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European Parliament to seek carbon border levy by 2023
Tue, March 9, 2021, 7:11 PM·1 min read BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) - The European Union should impose carbon border costs on imports of certain industrial products by 2023, the…
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Parliament adopts InvestEU programme for strategic and innovative investments
News | European Parliament 09-03-2021 Programme aims to generate around €400 billion in additional investments Companies will receive aid to get through the COVID-19 pandemic Launchpad for investments that would…
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Parliament gives green light for new EU4Health programme | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210304IPR99207/
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European Parliament Strips Ex-Catalan Leader Puigdemont of Immunity
The waiver was adopted by the vote of a majority. For instance, 400 lawmakers voted to strip Puigdemont of immunity, 248 voted against it, and 45 more abstained. In January…
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EU Presidents to sign declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe | News | European Parliament
At 13.00 on Wednesday, Presidents Sassoli and von der Leyen, and Prime Minister Costa of Portugal will sign a declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe. Source :…
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Companies should be held accountable for their actions, say MEPs | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20210303STO99111/
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European Parliament votes to lift immunity of Catalan separatist Puigdemont
The European Parliament has voted to lift the immunity of the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, and two of his associates The move could pave the way…
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Jacinda Ardern and US Vice President Kamala Harris address European Parliament
European Union President David Sassoli, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern, US Vice President Kamala Harris and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen honoured women battling against Covid-19. Photo /…
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Alex Ferguson regrets not telling Gers boss to ‘f*** off’ over wife’s religion
… quizzed about wife Cathy’s religion when he was signing for …
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Women at the forefront of the COVID-19 response in Albania: “We will keep fighting until this virus is defeated”
On International Women’s Day, 8 March, WHO/Europe recognizes the huge contribution made by female health workers to the COVID-19 response. As Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for…