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Fears over Valentine’s Day shortages as delays hit flowers, wine and gifts

Wine wholesaler Daniel Lambert Wines said it had problems landing a major shipment from the EU this week.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Ukraine: the problem with copying Finland’s strict cold war neutrality

During the tense negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, the idea of “Finlandizing” Ukraine has been suggested as a solution. This idea refers to the way a small or weak country can retain its sovereignty by making some policy decisions – generally defence and foreign – subject to considerable influence by…

The Conversation · Feb 11, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Several countries urge nationals to leave

Ukraine news from February 11: US, UK, others advise citizens to leave amid warnings of a potential Russian attack.

Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2022

Non-EU imports overtook trade with the bloc last year

New data from the Office for National Statistics show the UK imported £222 billion worth of goods from the European Union last year after Brexit.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Google’s Advertising Tech Targeted in European Publishers’ Complaint

Alphabet unit Google on Friday became the target of an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business, which could potentially strengthen EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's investigation into the issue. Google made $147 billion in revenue from online ads in 2020, more than any other…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022

French lawyer attacks EU over poster featuring Muslim woman

Social media outburst puts France’s treatment of its minority Muslim population back in the spotlight.

Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2022

EU threatens sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy sectors in event of Ukraine invasion

EU sanctions would target Russia’s financial and energy sectors if Moscow opts to invade Ukraine, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday. The UK, US and Estonia also urged their nationals to leave Ukraine as Russia prepared to hold fresh military exercises near the two countries’ border and…

France 24 · Feb 11, 2022

The key moments from BBC Question Time in Newport

Panel members said it was unforgiveable that Wales wasn't holding its own inquiry into Covid

Wales Online · Feb 11, 2022

Brussels Accuses Moscow of Trying to Divide Europeans

The European Union on Thursday accused Russia, as the Ukraine crisis churned, of trying to divide EU members by sending letters to individual countries seeking clarification of their stance on a principle of international security. The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said he had responded to the letters sent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022

Russia and China’s Growing ‘Friendship’ Is More a Public Relations Exercise Than a New World Order

Beijing treads a fine line between targeting individual European states and portraying itself as Europe’s peaceful partner.

The News Lens · Feb 11, 2022