Tag: European Union
Britain to push for speedier vaccines at G-7 leaders meeting
LONDON — Some of the world’s wealthiest countries are promising to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, but details of when and how many...
Applications for asylum in Europe drop sharply amid pandemic
BRUSSELS — Applications for asylum in the European Union dropped by more than 30% in 2020 compared to the previous year, reaching their lowest...
German court: Amazon must divulge origin of fruit, produce
BERLIN — A German court ruled Thursday that online retail giant Amazon has to tell consumers the specific country of origin of fresh fruit...
EU commission condemns Slovenia PM for insulting journalists
BRUSSELS — The European Union's executive arm on Thursday condemned Slovenia's right-wing prime minister for a series of aggressive comments about journalists.
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Portugal’s euthanasia law goes for constitutional review
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s president on Thursday asked the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate a recent law passed by parliament that allows euthanasia and...
Senior EU official tours migrant camp during visit to Bosnia
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A senior European Union official on Thursday urged Bosnia to further improve living conditions for thousands of migrants stuck in the...
Conte’s last hurrah? Italy’s ‘simple citizen’ plots return
ROME — When Giuseppe Conte left the Italian premier’s office over the weekend, Chigi Palace employees leaned out the windows to warmly applaud him...
UK performers say post-Brexit visa rules spell disaster
LONDON — Leading British actors including Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Julie Walters warned the government on Tuesday that the U.K. culture sector faces...
In a blow to Ryanair, EU court approves state help measures
BRUSSELS — A top court has ruled that measures introduced by France and Sweden to help some airlines weather the fallout of coronavirus restrictions...
UN agencies press EU over rising migrant pushback cases
BRUSSELS — U.N. agencies are pressing the European Union to end the growing practices of denying migrants their right to apply for asylum, collectively...