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Macron unveils European Union agenda before French presidential race

French President Macron vowed to work to make Europe more powerful in the world as France is about to take up the rotating presidency of the European Union

Gig economy workers set to receive employee rights under EU proposal

App-based gig work platforms have boomed in the digital economy, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic

Macron to unveil EU agenda ahead of French presidential race

Macron plans to present the priorities for France's upcoming presidency of the European Union, a tenure that overlaps with the country's presidential election and could put Macron in a tricky position

US became Britain's biggest finance customer in run up to Brexit

Exports to the United States rose 5.3%, said TheCityUK, which promotes Britain's financial sector overseas

EU ministers approve cybersecurity measures, including new directive

The EU's Telecommunications Ministers approved measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the bloc, including a new directive

US, EU in agreement on rising Chinese assertiveness in Indo-Pac: Sherman

The US and EU are increasingly on the same page in countering China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

US, EU interested in cooperating with Taiwan based on 'One China' policy

The US and the EU are interested in deepening cooperation with Taiwan based on the "one-China" policy and maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait

European Union fines 4 banks $390 mn in foreign exchange trading cartel

HSBC received the biggest fine of almost $200 million

EU countries struggle to find joint response to energy price spike

Energy ministers from European Union countries meet to debate their response to high gas and electricity prices

India seeks strong ties with EU, cooperation in transition to clean energy

India said that it seeks to establish a strong partnership with the EU, which can contribute to the nation's goal of transition to clean energy.

European Union unveils $340 billion infra spend to rival China

To finance the project, the EU will use its European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus and will offer grants of up to 18 billion euros from external assistance programs

EU should discuss mandatory vaccinations: European Commission President

Germany's incoming chancellor Olaf Scholz threw his support behind making Covid-19 vaccine compulsory and called for a parliamentary vote on the plan

European Union decides against emergency summit on omicron for now

Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious

EU urges China to launch investigation into tennis player Peng Shuai's case

EU has urged the Chinese authorities to launch a transparent investigation into the case of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and present verifiable evidence of her safety

European Union set to unveil massive worldwide infrastructure plan

The program is expected to mobilize up to 300 billion euros (USD 341 billion) in public and private funds by 2027

EU to lift authorisation requirement for Covid-19 vaccine exports

The European Union will not renew its mandatory approval system for Covid-19 vaccine exports when it expires at the end of the year, the European Commission has said.

EU orders travel ban on South Africa to check spread of new Covid variant

The European Union nations on Friday agreed to impose a ban on travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant.

European Union eases its controls on Covid-19 vaccine exports

The Commission said that as of January it will no longer require vaccine producers to request special authorisation to export outside the 27-nation bloc

EU law on political ads must clarify content subject to obligations: Google

Google said that it is critical that the EU law clarifies which actors and what types of content are subject to the obligations regarding political advertising

European Commission proposes 9 months validity of Covid vaccination

A complete vaccination against Covid-19 will grant the EU citizens free movement within the bloc for nine months, starting from the date of the last shot