G7: Boris Johnson to face pressure from EU on Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson will come under fresh pressure from EU leaders in Cornwall on Saturday in the increasingly bitter standoff over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
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EUROPE 
June 8, 2021 Germany slams ‘hostage-taking’ of EU’s foreign policy
The EU should abolish unanimity in its foreign policymaking and not allow itself to be “held hostage”, Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas said on Monday (7 June), after several incidents in recent months derailed the bloc’s joint positions on a series of foreign policy matters.
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EUROPE
June 7, 2021 EU proposes alternative to IP waiver to expand global vaccine access
The EU on Friday (4 June) set out its plan to boost deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, which banks on open supply chains, encouraging production and compulsory licences rather than waiving intellectual property rights.
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EUROPE
June 5, 2021 EU wants tobacco-free generation as smoking numbers rise worldwide
The European Commission is calling for stricter actions on tobacco regulations in a bid to have a tobacco-free generation in the EU by 2040. However, the global number of smokers continues to grow.
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EUROPE
May 30, 2021 New EU health innovation rules edge closer
Three years after the original proposal, the EU’s game-changing Health Technology Assessment (HTA) dossier has at last reached interinstitutional negotiations, but a number of challenges remain.
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WORLD
May 28, 2021 Belarusian president set for meeting with Putin amid showdown with EU
Belarus’ authoritarian leader is heading to Russia to seek assistance amid a bruising showdown with the European Union following the arrest of a dissident journalist after his flight was diverted.
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EUROPE
May 28, 2021 EU’s COVID recovery fund gets unanimous green light
The national parliaments of Austria and Poland approved Europe’s huge post-virus coronavirus recovery fund on Thursday (27 May), the last of the 27 EU member states, paving the way for ratification.
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EUROPE
May 22, 2021 Diplomat: EU could seek to bypass Hungary after series of vetoes
The EU could begin issuing statements on behalf of 26 members rather than all 27 following a series of vetoes by Hungary on a range of issues, an EU diplomat told journalists on Friday (21 May).
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EUROPE
May 21, 2021 EU reaches deal on COVID-19 travel passes to rescue summer
The European Union reached a deal on Thursday (20 May) on COVID-19 certificates designed to open up tourism across the 27-nation bloc this summer as a rapid pick-up of vaccinations allows widespread easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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EUROPE
May 18, 2021 EU reaches draft deal to facilitate entry of high-skilled workers
The European Union on Monday (17 May) reached a provisional agreement that could make it easier for highly skilled workers from outside the EU to live and work in the 27-country bloc.
