Europe should now look for an alternative to China: Experts opine during webinar
Brussels: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and experts have said that it believes the ongoing economic loss suffered by the European Union due to COVID-19 outbreak must make the region look for an alternative to China.
US, three other allies target China over Hong Kong national security law
Washington: China's decision to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong has earned criticisms from the United States and its three major allies.
China’s leaders ‘arrogant and aggressive’ over Hong Kong security law, says EU politician
Brussels: The head of European Parliament department that handles relations with China has said Beijing’s proposals for a national security law for Hong Kong are “aggressive and arrogant”.
Slovenia becomes the first European country to call off COVID-19 pandemic
Ljubljana(Slovenia)/IBNS: Slovenia has become the first European nation to call an end to Coronavirus pandemic after a joint assessment by its government and healthcare professionals.
EU raises coronavirus infection risk as 2,100 cases confirmed - Health Commissioner
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has increased the risk level of infection with the novel coronavirus in the EU from low-moderate to moderate-high, as the number of cases in the bloc reaches 2,100, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides said Monday.
UK leaves EU after 47 years together
London/Sputnik/UNI: The United Kingdom left the European Union on 23:00 GMT January 31, after 47 years together, including 3.5 years post-referendum.
Britain prepares to leave EU amid public concerns over uncertainty
London/Xinhua: Amid continuing public concerns over uncertainties, Britain is set to leave the European Union (EU) on Friday after its Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal was given the final seal of approval in the European Parliament Wednesday.
UN moves to tackle ‘hidden abuse’ and violence against Europe’s children
New York/IBNS: Each year, at least 55 million children in Europe suffer some form of physical, sexual, emotional or psychological violence, the UN health agency (WHO) said on Tuesday.
European Union agrees Brexit extension till Jan 31
London/IBNS: The European Union has agreed to extend Brexit till Jan 31, 2020.
EU, Britain reach new Brexit deal
Brussels, Oct 17 (UNI/IBNS) European Union (EU) and Britain have reached a new Brexit deal, Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, said Thursday on his twitter account.
Got a new Brexit deal: Boris Johnson; DUP differs
London/Brussels: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson informed a Brexit deal has been struck between the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) as the talks were going on in Brussels. However, the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), who are concerned over the Brexit deal cutting off Northern Ireland from Britain in customs and regulatory terms, said they continued to oppose it.
No Brexit deal tonight, report international media quoting government sources
London/Brussels, Oct 16 (Xinhua/IBNS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to hold a Cabinet briefing on Wednesday afternoon on the ongoing Brexit talks in Brussels as Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said that there are "many issues" to be resolved before a Brexit agreement can be reached. However, according to latest report by BBC on Wednesday night, a government source has told the British media that there will be "no deal tonight", as officials continue to work on the technical details in the Belgium capital.
EU slams Turkey's threat to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe as unacceptable
Brussels, Oct 11 (Sputnik) The European Union sees Ankara's threats to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe as inadmissible, a high-ranking source in EU institutions told reporters on Friday.
EU rejects UK’s request for weekend talks on Brexit amid looming deadline - Reports
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The European Union has rejected the United Kingdom’s request for the talks on the UK withdrawal from the bloc to be held over the weekend just several weeks ahead of the Brexit deadline, media have reported, citing EU sources.
Google fined 1.49bln euros for anti-trust breach by EU
Brussels, Mar 20 (Xinhua/UNI) US internet giant Google on Wednesday received a new fine ticket of 1.49 billion euros (1.69 billion US dollars) from the European Union (EU) for breaching of anti-trust rules.