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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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EU Commission chief hopes aid route from Cyprus to Gaza opens Sunday

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EU Commission chief hopes aid route from Cyprus to Gaza opens Sunday

President of the European Commission, Ursula von Der Leyen, right, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides shake hands after a press conference at the Joint Search and Rescue Coordination center in Larnaca, Cyprus, on Friday March 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed hopes Friday that a humanitarian aid…

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European Union conservatives set to endorse Ursula von der Leyen as bloc’s next chief executive

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European Union conservatives set to endorse Ursula von der Leyen as bloc’s next chief executive

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union’s (EU) leading political umbrella group, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), is set to back European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on March 7 for a second term running the bloc’s powerful executive. A former German Defence Minister, Ursula…

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Montenegro gets new government, promises to unblock EU integration as EU Commissioner visits

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Montenegro gets new government, promises to unblock EU integration as EU Commissioner visits

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center left, reviews the honour guard with Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatovic in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, on Oct. 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Montenegro’s new government was confirmed on October 31, with the Prime Minister promising to unblock the Balkan nation’s stalled European Union integration process as a…

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European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc

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European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference with the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 28, 2021. Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans are holding an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the six countries’ path to membership in the…

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EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy’s Lampedusa

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EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy’s Lampedusa

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni, right, address the media during a joint press conference following a visit of the island of Lampedusa in Italy, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday visited the Italian…

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EU chief announces major review saying bloc should grow to over 30 members

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EU chief announces major review saying bloc should grow to over 30 members

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 13, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union’s chief executive said Wednesday that her services will launch a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the 27-nation bloc can still…

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Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary Hit With Cream Pies By Climate Protesters

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Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary Hit With Cream Pies By Climate Protesters

Following the attack, Mr O’Leary appeared unfazed. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary was hit with a pie in the face by environmental protesters in Brussels on Thursday. According to the BBC, the airline chief was preparing to speak outside European Union headquarters when two female protesters dressed in black smeared him with two cream pies. …

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U.K. to rejoin Europe’s Horizon science programme

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U.K. to rejoin Europe’s Horizon science programme

Britain is to rejoin the Horizon Europe science research programme under a new bespoke deal, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and the EU said on September 7. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain is to rejoin the Horizon Europe science research programme under a new bespoke deal, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and the EU said…

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U.K. rejoining Europe’s Horizon science programme

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U.K. rejoining Europe’s Horizon science programme

Britain is to rejoin the Horizon Europe science research programme under a new bespoke deal, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and the EU said on September 7. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100 billion science-sharing program Horizon Europe, the two sides announced on September 7, more than two years after…

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