no sign AstraZeneca's vaccine causes clots, and it urged people to continue getting the shot. Continue reading
Mar 16 E.U. regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk By Raf Casert, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The European Medicines Agency urged governments Tuesday not to halt use of the vaccine at a time when the pandemic is still taking thousands of lives each day. Continue reading
Mar 12 Tussle between U.S., allies over vaccine supply escalates By Zeke Miller, Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Even though it is not approved in the U.S., well over 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine are stockpiled in the country for domestic use and cannot be exported under the terms of the company’s agreement with the federal government. Continue reading
Mar 05 E.U., U.S. agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute By Raf Casert, Associated Press In a sign of goodwill to rebuild trans-Atlantic relations, the European Union and the United States have decided to suspend tariffs used in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute. Continue reading