Tag: European Union
EXPLAINER: How come nations’ climate targets don’t compare?
WASHINGTON — This week's climate change summit features lots of talk from different nations about their goals for reducing carbon emissions. But in the...
EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit
BRUSSELS — The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that should make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states and parliament...
Hungary’s government spars with mayor over homeless hospital
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's right-wing government and the liberal leadership of the country's capital city are absorbed in a conflict over a hospital for...
German court refuses effort to block EU recovery fund
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's top court has refused to issue an injunction blocking the country's participation in the European Union's 750 billion-euro (more than...
EU proposes rules for high-risk artificial intelligence uses
LONDON — European Union officials unveiled proposals Wednesday for reining in high-risk uses of artificial intelligence such as live facial scanning that could threaten...
New Czech foreign minister sworn in amid crisis with Russia
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic's new foreign minister, Jakub Kulhanek, was sworn in Wednesday, amid a fierce diplomatic conflict with Moscow over allegations Russian...
Senior UN migration official visits migrant camps in Bosnia
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A senior U.N. migration official visiting Bosnia on Wednesday called for an end to abuse against migrants and refugees trying to...
Albania’s president harshly attacks PM ahead of Sunday polls
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s president waded deep into the country's parliamentary election campaign Wednesday, accusing the left-wing government of running a “kleptocratic regime” and...
Europe lines up more shots, hoping to beat back virus surge
BERLIN — Slow out of the gate, the European Union has ramped up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, with the distribution of the Johnson &...
Russia rejects criticism of navigation limits off Crimea
MOSCOW — Russia insisted Tuesday that it has the right to restrict foreign naval ships' movement off Crimea, rejecting Ukrainian complaints and Western criticism.
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