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Far-right shadow looming over Swedish EU presidency

There are concerns in the European Union that Sweden's ambitions for its presidency of the Council of the European Union won’t materialize into concrete progress

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Data sharing progress between EU and UK hailed as ‘significant building block’

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris met European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic in London

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

EU envoy hails Ukraine's moves to reform judiciary

The European Union's ambassador to Ukraine said on Tuesday Kyiv was close to reaching a milestone in reform of its court system, an important step before starting accession talks with the 27-member bloc.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023

UK-EU data-sharing deal hailed as 'positive step' amid Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol row

But Stormont parties gave a mixed reaction to the data-sharing announcement

Belfast Live · Jan 9, 2023

Romania quietly catches up with richer neighbours, helped by EU cash

Romania's economy is set to outpace its stagnating neighbours this year, helped by European Union funding, currency stability and foreign investment driven in part by reshoring from Russia and Ukraine.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023

Brickbat: Sail On

Currently, people from the Philippines account for a quarter of the world's merchant mariners. But the European Commission is considering a move that would bar people from the Philippines from serving onboard ships registered in European Union countries. This follows a determination by the European Maritime Safety Agency that maritime…

Reason · Jan 9, 2023

Seeking Northern Ireland solution, UK foreign minister hosts EU talks

British foreign minister James Cleverly will on Monday seek to inject fresh momentum into talks with the EU on resolving disputes over a post-Brexit trade relationship when he hosts the European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic in London.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023

I thought wifi on planes was bad – now I’m dreading phone calls being allowed in the sky

Plans to eradicate ‘flight mode’ threaten to put Lucy Thackray in fight mode

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Ukraine, EU to Hold Summit on Feb. 3 in Kyiv

Ukraine and the European Union will hold a summit in Kyiv on February 3 to discuss financial and military support, President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said in a statement on Monday. Zelensky discussed details of the high-level meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in his first phone call…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 3, 2023

Putin orders screening of Ukraine war films showing 'heroism' of soldiers

President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Tuesday to organise cinema screenings of documentaries showing the “heroism” of Russian soldiers in Ukraine and their fight against "neo-Nazi" ideology. Earlier on Tuesday, mourners in Russia voiced grief and anger at a rare public commemoration for soldiers killed by a Ukrainian strike…

France 24 · Jan 3, 2023