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Players union says freedom of movement not negotiable Football

Players union says freedom of movement not negotiable

May 25th, 2018 Footballers will not accept any restrictions to their freedom of movement rights in the European Union, their global union said on Friday in reply to comments by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin the day before. Ceferin said he wanted the EU to consider whether football should be given an exemption to laws allowing the free movement...
Iran sets end of May deadline to see EU measures to save deal Middle East

Iran sets end of May deadline to see EU measures to save deal

May 25th, 2018 Iran wants European powers to present it with measures by the end of May to compensate it for the United States abandoning the 2015 nuclear deal, a senior official said on Friday, and Tehran would decide within weeks whether to quit the accord. The 2015 agreement between Iran and world powers lifted international sanctions on...
Rival Bosnian police forces in standoff over migrant transfer Europe

Rival Bosnian police forces in standoff over migrant transfer

May 18th, 2018 A convoy of buses carrying 270 migrants in Bosnia to a refugee centre was held up for hours on Friday in a standoff that exposed frictions between regional and national authorities in the multi-ethnic Balkan state. Armed police in a southern, Croat-dominated canton had turned back the convoy without explanation, surprising state...
Tusk asks: 'With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?' Europe

Tusk asks: 'With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?'

May 16th, 2018 US President Donald Trump has "rid Europe of all illusions" by quitting the Iran nuclear deal and driving trade disputes, the European Union chairman said on Wednesday, underlining the depth of trans-Atlantic discord. The 28 worried EU leaders are gathering in the Bulgarian capital for discussions over dinner on Wednesday on how to...
Europe not using good economic growth to reform, IMF says Europe

Europe not using good economic growth to reform, IMF says

May 15th, 2018 European economic growth is strong, mainly thanks to domestic demand, but governments are not taking sufficient advantage of the good times to reduce their debt and implement reforms, the International Monetary Fund said in a forecast on Tuesday. The IMF forecast that growth in advanced European economies, mainly the euro zone, would...
Drop budget surplus 'fetish', Macron tells Berlin Europe

Drop budget surplus 'fetish', Macron tells Berlin

May 10th, 2018 Germany must wean itself off the "fetish" of fiscal conservatism if it has ambitions to become a leading force for European renewal, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. The European Union needed to integrate more closely in the face of outside threats and resurgent nationalism within its borders. That included...
Europe's new data protection law: what will change? Tech & Science

Europe's new data protection law: what will change?

May 8th, 2018 The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the biggest overhaul of data privacy laws in over 20 years. The law will come into force on May 25, giving EU citizens new rights over how their personal data are used. Companies doing business in the EU will face new rules on how they handle people's data and stiff...
Germany calls for 'clear mandate' in EU-US trade talks Europe

Germany calls for 'clear mandate' in EU-US trade talks

May 2nd, 2018 European Union member states must give the EU trade commissioner a clear mandate for negotiations with the United States over a long-term exemption from U.S. metal tariffs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. A top German minister earlier acknowledged differences on trade with France, only days after U.S. President...
Basque separatist group ETA says has 'completely dissolved' Europe

Basque separatist group ETA says has 'completely dissolved'

May 2nd, 2018 Basque separatist group ETA has completely dismantled all its structures, ending a 50-year guerrilla campaign, it said in a letter dated April 16 and published by online newspaper El Diario on Wednesday. The group had been expected to announce its final dissolution later this week, after its ultimately unsuccessful drive for an...
EU Commission proposes €55bn for euro zone Europe

EU Commission proposes €55bn for euro zone

May 2nd, 2018 The European Commission proposed on Wednesday 55 billion euros in the next long-term European Union budget for supporting investment in the euro zone during economic shocks, structural reforms and help join the euro. The money earmarked for the euro zone, or for those who plan to join it, is a response to calls from French President...
EU to act against countries flouting values, rule of law Europe

EU to act against countries flouting values, rule of law

May 2nd, 2018 The European Union will cut funds for member states undermining the rule of law and risking to compromise spending of EU taxpayers' money, the bloc's executive said on Wednesday in its joint budget proposal for 2021-27. The plan comes in response to the eurosceptic, populist rulers in Poland and Hungary where governments have put...
Madrid removes Franco-era place names of streets Europe

Madrid removes Franco-era place names of streets

April 27th, 2018 Workmen in Madrid removed street signs bearing names connected to the rule of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco on Friday despite opposition from some in Spain who believe his legacy should be preserved. Madrid's city council said some 49 streets would be renamed over the coming days. The process has been fraught with legal disputes...
Skopje expects to get date to start EU membership talks soon Europe

