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Barroso cleared by EU ethics probe over Goldman Sachs job
A European Commission ethics panel has cleared former president Jose Manuel Barroso after he accepted a job with Goldman Sachs. Officials said Barroso did not break any rules when he accepted the role of non-executive chairman at the US...
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UK’s May looks to post-Brexit Britain
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that the country’s Conservative government must do more to champion the cause of working-class people. After just three months in the job, May used a speech at the party’s annual conference to...
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Eurozone approves bailout payment to Greece
Eurozone finance ministers say Greece will be able to receive 2.8 billion euros in bailout loans after deciding that Athens had progressed sufficiently with an agree reform programme. The payment will be made in two installments,...
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British PM May looks for Brexit support in Denmark
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been holding talks with her Danish counterpart in Copenhagen. Her meeting with Denmark PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen comes as the UK is trying to seek out common ground as it prepares to quit the EU. “I...
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MEPs unveil shortlist for EU rights prize
MEPs have approved their final shortlist for the EU’s human rights award, the Sakharov Prize. They include Turkish reporter Can Dündar, Nadia Murad Basee, who survived ISIS atrocities in Iraq, and Mustafa Dzemilev, a Crimean Tartar...
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EU employees set to hand in Barroso petition
A petition started by EU employees against former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has gathered more than 150,000 signatures. They want action to be taken against Barroso for joining Goldman Sachs. The petition says he...
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Barroso ‘Goldman Sachs’ petition handed to EU officials
A petition started by EU employees against former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso with more than 150,000 signatures has been handed to officials in Brussels. They want action to be taken against Barroso for joining...
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German judges hear Canada free trade deal case
Germany’s constitutional court is hearing a case brought by campaigners against a free trade deal between the EU and Canada. An activist group has organised a petition with 125,000 signatures. “The economy must be beneficial for the...
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Italy referendum looming
Italy's referendum in December could push the country into political chaos and spark another EU economic crisis.
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Scotland to publish new referendum bill
Scotland will publish a fresh independence referendum Bill for consultation next week. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says it is part of her strategy to ensure that Scotland’s voice is heard in the negotiations to take Britain out of the...
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Germany clears the way for CETA
Germany’s Constitutional Court has cleared the way for the government to approve a trade accord between the EU and Canada. It boosts the agreement’s chances of passing an EU vote next week. What has happened? The court in Karlsruhe has...
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Europe’s last bastion against the CETA deal?
Is Wallonia one of Europe’s last bastions against a huge trade deal with Canada? The region of southern Belgium looks to set to block the CETA deal, which requires unanimous support from member states before it can be written into EU...
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Wallonia says no to CETA
One of the three official regions of Belgium has adopted a resolution which could derail the signing of a mammoth free trade deal between the EU and Canada. The parliament in the region of Wallonia voted to block the signature of the...
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EU says Russia’s Aleppo attacks ‘may amount to war crimes’
EU foreign ministers urged Russia and Syria to end their bombing of Aleppo, warning the attacks “may amount to war crimes.” Meeting in Luxembourg, the 28 ministers hit out at the “clearly disproportionate” violence in the besieged Syrian...
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EU warns Wallonia over Canada trade pact
The EU is stepping up the pressure on Belgium’s French-speaking region of Wallonia after its government refused to back a free trade deal with Canada. Belgium’s federal government supports the pact, it also needs the backing from all six...
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EU defends global aviation emissions deal
EU officials have defended a global deal on aviation emissions. The deal was struck at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a UN agency, in Montreal on Thursday. It contains global emissions-reduction scheme that will...
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Several diesel brands emit more than VW: report
Several diesel car brands emit higher levels of pollution than Volkswagen, a study published one year after the so-called Dieselgate scandal has found. Transport and Environment said carmakers Fiat, Vauxhall and Suzuki sell vehicles that...
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Thousands march in Brussels against free trade deals
Thousands of protesters have marched through Brussels to demonstrate against two planned free trade deals. The EU is set to finalise a trade pact with Canada, known as CETA, and it is holding ongoing talks with the United States over a...
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65 million people displaced by conflict worldwide: World Bank report
The number of people displaced by conflict worldwide stands at 65 million, according to a new World Bank report. The study, produced together with the UN refugee agency said ten conflicts are responsible for the majority of forced...
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EU answers call to scrap ‘no roaming fees’ time limit
Consumers should be exempt from roaming fees no matter how long they spend abroad, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The EU executive unveiled a new draft proposal to end roaming fees in 2017. It comes two weeks after officials...
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Ex-EU official Kroes under pressure over Bahamas directorship
Just two months after its former president joined Goldman Sachs, the European Commission has been caught up in another corporate scandal. This time involving the EU’s ex-anti trust czar Neelie Kroes, a Dutch politician. She was found to...
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EU-US trade deal before Obama White House exit ‘unlikely’, says top official
EU-US free talks are floundering amid increased public opposition in some member states. Not a single chapter of negotations have been yet concluded, the European Commission says. The EU executive had originally hoped to seal a deal with...
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MEPs urge whistleblowers to come forward
A group of parliamentarians are calling on whistleblowers to pass on any information about alleged tax avoidance. The call came at the meeting of a European Parliament inquiry and a special website has been set up by the Greens. “EULeaks...
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EU split on defence plans
EU defence ministers appeared to be split on Tuesday as they mulled a Franco-German plan to boost defence cooperation in Europe. Britain, which retains full voting rights until it officially quits the bloc, fears that the long-term game...