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Euobserver: Germany Eyes First Federal Migrant Repatriation Centre

Germany is set to create its first federal migrant repatriation centre over the summer, reports EUobserver.

World » EU | March 31, 2018, Saturday // 11:11 | Viewed: 6926

The Start of the European Prosecution will Cost EUR 5 Million

The draft budget of the European Public Prosecutor's Office for 2019 will be nearly five million euros.

World » EU | March 27, 2018, Tuesday // 14:37 | Viewed: 4256

Carles Puigdemont Detained by German Police

Former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont has been detained by German police as he crossed the border from Denmark.

World » EU | March 26, 2018, Monday // 10:34 | Viewed: 5734

Czech PM Babis Says will 'Probably' Expel Russian Spies

The Czech Republic will “probably” kick out Russian diplomats, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday after the European Union backed Britain in blaming the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England on Moscow, according to Reuters.

World » EU | March 23, 2018, Friday // 15:08 | Viewed: 4221

The European Union Will Lift Visas for Kosovo by the End of 2018

 Kosovo Parliament Speaker, Kadri Veseli, talking to T7 TV channel says the European Union will lift visas for Kosovo by the end of 2018, Gazeta Express reported.

World » EU | March 22, 2018, Thursday // 13:59 | Viewed: 5591

Croatia Pushes Treaty on Violence Against Women Despite Protests

The Croatian government urged parliament on Thursday to ratify a European treaty designed to combat violence against women despite opposition within the ruling party, among conservative groups and from the local Catholic Church.

World » EU | March 22, 2018, Thursday // 13:57 | Viewed: 8165

French Rail Strike Turning into Major Challenge For Macron

A showdown between French railway workers and President Emmanuel Macron’s government grew more threatening on Tuesday after an internal labor union message suggested rail workers could paralyze services even outside of official strike days.

World » EU | March 21, 2018, Wednesday // 17:19 | Viewed: 4751

Macron Launches Drive to Boost French Language Around World

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is to spend hundreds of millions of euros boosting the French language worldwide, in a push to overtake English in Africa, increase the use of French online and teach French to more European officials to loosen the g

World » EU | March 21, 2018, Wednesday // 10:54 | Viewed: 3900

“I am Prepared to Go to Prison if Belgium Decides to Extradite Me,” says Puigdemont

Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has every confidence in European justice, and particularly in the Belgian one, he said Sunday during a press conference in Geneva, where he was visiting, The Brussels Times writes.

World » EU | March 21, 2018, Wednesday // 10:44 | Viewed: 3293

The European Elections will be Held Between 23 and 26 May Next Year

The vote on the election of members of the European Parliament will be between 23 and 26 May 2019.

World » EU | March 20, 2018, Tuesday // 15:29 | Viewed: 3906

EU Municipalities Today Are Applying For Wireless Internet Financing

European Union municipalities will today apply for European funding for wireless internet.

World » EU | March 20, 2018, Tuesday // 11:04 | Viewed: 3845

Statement by the Foreign Affairs Council on the Salisbury Attack

The European Union strongly condemns the attack that took place against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, UK on 4 March 2018, that also left a police officer seriously ill.

World » EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 16:56 | Viewed: 6940

Barnier Hails 'Large Part of Brexit Work COMPLETE' as Transition Limited (Video)

Michel Barnier said he and Mr Davis have made a “decisive step” towards agreeing a joint legal text on the UK’s EU withdrawal.

World » EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:37 | Viewed: 3518

France 'Does Not Recognize' Russian Vote in Crimea

France said on Sunday it would not recognize Russia's election in the Crimea peninsula, four years to the day after Russia formally annexed the territory from Ukraine in a move slammed by the West as illegal.

World » EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:22 | Viewed: 3633

Britain Can Sign Trade Deals While in Single Market, Brussels Rules

Britain will be free to sign trade deals during the Brexit transition period without permission from the European Union after a climbdown by Brussels, The Times has learnt.

World » EU | March 15, 2018, Thursday // 10:52 | Viewed: 3541

Russian Spy Attack: PM Prepares Reprisals as Deadline Passes

Theresa May is preparing to chair a meeting of the national security council after the midnight deadline she set Moscow over the spy poisoning case passed, The Guardian writes.

World » EU | March 14, 2018, Wednesday // 09:39 | Viewed: 4569

Russian spy: Highly Likely Moscow Behind Attack, Says Theresa May

Former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, Theresa May has told MPs, according to BBC.

World » EU | March 13, 2018, Tuesday // 12:25 | Viewed: 4799

Merkel doesn't Want to Speculate on Next ECB President

Chancellor Angela Merkel declined to say on Monday whether she favoured a German becoming the next president of the European Central Bank after incumbent Mario Draghi’s term ends in 2019, Reuters.

World » EU | March 12, 2018, Monday // 16:56 | Viewed: 3415

Most Stores Shut in Poland as Sunday Trade Ban Takes Effect

A new Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays has taken effect, with large supermarkets and most other retailers closed for the first time since liberal shopping laws were introduced in the 1990s after communism's collapse.

World » EU | March 11, 2018, Sunday // 15:21 | Viewed: 5895

UK to Respond Appropriately if Foreign State Poisoned Ex-Spy-Hammond

British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday that Britain’s government would respond “appropriately” if a foreign state was found to be involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England a week ago, Reuters reported.

World » EU | March 11, 2018, Sunday // 15:15 | Viewed: 4262

80 Million Europeans have Never Used the Internet

Women in the new technologies sector are just under 20%, Europe's commissioner for digital economy and society, Maria Gabriel, said citing a new study by the European Commission.

World » EU | March 9, 2018, Friday // 15:27 | Viewed: 4112
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