Efforts by European Union (EU) finance ministers to strike a deal on a package of coronavirus-related fiscal measures ended in disarray early on Wednesday, with talks due to resume later this week. After 16 hours of discussions that began on Tuesday afternoon, “we came close to a deal but we
Efforts by European Union finance ministers to strike a deal on a package of coronavirus-related fiscal measures were dragging into the night on Tuesday, amid deep differences over the need for a joint debt issuance tool, such as so-called coronabonds. “Work towards an ambitious EU economic policy response to Covid-19 is well on track but not […]
European Union finance ministers are under pressure to deliver proposals for further fiscal measures to counter the economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, as they head into talks on Tuesday. On the table is a “safety net” worth half a trillion euros (around 540 billion dollars), according to eurogroup president Mario Centeno. The senior […]
The European Union remains committed to its refugee pact with Turkey and the agreement remains valid, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday evening after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels. The talks were held amid a tense days-long dispute between the EU and Turkey over migrants on […]
EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday it was for Facebook to adapt to Europe’s standards, not the other way round, as he criticized the U.S. social media giant’s proposed internet rules as insufficient. The blunt comments came after a short meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and two days before Breton is due […]
Sinn Fein called on the European Union on Tuesday to back its bid for a united Ireland after a surge in support saw it become the second largest party in parliament at weekend elections. The result has shaken up the political landscape in the EU member state, with Sinn Fein — once shunned because of […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he will not sacrifice the nation’s sovereignty for foreign aid or trade benefits, a day before the EU is expected to announce whether it will suspend Cambodia’s duty-free trade access over human rights concerns. READ ALSO: 13 rescued from debris of collapsed Cambodian building “I will not trade […]
The European Environment Agency (EEA) on Monday warned of increasing floods, droughts and forest fires across the continent over the coming decades, stressing the need for countries to adapt. Efforts to limit climate change could help avert the worst impact, the EEA said. READ ALSO: Gender equality key to poverty eradication, Guterres tells African leaders […]
More than 3 1/2 years after the landmark Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom will finally leave the European Union at 11 p.m. GMT on Friday. That means Britain will exit the bloc of 27 remaining countries and the bloc’s economic market of about 450 million people and will begin to forge its own way in […]
European Commission President Ursula Leyen, on Wednesday, warned major trading partners that a carbon tax on imports if its planned transition to carbon neutrality puts its products at a disadvantage in the global market. “There is no point in only reducing greenhouse gas emissions at home if we increase the import of carbon dioxide (CO2) […]
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on Friday said that Britain would leave the EU by Jan. 31 at the latest if his Conservative Party wins a majority in the election in two weeks time. READ ALSO: Boris Johnson is unfit to be a prime minister – Bennett“If we can get a working majority then we […]
Kano, The UN and European Union (EU) plan to spend 10 million dollars per year in the next four years to end all forms of violence against women and girls in Nigeria. Mrs Hadiza Aminu, EU, UN Spotlight Initiative Coordinator, said this in Kano on Monday during a media dialogue Stoplight Initiative on ending violence […]
European Union (EU) leaders have confirmed the appointment of France’s Christine Lagarde as the next head of the European Central Bank, thus removing the final hurdle between her and the powerful post. She is elected to the position for a non-renewable term of eight years, the EU leaders announced in a statement on Friday. READ […]
UK and EU negotiating teams will meet later as efforts to reach a deal before a crunch summit this week continue. After talks in Brussels this weekend, EU ambassadors were told the UK would make concessions to its post-Brexit plan for the Northern Irish border. READ ALSO World Thrombosis Day: Take more water, less alcohol […]
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that the European Union and African Union will launch “concrete military and policing action” to rescue African migrants enslaved in Libya. The announcement came as the EU pledged a Marshall Plan for Africa of €44 billion at a summit dominated by outrage over slave auctions in Libya of migrants sold […]
The people of Ikot-Esop and Ikot Ukpong communities in Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State, are full of gratitude to the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for the Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects carried out in their communities to end many years of water scarcity and […]
Libya has criticised EU proposals to authorise the use of force against people smugglers taking migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe. The Libyan ambassador to the UN told the BBC that the EU’s intentions were unclear and “very worrying”. The EU is seeking a UN mandate to allow military action to destroy or halt smugglers’ […]
Defence ministers from five European Union countries are meeting for talks on a military campaign to stop human trafficking and reinforce the region’s defences against the flow of migrants from North Africa, Aljazeera reports. Officials from France, Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain on Sunday will use events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of […]
Ukraine’s military reported Tuesday pro-Russia separatist rebels fired rockets on a government-held town in eastern Ukraine, in what appeared to be the latest violation of a shaky ceasefire. The news came just hours after the Ukrainian government and the European Union held their first formal summit in almost a year. Speaking at an investors’ conference […]
Eni Oil and Gas Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Claudio Descalzi, says that Africa has the potential to power the European Union in years to come. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the CEO. Descalzi said global energy companies had a unique role to play in helping to […]
