EU watchdog calls for ban on surveillance tool Pegasus The European Union's data protection watchdog called on Tuesday for a ban on the controversial spyware tool Pegasus, developed by Israeli-based NSO Group. Reuters · Feb 15, 2022
Drivers "not just Cash Cows" - Campaigners call for UK to reduce fuel duty amid cost of living crisis With the price of oil rocketing towards $100 per barrel, and pump prices at record punitive levels - FairFuelUK has called on the Government to cut Fuel Duty across the nation. Chronicle Live · Feb 15, 2022
Latest Ukraine updates: Renewed calls for de-escalation Ukraine-Russia crisis news from February 15: Putin says Russia ready for talks on confidence-building measures. Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2022
Iran says it’s in rush to get good nuclear deal in Vienna talks The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said Monday that he strongly believed a nuclear accord with Iran was “in sight” and urged world powers to reach a compromise in order to revive the beleaguered deal. Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022
Iran's FM says in call with EU's Borrell: Iran won't back down from its red lines - ministry tweet Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell the latest status of the talks in Vienna, Iran's foreign ministry said in a tweet on Monday. Reuters · Feb 14, 2022
Morning mail: trans-Tasman reunion joy, Russian ‘false-flag’ fears, Kamila Valieva clearance row Tuesday: New Zealand and Australia to open borders by end of February. Plus: how to keep your hats clean The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2022
EU should consider sanctions on Bosnian Serbs if crisis worsens, document says The European Union should consider sanctions on Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic (RS) and also withhold financial support if the Balkan country's crisis continues to worsen, according to an internal EU document seen by Reuters. Reuters · Feb 14, 2022
France's Macron hosts Tanzanian counterpart in Paris ahead of EU-AU summit President Emmanuel Macron met with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday to discuss trade and business deals ahead of the European Union-African Union summit in Brussels at the end of the week. Radio France Internationale · Feb 14, 2022
Crypto news: Crypto takes over Superbowl, UK probe into NFT scam and market tanks Here's your lowdown of the latest cryptocurrency news Chronicle Live · Feb 14, 2022
Russian envoy warns of right to counterattack in eastern Ukraine Exclusive: comments by ambassador to EU will add to fears of ‘false-flag’ operation as pretext for invasion The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022
Coventry City stadium dispute over as case closed European Commission shuts down case as long-running dispute over 2014 sale to rugby club Wasps appears to have finally ended Birmingham Post · Feb 14, 2022
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Labour leader Keir Starmer rules out UK rejoining European Union Sir Keir Starmer has declared there is “no case for re-joining” the European Union as he rejected calls for the UK to become a member of the bloc in future. Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2022
EU preparing but not clear if Russia decided to invade Ukraine - official The European Union is preparing varied responses depending on what Russia might do to further destabilise Ukraine, an official said on Monday, stressing the bloc does not know whether and what Moscow decided to do, or was just bluffing. Reuters · Feb 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Poland prepares to accept Ukrainian refugees in case of war Poland is the largest European Union nation to border Ukraine and the government is making preparations to accept Ukrainian refugees in the event of another Russian attack on that country
The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022 Ukraine: the economic impact of tension with Russia is part of Putin's long-term plan Europe is facing strong economic headwinds. Record inflation, the need to recover from the pandemic, and a divided response to Russian troop deployments along the Ukraine border, all chill the February air.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022 French elections 2022: what could happen when country heads to polls? As France prepares to elect next president, nearly half of voters say they are still undecided
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Keir Starmer sparks outrage by saying UK can ‘take advantage of Brexit opportunities’ Labour has ‘joined the Tories on Brexit’, claims SNP
The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2022 Incursion could start at ‘any time’, White House warns – as it happened US relocating remaining embassy staff to Lviv, Antony Blinken confirms
Daily Record · Feb 14, 2022 SNP fury as Keir Starmer rules out a Labour government rejoining the EU The Labour leader said he wanted to make Brexit work as he abandoned any notion of rejoining the European Union.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2022 Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened UK cases down 30% on the previous week, with weekly deaths down 27.2%; 500 French vehicles arrive in Brussels to protest against Covid measures
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022 French anti-vaxxers buying fake Covid passes online Exclusive: fake passes often promoted on mainstream social media platforms, study shows
France 24 · Feb 14, 2022 Germany’s Olaf Scholz urges Russia to de-escalate on his way to Kyiv German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flies to Kyiv on Monday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a bid to show solidarity and help avert a war in Europe following warnings that a Russian invasion could be imminent.
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022 Saudi sees Cyprus as bridge between Europe, Middle East The Saudi foreign minister says his country views Cyprus as a “bridge” between the Middle East and the European Union, helping the 27-nation bloc “understand what’s going on” in the region
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022 Russia’s FSB agency tasked with engineering coups in Ukrainian cities, UK believes Following any invasion, FSB saboteurs are expected to install pro-Kremlin leaders in major cities