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Why Ursula von der Leyen matters to Biden
It was former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger who captured a conundrum that has long bedeviled U.S.-Europe relations: “Who do I call if I want…
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Corona baby bump? First uptick in EU births since 2016, data shows
Eurostat data released Thursday shows 4.09 million babies were born in the European Union in 2021 — a 20,000 increase from 2020. This uptick is…
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EU tells UK its asylum plan ‘violating international law’
BRUSSELS — The European Union warned Britain its crackdown on Channel migrant crossings violates international law — as the U.K. urged it to read the…
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EU reforms travel rules after transport chief’s free flights to Qatar
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has revamped its rules regarding the travel practices of senior officials following revelations that the EU’s top transport bureaucrat signed…
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What is driving current labour market shortages and how older workers could help
Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock Many countries are struggling with worker shortages right now as companies in the US, UK and the EU all struggle to fill job…
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Metsola wants Ukraine EU membership talks to start this year
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola made an unannounced trip to Lviv and discussed Ukraine’s bid to join the EU with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “I…
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European trade union chief expelled from Tunisia after joining protests
Tunisia ordered the expulsion of European trade union chief Esther Lynch on Saturday after she participated in country-wide protests against the government organized by the…
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Commission tells Parliament there’s no reason to scrap EU-Qatar aviation deal
Despite the Qatargate corruption scandal, the European Commission doesn’t see “any grounds” to suspend the EU’s aviation agreement with Qatar, a senior DG MOVE official…
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China warns new Czech president after Taiwan call
Beijing delivered a warning to the Czech Republic’s new president-elect following his phone call with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday. Petr Pavel, who won…
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EU must prioritize increasing migrant returns, Commissioner says
More rejected asylum-seekers should be reaching their own countries, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson stressed, as EU capitals push for a tougher approach…
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