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BASIC nations oppose EU’s carbon tax plan
At a time when the European Union is toying with the idea … of the BASIC nations. The EU is mulling a ‘carbon border … 40 world leaders, including from…
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EU proposes six-month tariff freeze with United States: Report
Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. BERLIN - The European Union has suggested that it and the United States suspend tariffs imposed on billions of dollars of imports for six...
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EU’s Michel says he’s sleeping badly after sofa gaffe in Turkey (V)
European Council President Charles Michel is suffering from bad nights due to his embarrassment over a seating arrangement incident at a meeting in Ankara this week, he told German newspaper...
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‘Uncertain’ Brexit deal could see UK bound by EU subsidies rules, lawmakers warn
The uncertain legal status of the Northern Ireland Protocol could lead to major confusion and the UK becoming de facto bound by EU subsidy rules, according to a report by...
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Czech police, EU counterparts bust int’l steroid operation
PRAGUE, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Czech police announced on Friday that they had uncovered a large-scale international operation of illicit trafficking in hormonal substances. The police said in a...
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Skippers ‘at boiling point’ as frustration grows over lack of inspections of EU vessels
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European Union condemns violence in Northern Ireland
BRUSSELS: The European Commission has strongly condemned the violence in Northern Ireland which erupted last week over a post-Brexit trading arrangement. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the acts...
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ESMA PUBLISHES INTERIM TEMPLATES FOR STS SYNTHETIC SECURITISATION NOTIFICATIONS
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities and markets regulator, has published the interim simple, transparent and standardised (STS) notification templates for synthetic securitisations following amendments to...
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EU Aviation Safety Agency: PIA flight operations to EU remain suspended
KARACHI: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has indefinitely extended the suspension of Pakistan International Airlines flight operations in EU, “until all necessary information is available to decide on the...
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Turkey denies snubbing female top EU official
Turkey yesterday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen, one of the European Union’s most powerful executives, because of her gender, insisting that the EU’s own protocol...