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EU Commission backs candidate status for Ukraine
Kyiv: The executive arm of the European Union recommended Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc. The promise of membership in a union created to…
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Zelensky, European leaders discuss Ukraine’s EU integration
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania in Kiev to discuss his country’s prospects to join the European Union and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the…
- Technology
Qualcomm wins battle against EU regulator’s $1 bn anti-trust fine
London: Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday sided with chip-maker Qualcomm that had appealed 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) anti-trust fine from the European Union (EU) regulators over payments made to Apple to…
- World
UK publishes plan to override parts of Brexit deal
London: The UK government has introduced a legislation in Parliament that would override parts of the landmark 2019 Brexit agreement struck with the European Union (EU) when Britain left the common economic…
- Technology
EU agrees on common charger for mobile devices by 2024
Brussels: Chargers will be harmonized for small and medium-sized portable electronic devices by 2024 in the European Union (EU), negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council have agreed. “By autumn 2024,…
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EU publishes sixth package of Russian sanctions in official journal
Moscow: The European Union published information about the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes the oil embargo and the SWIFT ban of Sberbank, in its official journal on Friday. The…
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Ukrainian, German Foreign Ministers discuss heavy weapon supplies
Kiev: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that he had discussed the supplies of heavy weapons to Ukraine with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. “We need more heavy weapons delivered as soon…
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Ukraine gets $634 million financial aid from European Union
Kiev: Ukraine has received the second tranche of 600 million euros ($634 million) of the European Union’s (EU’s) emergency macro-financial assistance program, the Finance Ministry in Kiev announced. “The funds will be used…
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EU directs chat apps to scan private messages for child abuse
Brussels: The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new legislation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse on social media platforms. The proposed rules will oblige providers to detect, report and remove…
- Middle East
EU nuclear talks coordinator to visit Iran
Tehran: The EU coordinator for the Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora will visit Iran on Tuesday over the Vienna talks aimed to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, semi-official agency Nour News…
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UN summit to address crises linked to land degradation
New Delhi: The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) opens on Monday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, amidst presence of more than a dozen heads of…
- World
European Union proposes Russian oil ban
Brussels: The European Union (EU) has proposed its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects, BBC reported. European Commission President Ursula…
- World
EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in a new set of sanctions
Brussels: The European Union’s leader on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in the sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine. European…
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Europe agrees to ban Russian coal, but struggles on oil, gas
Brussels: The European Union nations have agreed to ban Russian coal in the first sanctions on the vital energy industry over the war in Ukraine, but it has underlined the 27 countries’…
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Russia is preparing to attack Poland: Envoy
Warsaw: Aggression by Russia against Poland or another European Union (EU) country is possible in the near future, said Andrii Deshchytsia, the Ambassador of Kiev in Warsaw. “Russia is preparing to attack Poland.…
