Cyprus says EU stands ready to help restart dormant peace talks
The European Union is ready to “actively contribute” to a new push to revive dormant talks on reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus, the Cypriot government said on Friday.
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March 5, 2021 EU unemployment reinsurance scheme falls off Commission’s radar
An EU reinsurance scheme to support national unemployment benefits was not part of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan presented on Thursday (4 March), although the European Commission has been supportive of the idea.
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EUROPE
March 2, 2021 EU to assess progress in Georgia mediation talks on 15 March
After his unexpected visit to Tbilisi to mediate the deepening political crisis in Georgia, European Council President Charles Michel said progress in talks between the ruling party and the opposition will be assessed in two weeks.
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EUROPE
February 28, 2021 EU and NATO leaders aim to expand cooperation, despite dreams of ‘strategic autonomy’
EU leaders on Friday (26 February) debated efforts aimed at beefing up the bloc’s defence capabilities. The discussion comes as ambitions of the EU as a ‘geopolitical actor’ remain unheeded.
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EUROPE
February 27, 2021 EU court rules out unjustified use of dangerous chemicals in paint
The EU illegally allowed dangerous lead substances to be sold in paints despite safer options being available, the European Court of Justice said in a ruling on Thursday (25 February).
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GEOPOLITICS
February 25, 2021 UK and EU fail to break impasse over Irish Sea border
EU and UK leaders have failed to break the impasse over the controversial Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland after more than two hours of talks.
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EUROPE
February 24, 2021 EU says it does not need Nord Stream 2, but only Germany can block it
The European Union does not need the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for its energy security but any decision to stop the project carrying Russian natural gas to Germany would have to come from Berlin, a senior European Commission said on Tuesday (23 February).
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EUROPE
February 22, 2021 “NEW FOCUS ON EU, MORE REAL JOURNALISM” – NEW AEJ PRESIDENT
Elections to the International Board of the AEJ this week brought a new president, Isaia Tsaousidou, and a deliberate change of focus. “Our new team confronts a dramatic political landscape,” said the veteran Greek journalist. “Above all we are determined to resist the steady undermining of free, independent media in the EU, in Poland, Hungary, […]
