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BRUSSELS – ‘Unusable’ upgrade

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:40
The Belgian army is in trouble after 44 of their armoured reconnaissance vehicles, which were undergoing an upgrade of more than €31 million, became unsafe to use, according to the Ministry of Defence’s internal documents. The issue was raised by...
Categories: European Union

MEPs ‘deeply concerned’ by Caruana Galizia investigation

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:38
MEPs backed a resolution on Wednesday (18 December) expressing concern “about the integrity and credibility of the investigations into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia” and that as long as Malta’s PM Joseph Muscat is in office, a risk to...
Categories: European Union

Al-Hol camp causes government turmoil

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:37
After months of circling around the issue, the Finnish government finally made a political decision on how to deal with some 40 Finnish citizens in the Al-Hol refugee camp. Some 11,000 foreign women and children are being held at the...
Categories: European Union

VIENNA – Austrian parliament approves climate plan, leaves door open for CO2 tax

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:36
Having passed this hurdle, the plan will now be sent to Brussels. The measures include tighter speed control on roads, electrification of taxis and boats, and a reform of housing towards more compact settling areas. The price of these measures...
Categories: European Union

BERLIN – Minister increases classification of files in investigation against him

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:34
Andreas Scheuer (CSU), traffic minister and subject of a parliamentary investigation into allegations that he mismanaged public funds, had promised “maximum transparency” and even personally (and publicly) handed over the necessary files to the investigators. But many of these files...
Categories: European Union

UN hails ‘decisive shift’ in refugee assistance at global meet

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:34
The UN hailed Wednesday (18 December) a "decisive shift" in the approach to helping surging numbers of displaced people, after a summit ended with billions in donations and concrete promises to simplify refugee integration.
Categories: European Union

Trump becomes third US President to be impeached

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:23
Donald Trump on Wednesday (18 December) became the third US president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in a historic step that will inflame partisan tensions across a deeply divided America.
Categories: European Union

Parliament urges cuts in pesticide use to save Europe’s pollinators

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 08:10
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament called on the EU executive Commission to beef up its Pollinators Initiative, saying EU-wide mandatory pesticide reduction targets are needed to halt the decline in species.
Categories: European Union

Poles protest bill aimed at punishing judges

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 07:50
Thousands of people took to the streets across Poland Wednesday (18 December) to protest government proposals aimed at punishing judges critical of controversial judicial reforms.
Categories: European Union

EU ombudsman who confronted Selmayr re-elected

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 07:26
The European Union's ombudsman was re-elected on Wednesday (18 December) after six years in which she has tangled with some of Brussels' most senior officials in the name of transparency.
Categories: European Union

S&D chief: We hope to cooperate with the Greens on EU legislation

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 07:24
Iratxe García, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D), hopes to achieve closer collaboration with the Greens in light of upcoming legislation on the European Green Deal.
Categories: European Union

Jailed Uighur’s daughter receives EU rights prize

Thu, 12/19/2019 - 07:14
The daughter of jailed Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti received the EU's top rights prize on his behalf Wednesday (18 December), saying she did not even know if he was still alive.
Categories: European Union

Study: Top 20 world footballers responsible for over 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 18:43
The best players in the world are producing at least 505 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year only by travelling, way over the average, a study revealed. 
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by Eurogas – Master and Commander

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 16:36
Boris Johnson had every reason to be pleased with himself when he returned to Westminster as the all-conquering hero this week.
Categories: European Union

With or without Huawei? German coalition delays decision on 5G rollout

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 16:27
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their Social Democrat partners have delayed until next year a decision on security rules for Germany’s 5G network that could bar China’s Huawei, a highly divisive issue in an unhappy alliance.
Categories: European Union

UK would suffer most from missing new Brexit deadline, von der Leyen warns

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 15:23
The UK would suffer the most if officials failed to meet a new December 2020 deadline to finalise a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned.
Categories: European Union

Derailing Russia-Ukraine gas transit talks would harm the EU consumer

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 14:49
US Sanctions on Nord Stream 2– especially since their imposition is officially supported by the management of Ukraine's Naftogaz – could complicate if not completely derail the negotiation process between Moscow and Kyiv on the future of gas transit, writes Danila Bochkarev.
Categories: European Union

EU foreign affairs chief ready to go to Libya

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 14:49
EU Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell stands ready to go to Libya and help solve the ongoing crisis between the different parties, EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Wednesday (18 December).
Categories: European Union

Bill sanctioning Nord Stream 2, Turkish Stream goes to White House, Russia cries foul

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 14:22
US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project are a breach of international law and an example of unfair competition, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday (18 December).
Categories: European Union

Europeans alarmed as US mulls pull-out of yet another arms control treaty

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 12:30
Washington's threat to leave the Open Skies Treaty, a pact allowing countries to conduct surveillance flights over each other’s territory, has left Europeans concerned that yet another landmark arms control accord might suffer the same fate as the Intermediate-Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Categories: European Union

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