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EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones
Oct 10 (AFP) – The EU parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB-C to be the single charger standard for all new smartphones,…
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Politics
New frontrunner emerges to take powerful Council top job
A new name has emerged as the leading candidate to take on the highly powerful role of secretary-general of the Council of the European Union:…
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EU could face blackouts this winter, crisis commissioner warns
The European Union could face blackouts this winter as the continent faces an ongoing energy crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, but Brussels is preparing…
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Support For Scottish Independence Has More Than Doubled In 10 Years
Thousands of Scottish independence supporters march through Glasgow during an All Under One Banner march in 2020. Support for Scottish independence has more than doubled…
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Czech EU presidency calls for war-crimes tribunal over Russia’s actions in Izyum
The foreign minister of the Czech Republic, current holder of the presidency of the Council of the EU, called for a “special international tribunal” after…
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Parliament must press its case for treaty reform
Andrew Duff is a former member of the European Parliament. His latest book, “Constitutional Change in the European Union,” was just published by Palgrave Pivot.…
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BioNTech, Pfizer ask EU to authorize 3-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids over 6 months
BioNTech and Pfizer Friday announced they had submitted data to the European Medicines Agency backing their three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to…
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EU Home Affairs chief Ylva Johansson — Aussie re-set — Interpreters row
As drama unfolds across the English Channel, we look at where things stand with the EU’s migration policy and examine EU-Australian relations. We also review…
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Europe faces Facebook blackout
Europeans risk seeing social media services Facebook and Instagram shut down this summer, as Ireland’s privacy regulator doubled down on its order to stop the…
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Von der Leyen lays out ‘hard work’ needed from Ukraine to join EU
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday morning outlined the next steps in Ukraine’s path to joining the European Union, during a virtual…
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