Skopje expects to get date to start EU membership talks soon

April 27th, 2018 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) expects to secure a date soon to start membership talks with the European Union and will step up its efforts to implement the reforms needed to join, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Friday. FYROM won its candidacy status in 2005, but the accession talks remain blocked by Greece due to a...
EU nations back ban on insecticides to protect honey bees Europe

EU nations back ban on insecticides to protect honey bees

April 27th, 2018 European Union countries backed a proposal on Friday to ban all use outdoors of insecticides known as neonicotinoids that studies have shown can harm bees. The ban, championed by environmental activists, covers the use of three active substances - imidacloprid developed by Bayer CropScience, clothianidin developed by Takeda Chemical...
EU set to move closer to 'Fortress Europe' with new plan Europe

EU set to move closer to 'Fortress Europe' with new plan

April 26th, 2018 The European Union plans to vastly expand its external border control force in a bid to further discourage migrants from moving to the continent, an EU source said, disclosing details of a proposal on future EU spending due next week. The move would ease EU nations' concerns over the management of migration flows, as large numbers of...
Monsieur Non: French EU envoy walks out in English row Europe

Monsieur Non: French EU envoy walks out in English row

April 26th, 2018 France's ambassador has walked out of talks with fellow EU envoys over a lack of French translation, in a new demonstration of Paris pushing to curb the dominance of English in post-Brexit Brussels. "The ambassador left the room to show his disapproval," one EU diplomat said of Philippe Leglise-Costa's decision to quit a meeting on...
EU moves to protect whistleblowers World

EU moves to protect whistleblowers

April 23rd, 2018 Whistleblowers exposing fraud, tax evasion, data breaches and other misdeeds will be given more protection from retaliation under new rules proposed by the European Commission on Monday. The move by the EU executive comes in the wake of criticism from transparency campaigners about the lack of protection granted to individuals who...
EU urges Albania to deepen reforms for entry talks Europe

EU urges Albania to deepen reforms for entry talks

April 18th, 2018 EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Albania on Wednesday to deepen a reform drive so that it can persuade member states it deserves to join the bloc after 2025. The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the Balkan country should start accession talks following a series of steps including to combat corruption and...
Merkel wants European Monetary Fund with national oversight Europe

Merkel wants European Monetary Fund with national oversight

April 18th, 2018 German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs the idea of a European Monetary Fund, provided national governments have sufficient oversight, sources close to her said before a visit by the French president. President Emmanuel Macron, who will meet Merkel in Berlin on Thursday, is pushing hard for bold euro zone reforms to defend the 19-member...
EU Commission proposes making fingerprints mandatory in ID cards Europe

EU Commission proposes making fingerprints mandatory in ID cards

April 17th, 2018 Identity cards held by EU citizens will be required to include digital images of the holder's fingerprints as part of a crackdown on fraudulent documents used by criminals and extremists, the European Commission proposed on Tuesday. In a proposal likely to make waves in countries such as Germany, whose history has made data privacy a...
EU is a haven from world's dangers, Macron tells Europeans Europe

EU is a haven from world's dangers, Macron tells Europeans

April 17th, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron issued a call to Europeans on Tuesday not to retreat into nationalism but to build the European Union as a bulwark for liberal democracy against a disorderly and dangerous world. Addressing the European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg, the 40-year-old head of state won a standing ovation...
Orban says no to 'United States of Europe' Europe

Orban says no to 'United States of Europe'

April 10th, 2018 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday his landslide re-election had given him a powerful mandate to restrict migrant rights and seek a European Union of independent nations rather than a "United States of Europe". The right-wing nationalist leader, whose resounding victory on Sunday sent shockwaves through opposition...
Spain hopes for Brexit deal on Gibraltar before October Brexit

Spain hopes for Brexit deal on Gibraltar before October

April 4th, 2018 Spain hopes to sign off on a bilateral agreement with Britain over Gibraltar before October so as not to hinder a Brexit transition deal, Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis told Reuters on Wednesday. Failure to reach an agreement on Gibraltar, a British territory on Spain's southern coast, could disrupt a planned 21-month...
British passport maker to appeal loss of 'Brexit blue' contract Brexit

British passport maker to appeal loss of 'Brexit blue' contract

April 3rd, 2018 The company that makes British passports will challenge the decision to use a foreign firm in future, a government decision that some eurosceptics in the tabloid press have called unpatriotic. Prime Minister Theresa May announced post-Brexit Britain would change its passports from burgundy to blue - closer to how they looked before...
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