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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

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

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…

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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

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

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

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

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Covid: UK under pressure to introduce tests for arrivals from China as cases rise

The USA and Italy are among several nations to impose restrictions around travellers arriving from China

The Independent UK

Covid: Government under pressure to introduce China testing policy - OLD

The USA and Italy are among several nations to impose restrictions around travellers arriving from China

The Independent UK

Italy orders COVID tests for China arrivals, EU seeks common rule

Italy imposes mandatory testing for air passengers from China, but other EU countries seem reluctant to follow suit.

Al Jazeera

Italy urges EU peers to test China arrivals for COVID, but many say 'no'

Italy on Thursday urged the rest of the European Union to follow its lead and test travellers from China for COVID, but others said they saw no need to do so for now or were waiting for a common stance across the largely border-less bloc.

Reuters

Open banking is coming to New Zealand – here’s what we can learn from countries already doing it

Traditional banks in New Zealand have long served as gatekeepers of customers’ data. This is about to change with the arrival of what’s called “open banking”, set to arrive in New Zealand by 2024.

The Conversation

EU holds back all of Hungary's cohesion funds over rights concerns

The European Commission said on Thursday it would hold back all 22 billion euros of EU cohesion funds for Hungary until its government meets conditions related to judiciary independence, academic freedoms, LGBTQI rights and the asylum system.

Reuters

Germany asks EU to rein in Twitter after missteps

A senior German official said on Thursday Twitter should join other tech firms in being directly monitored by the European Commission, saying the company’s erratic behaviour under new owner Elon Musk posed a threat to free speech.

France 24

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The Independent UK

Sunak and von der Leyen agree to ‘work together’ for NI Protocol solution

In a call on Thursday, the Prime Minister and the European Commission president discussed the post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland.

AFP

Brussels approves German state takeover of gas giant Uniper

Brussels (AFP) - The European Commission on Tuesday conditionally approved the nationalisation of troubled German gas giant Uniper after it was pushed to the brink of collapse following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Street

Amazon Agrees to Major Changes in Europe; Regulators Are Watching

Amazon, and American tech in general, will probably still be squarely in regulators sights despite the concessions the company made on Tuesday.

AFP

Europe's battle to rein in Big Tech

Paris (AFP) - The European Union is on a mission to get US tech giants to stop avoiding tax, stifling competition, profiting from news content without paying and serving as platforms for disinformation and hate.

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The Conversation

Investments in green energy infrastructure: an (over)performance that will last?

The summer of 2022, which saw repeated heat waves, fires, and droughts in Europe and around the world, is confirmation that the effects of global warming are coming on stronger and faster than even the most pessimistic forecasts. To be able to hope to curb them, it is essential for…

The Guardian - UK

Why Ursula von der Leyen is the ‘world’s most powerful woman’

The president of the European Commission has earned the title bestowed on her by Forbes magazine, says Dutch journalist Caroline de Gruyter

AFP

Amazon strikes deal with EU to close anti-trust probes

Brussels (AFP) - Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries into anti-competitive tactics, notably using third-party seller data to improve its own sales.

Reuters

'Qatargate' scandal casts light on 'untouchable' EU lawmakers

As a corruption scandal rocks the European Parliament, lawmakers and campaign groups say a lack of asset declarations, little reporting on contacts with third countries and barely any sanctions created an environment where rule-breaking could go unpunished or undetected.

Reuters

EU countries vote to weaken law on methane emissions

European Union countries voted on Monday in favour of weakening the bloc's planned law to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, weeks after the EU pledged at the COP27 climate conference to do more to tackle the potent greenhouse gas.

The Independent UK

Brussels extends Northern Ireland ‘grace period’ for animal medicines

European Commission vice-president says veterinary medicines may continue to be bought from the rest of the UK until December 2025.

AFP

Meta 'breached EU antitrust rules' on Facebook ads

Brussels (AFP) - US online giant Meta appears to have "breached EU antitrust rules" in the online classified section of its Facebook social network, the European Commission said Monday in a preliminary finding.

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