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EU Commission tells 6 countries to ease unilateral Covid-19 border curbs

The EU executive's Justice Commissioner, Didier Reynders, said it had given Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary and Sweden 10 days to justify curbs he said had "gone too far"

IMF says Covid-19 pandemic might widen wealth differences in Europe

IMF's Kristalina Georgieva praised EU govts for putting more than 3 trillion euros in fiscal support for firms and households, including job-retention schemes that helped more than 54 million workers

Microsoft teams up with EU publishers amid Facebook's Australian spat

"This initiative is a logical next step," Microsoft Vice President Casper Klynge said, adding that the company already shares revenues with publishers via its product Microsoft News

EU prepares measures against Myanmar coup leaders as protests grow

The European Union calls for de-escalation of the current crisis through an immediate end to the state of emergency

EU doubles contribution to global vaccine programme with $600 mn funding

The European Union has announced to double its contribution to COVAX, an international programme devised to help low and middle-income countries to have more access to Covid-19 vaccines

Biden urges European allies to prepare strategic competition with China

US President Joe Biden on Friday told his European partners and allies to prepare together for long-term strategic competition with China

India, EU express hope to forge host of bilateral cooperation arrangements

India and the European Union (EU) on Friday expressed hope to forge a host of bilateral cooperation arrangements with a view to boost bilateral trade. At a bilateral meeting with the EU, India shared structural reforms priorities of the country and various steps taken to revive economy hit by COVID-19 crisis. During the 11th India-EU Macroeconomic dialogue held virtually, the EU informed about the economic challenges and outlook of their economy due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and their recovery plan. "The dialogue concluded with the hope that both sides would be able to build stronger and deeper relations by entering into various bilateral cooperation arrangements which are of mutual interest to both sides," an official statement said. Both sides have been negotiating on the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) for many years but still not reached a consensus. The European Union is seeking greater market access for its automobiles, wines and spirits,

Taken note of DDC polls and resumption of 4G internet services in J&K: EU

The EU said it was looking forward to a number of other important steps, including the early organisation of the legislative assembly polls

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans: Report

Only about 2 million of those doses due in December have been delivered

Epic Games steps up Apple fight with European Union antitrust complaint

Epic Games has also complained to the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and to the Australian watchdog

Don't rely on social media stock tips, EU watchdog warns retail investors

Retail investors following the Reddit forum WallStreetBets in the United States piled into GameStop Corp last month

China becomes EU's biggest trade partner in 2020, imports jump by 5.6%

At the same time, the trade in goods with the United States, which had topped the EU's trade partners list until early 2020, saw substantial decline in both ways

TikTok violates user rights on a massive scale, say EU consumers

TikTok's "unfair" copyright policy and virtual coins should be probed, Brussels-based BEUC urged in a statement

European Union says Moderna to fill Covid-19 vaccine gap by March

The EU says it expects Moderna to make up a shortfall in deliveries of its Covid vaccine by next month

China overtakes US, becomes European Union's biggest trading partner

According to news agency AFP, Britain which is no longer part of the European Union, was the third-largest trading partner for the bloc, behind China and the United States, the agency said

European Union's anti-fraud body warns against Covid-19 vaccine scams

The EU's anti-fraud office is urging member states to be vigilant against scammers offering to sell fake Covid-19 vaccines

Pan-European consortium seeks big pharma partner for Covid-19 shot

The consortium hopes to start a mid-stage trial this month and move to late-stage testing in May

France fines Google 1.1 million euros over hotel rankings practices

Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay the fine after a probe found that Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers

EU urges China to reverse ban on BBC, says it violates Chinese constitution

The EU added that it has repeatedly spoken out on cases of intimidation and surveillance of journalists and media workers in China

European Union calls on China to reverse ban on BBC World News channel

While Britain is no longer in the EU, it remains a member of the Council of Europe, which oversees a 1989 agreement linking broadcasting licenses