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Swiss duck immigration row with the EU
The Swiss parliament has avoided a clash with the EU over immigration rules by ditching plans for jobs quotas for foreigners. Lawmakers in Bern instead backed a bill to give locals a head start on filling vacancies. The idea was to avoid...
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Tspiras, Merkel differ over Greek Christmas giveaway
Greek PM Alexis Tspiras has met with Angela Merkel in Berlin after his government passed a planned Christmas giveaway for pensions in defiance of its international creditors. A deal on debt relief has now been suspended. “Our vision is...
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Escaped ISIL sex slaves win EP’s Sakharov Prize
Two young Yazidi women have picked up this year’s Sakharov Prize. Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar received the award for Freedom of Thought at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. They both escaped sexual enslavement by the so-called...
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New EU drive aims to slash food waste
The European Commission is launching a new drive to cut food waste in the bloc. The action plan aims to set out one common approach to measuring waste, ways to tackle it and improve the use of “best before” labels. The EU’s problem is...
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Battle for Aleppo: did US election distract attention?
As the Syrian government and its allies advance in eastern Aleppo, rescuers are warning of an “imminent humanitarian disaster.” This, amid a feeling that the US presidential election distracted attention from the suffering in the city....
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EU unveils massive plan to boost defence
It is the biggest defence funding and research plan in more than a decade. The European Union has unveiled proposals, which reverse billions in cuts and send a message to the US that the bloc wants to stand on its own two feet when...
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The big power plan – EU aims to cut energy use by 30 percent
The European Commission has unveiled its big power plan, aiming to slash energy use in the bloc by 30 percent by 2030. Cutting waste, better integrating renewables and phasing out subsidies for coal-fired electricity generation are all...
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Socialist group leader bids for European Parliament presidency
The leader of the European Parliament’s socialist group (S&D) Gianni Pittella has thrown his hat into the ring to become the institution’s next president. There could be an end to the parliament’s right-left grand coalition. “The three...
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Tunisia’s president seeks support in Brussels
Tunisia’s president has come to Brussels to meet EU officials, as he seeks to boost security and shore up the country’s fragile economy – six years after the Arab Spring uprising. Progress has been hampered by militant attacks, red tape...
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Italy’s referendum – what’s at stake for the EU?
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is staking his future in Sunday’s referendum on the overhaul of the country’s constitution. And the result could have consequences beyond Italy’s borders, with fallout feared for the European Union....
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EU’s Brexit czar eyes 2018 deal with UK
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator wants a deal between Britain and Brussels by October 2018. Michel Barnier, a former French foreign minister and ex-European Commissioner also said Tuesday the UK could not cherry pick parts of the single...
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Fresh Cyprus talks set for next month
The leaders of Cyprus and the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will meet in Geneva next month for a fresh round of talks on reuniting the island. It has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops invaded the country after...
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EU launches new volunteer scheme
It’s meant to be Europe’s answer to the United States Peace Corps. The European Solidarity Corps wants to encourage people between the age of seventeen and thirty to get involved in voluntary work. The European Commission wants to one...
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EU energy plan – will it go far enough?
It is all about limiting climate change and boosting sustainability. But campaigners says new energy legislation due to be unveiled by the European Commission risks slowing progress. They claim renewable energy will lose its current...
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NATO chief seeks Trump’s backing for alliance
A strong NATO is in the interests of both Europe and the United States, the head of the alliance said on Tuesday, following Donald Trump’s election victory. The US President-elect cast doubt throughout the election campaign that he would...
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EU eyes US-style screening system for travellers
The EU plans to create a US-style security screening system as part of efforts to fight terrorism. Travellers from visa waiver countries will have to pay five euros and fill out an online clearance form; any approved application would...
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EU warns eight countries on spending
The EU has warned eight eurozone countries that their spending plans for next year risk breaking the bloc’s spending rules. They state that governments should not have deficits higher than three percent of their gross domestic product....
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EU’s Oettinger under fire over lobbyist’s private jet flight
Germany’s Günther Oettinger denied on Wednesday any wrongdoing after it emerged he accepted a trip on a private jet from a pro-Kremlin lobbyist. Just weeks after being forced to apologise over a racial slur, the EU digital commissioner...
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Connect with ordinary Russians, exiled dissident Khordorkovsky tells EU
Exiled dissident Mikhail Khordorkovsky has told the European Parliament that the EU needs to do more to connect with ordinary Russian people. The former oligarch, speaking at a Boris Nemtsov forum event, said there was room for dialogue....
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Protesters demonstrate against Erdogan in Brussels
Several thousands demonstrators have taken to the streets of Brussels to protest against Turkish President’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They included several pro-Kurdish groups, angry over Erdogan’s crackdown on the media, the judiciary and...
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EU moves closer to waiving visas for Ukrainians
The EU has taken a step towards waiving visas for Ukrainians travelling to Europe for short trips. Officials tentatively agreed the move after meetings in Brussels. But it will only come into effect once the bloc legislates to make it...
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Turkish officers seeking asylum after coup, says NATO chief
Some Turkish officers posted to NATO have sought asylum since July’s failed coup, the head of alliance said on Friday. But Jens Stoltenberg declined to comment on which countries were concerned, or how many officers have requested...
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Trump right on defence spending, says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg
US President-elect Donald Trump is right to call on Europeans to spend more on defence, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday. Stoltenberg made his remarks in an interview with euronews at an event organised by the...
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Merkel is ‘problematic’ – EU politicians react to fourth Chancellor bid
Candidate for a fourth term, German Chancellor Angela Merkel could confirm her status as the most influential leader of the European Union again next year. As head of the top European economic power, she could also beat a record of...