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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…

10 April 2021 · 3 min read

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Skippers ‘at boiling point’ as frustration grows over lack of inspections of EU vessels

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10 April 2021 · 6 min read

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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...

9 April 2021 · 2 min read

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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...

9 April 2021 · 2 min read