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EU Commission Bans TikTok on Staff Phones

The European Commission has banned Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees' corporate phones for cybersecurity reasons, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, the first EU institution to do so. Owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, Tiktok is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boris Johnson hints he may not support Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland deal

Ex-PM says controversial bill is best way forward as lawyers advising Tory Eurosceptics submit fresh proposal

The Guardian - UK

Stocks diverge, dollar up as markets eye more US rate hikes

London (AFP) - Stock markets traded mixed Thursday, with little buying enthusiasm after minutes from a Federal Reserve policy meeting indicated US interest rates would keep rising for longer than expected.

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European Commission bans staff using TikTok on work devices over security fears

Parent company, ByteDance, says action is ‘misguided’ and has contacted commission to ‘set the record straight’

The Guardian - UK

UK’s Sunak suggests he’ll seek change to Brexit treaty from EU

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested a coming deal with the European Union over post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland would involve legal changes to the existing treaty, something the bloc has previously opposed.

Tribune News Service

NI protocol deal unlikely to be reached until next week, say senior sources

Concerns raised that loss of momentum could raise chance of agreement unravelling

The Guardian - UK

Overnight talks prompt speculation that NI protocol deal is near

MPs demand promise of parliamentary ballot after prime minister holds call with European Commission president

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Sunak ‘relaxed’ about DUP and Tory backlash over Northern Ireland deal

Prime minister and EU press ahead on protocol agreement before momentum slips

The Guardian - UK

EU poised to copy US subsidies for green technology – new evidence from China shows how it could backfire

The EU is preparing to abandon its longstanding restrictions on state aid to take on US and Chinese subsidies over green technologies. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is spearheading a new commitment from EU leaders to “act decisively to ensure its long-term competitiveness, prosperity and role on the…

The Conversation

Eurosceptic Tory MPs demand to see full text of Northern Ireland deal

European Commission vice-president claims finishing line in sight but DUP says deal falls short

The Guardian - UK

UK’s Sunak lobbies Conservative lawmakers to back looming Brexit deal

LONDON — Rishi Sunak began an outreach effort to win support from Conservative rebels for a post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland after weeks of talks with the European Union.

Tribune News Service

Fears new 'tourism tax' will cut the number of UK people holidaying in Spain

The charge was due to come into force in 2021, and will now be rolled out later this year

Wales Online

'Intensive negotiations', UK ministers to speak to EU's Sefcovic on Monday

British foreign minister James Cleverly and Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris will speak to European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic on Monday, part of "intensive" talks to try find agreement on post-Brexit trade rules with Northern Ireland.

Reuters

The sanctions war against Russia: a year of playing cat and mouse

Early claims Moscow would buckle quickly proved hubristic, yet Putin has also made miscalculations

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4 takeaways from this year's important Munich Security Conference

The war in Ukraine dominated the annual conference in Germany, as Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russian forces of crimes against humanity.

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Sudani Calls on Europe to Support Iraq’s Anti-Corruption Efforts

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani has called on the European Union to support the government's anti-corruption efforts. He also urged the global police agency Interpol to facilitate the extradition of wanted persons. Al-Sudani met on Saturday with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Munich…

Reuters

EU 'can move mountains' to supply ammunition to Kyiv, says von der Leyen

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday she was confident the EU's joint interest in getting more ammunition to Ukraine will trump individual national interests when it comes to common European defence procurement programmes.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak admits deal with EU to fix Brexit is 'by no means done'

The Prime Minister appeared to play down the prospect of an imminent agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, amid speculation one could be announced early next week

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Evening Standard

Northern Ireland Protocol deal ‘by no means done’, Rishi Sunak says

Rishi Sunak has said a deal with the European Union on fixing issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol is “by no means done”.

Wales Online

What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? Key questions answered

What is the protocol and why is it significant? Here's what we know

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland Protocol deal ‘by no means done’, Sunak says

The Prime Minister played down prospects of an imminent agreement with the EU.

Reuters

EU presses for joint arms purchases to help Ukraine

The European Union is urgently exploring ways for its member countries to team up to buy munitions to help Ukraine, following warnings from Kyiv that its forces need more supplies quickly, diplomats and officials said.

Reuters

EU aims to team up with defence industry to speed up ammunition output

The European Union aims to join forces with the bloc's defence industry to speed up and scale up the production of ammunition badly needed on the battlefield in Ukraine and to replenish military stocks at home, its chief said on Saturday.

Belfast Live

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to meet with EU Leaders regarding NI Protocol deal

He is expected to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the fringes of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday

The Independent UK

Watch Ursula von der Leyen and EU leaders discuss region’s geopolitical position

Watch as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen took part in a discussion on Europe’s geopolitical position.

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