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Status Anxiety. The 6 million people at the heart of Brexit

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 09:36
This Special Report looks at some of the questions facing EU nationals living in the UK and their UK counterparts, and whether these 6 million Europeans will be victims of the political chaos.
Categories: European Union

Denmark to strip foreign fighters of Danish citizenship

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 08:56
Denmark will fast-track legislation allowing people with dual citizenship who have gone abroad to fight for militant groups like Islamic State to be stripped of their Danish nationality, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday (13 October).
Categories: European Union

Leaked recording shakes Slovak politics, confirms high-level political corruption

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 08:46
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Categories: European Union

Trump ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill testifies in impeachment inquiry

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 08:43
Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser testified for more than nine hours on Monday (14 October) behind closed doors, the latest witness summoned in the impeachment inquiry against the US president over his request that Ukraine investigate a political rival.
Categories: European Union

Armenia’s EU accession could be a ‘question for the people,’ Deputy PM says

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 08:33
Armenia has a "completely different level of relationship" with the European Union after last year's revolutionary uprising, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan has said, telling EURACTIV any future EU accession is a "question that the people of Armenia need to answer."
Categories: European Union

Google’s fight against EU antitrust fine to be heard February 12-14 at EU court

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 08:25
Alphabet unit Google’s fight against a 2.4-billion-euro EU antitrust fine will be played out over three days in February 2020 at Europe’s second-highest court, according to parties involved in the case.
Categories: European Union

Poland’s parliament on knife-edge as opposition takes upper house

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 07:59
Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party appears to have narrowly won a second term in power, final results from the parliamentary election on Sunday (13 October) showed, but its drive to push through its agenda may be hampered by its loss of the upper house.
Categories: European Union

Russia-backed Syrian army sweeps in to fill US-left vacuum

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 07:43
Russia-backed Syrian forces took rapid advantage of an abrupt US retreat from Syria on Monday (14 October), deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier less than 24 hours after Washington announced a full withdrawal.
Categories: European Union

Opportunity in a crisis: European Union must enable people with chronic conditions to remain active in social and economic life [Promoted content]

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 07:00
The election of the new Parliament and the establishment of the new Commission represent an opportunity to re-calibrate the role of the EU in improving the health of its citizens. This debate, however, cannot be disconnected from a more general...
Categories: European Union

French MP: ‘We try to bring method to the madness of building renovation’

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 06:55
The Yellow Vest movement has actually boosted France's ambition to be a building renovation champion as it positioned the economy front and centre in the debate, the government's 'co-pilot' for the project told EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

New German rules leave 5G telecoms door open to Huawei

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 18:24
Germany has finalised rules for the build-out of 5G mobile networks that, in a snub to the United States, will not exclude China’s Huawei Technologies.
Categories: European Union

Spain’s Supreme Court jails Catalan leaders amid protests

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 17:44
Nine Catalan politicians and activists have on Monday been sentenced to up to 13 years in prison by Spain's Supreme Court for their involvement in a banned referendum in 2017, amid strong reactions from separatists. 
Categories: European Union

Brexit causes status anxiety among EU nationals in the UK

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 17:26
The negotiations on a Brexit Withdrawal Agreement have been painfully slow and often rancorous, but ministers have always insisted that the rights of EU nationals living in the UK will be protected. But despite all pledges, including from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, there is continuing anxiety on all sides.
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by EK – The EU’s new king has not killed the old one, yet

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 16:54
Political wars, as we know, can be fought anywhere, anytime, at any level, and the European arena lends itself particularly well to these kind of games.
Categories: European Union

Tatra Summit: Europe’s competitiveness in a global economy

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 16:54
Politicians and business stakeholders from Europe and beyond agree on the pressing need for Europe to adjust in the rapidly changing global environment. Sustainability and smart investments are seen as the right way forward. What should the EU focus on...
Categories: European Union

Tatra Summit: EU competitiveness in midst of global ‘crossfire’

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 16:49
Europe’s competitiveness in a world characterised by disruptions has been in the spotlight of the GLOBSEC Tatra Summit. The Green New Deal, sustainable finance and leveraging the EU budget were identified as the keys to help Europe resist the global...
Categories: European Union

EU condemns Turkey’s military action, stops short of common arms embargo

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 16:49
EU foreign minister on Monday (14 October) unanimously condemned Turkey’s military action in north-eastern Syria, asking all member states to stop selling arms to Ankara. However, they stopped short of an EU-wide arms embargo that France and Germany had sought.
Categories: European Union

WTO clears US to target $7.5 billion of EU exports with tariffs

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 16:48
The World Trade Organisation formally authorised the US on Monday (14 October) to impose tariffs on up to $7.5 billion worth of EU exports after an arbitrator's decision over subsidies to planemaker Airbus.
Categories: European Union

Ensuring the future competitiveness of EU industry in a fast-changing global economy

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 16:19
Manufacturers are the backbone of the European economy. Yet companies face more and more challenges that put this strong position at risk.
Categories: European Union

Commission takes Colombia to WTO over ‘French fries’ dispute

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 16:05
The European Commission announced on Monday (14 October) that it will challenge at the World Trade Organisation the tariffs imposed by Colombia on frozen French fries, which the EU executive sees as “completely unjustified”.
Categories: European Union

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