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Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets final approval as bloc gives the green light

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Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets final approval as bloc gives the green light

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. File | Photo Credit: Reuters European Union countries on June 17 gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan faced opposition from several member states…

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India, S. Korea, US, Japan, EU launch Biopharmaceutical Alliance

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India, S. Korea, US, Japan, EU launch Biopharmaceutical Alliance

The countries agreed to coordinate the respective countries’ bio policies, regulations, and research and development support measures. File | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea, India, the United States, Japan, and the European Union (EU) have come together to launch an alliance to put joint efforts into building a resilient supply chain in the biopharmaceutical sector,…

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Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its Finance Minister says

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Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its Finance Minister says

File picture of a multicolour 10 Polish Zloty coin marking Poland entering the European Union is presented by the National Bank of Poland in 2004. The Finance Minister in Poland’s pro-European Union government says the country is still not ready to adopt the euro currency. | Photo Credit: AP Twenty years after joining the European…

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Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat Face Strict EU Rules

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Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat Face Strict EU Rules

Pornhub and Stripchat will have to comply with these DSA obligations, EU executive said. Brussels:  Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures to address systemic risks linked to their services to comply with new EU online content rules, the European Commission said on Friday. The…

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EU imposes sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

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EU imposes sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS The European Union said on Friday it had agreed to impose sanctions against four people and two entities over violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank. The listed entities are Lehava, a radical right-wing Jewish supremacist group, and Hilltop Youth, the…

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After US, EU To Impose New Sanctions On Iran Drone, Missile Producers After Attack On Israel

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After US, EU To Impose New Sanctions On Iran Drone, Missile Producers After Attack On Israel

The EU has already imposed sanctions on Iran over its supply of drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Brussels: European Union leaders agreed Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Iran’s drone and missile producers over Tehran’s unprecedented weekend attack on Israel, EU chief Charles Michel said. “We have decided to put in place…

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World’s most powerful laser points to uncharted arenas

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World’s most powerful laser points to uncharted arenas

Precision game: Partial view of the special mirror systems used to activate laser at the ELI project in Romania. | Photo Credit: AFP In the control room of a research centre in Romania, part of the European Union’s Infrastructure ELI project, engineer Antonia Toma activates the world’s most powerful laser, which promises revolutionary advances in…

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Bulgaria sees anti-migrant narrative rise before entry into Schengen

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Bulgaria sees anti-migrant narrative rise before entry into Schengen

A rising tide of anti-migrant misinformation has flooded Bulgaria, stoking rallies and xenophobia ahead of Sofia’s partial accession to the European Union’s visa-free Schengen zone. After more than a decade of talks, EU members Bulgaria and Romania finally got the green signal in December to join the Schengen zone, but only for air and sea…

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EU scrambles to send weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces

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EU scrambles to send weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces

War footing:European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center left, with other EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Thursday. | Photo Credit: AP European Union leaders grappled at a summit meeting on Thursday with how to get more weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces while also re-arming their own countries in the face of…

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European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt

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European Union announces billion package of aid for Egypt

The EU will provide assistance to cash-strapped Egypt. In this file photo, Egyptians count money at a currency exchange office in downtown Cairo, Egypt. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union on March 17 announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in neighbouring countries could drive…

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