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France to close its borders to arrivals from outside European Union
French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the new measure Friday night after an emergency government health security meeting at the presidential palace, warning of a "great risk" from new variant
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US State Secy, EU Representative discuss 'strong cooperation' on China
"The Secretary and the High Representative also agreed to continue strong US-EU cooperation on issues related to China," the statement said.
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Covid-19 crisis: EU threatens to block exports of AstraZeneca vaccines
The European Commission is to lay out the criteria under which such exports would be evaluated on Friday
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WHO European Union chief: Nations clamouring for Covid-19 vaccine
The European chief for the World Health Organization says the telephone line is very hot in conversations with European Union officials and others
Covid-19: European Union calls on AstraZeneca to honour commitments
AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot rejected claims that his company was failing to honour its commitments
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European aviation agency clears Boeing's 737 Max to fly again
This comes following nearly two years of reviews after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide
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Goldman Sachs loses legal fight against European Union cartel fine
Europe's top court said the bank was liable for the actions of its former unit Prysmian
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European Union wants US to draft joint rule book to rein in tech giants
In December, the Commission proposed two new pieces of EU legislation to better protect consumers and their rights online
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Oil prices tick up with European shares amid Saudi blast reports
Brent crude was up 32 cents, or 0.6%, at $56.20 by 1433 GMT, while US crude rose 22 cents, or 0.4%, to $52.99.
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EU green light for $3.5 billion pan-European battery project: Report
Members of the scheme called European Battery Innovation include Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden, the European Commission said
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Send all pre-paid doses of AstraZeneca despite plans to delay supply: EU
The commissioner stressed that the EU required AstraZeneca to provide a report regarding the company's activities, adding that the bloc would hold the second round of consultations with AstraZeneca
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European Union pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised
The European Union is pressuring the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to deliver more coronavirus vaccine doses to its 27 nations
European Union leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels
Though worried that another surge of deaths across the EU was imminent, they could not immediately agree on whether or not to halt non-essential travel
European Union leaders call on Russia to immediately release Alexei Navalny
EU summit host Charles Michel said the leaders "expect Russia to urgently proceed with the independent and transparent investigation into the attack on his life"
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Volkswagen faces European Union fine for missing 2020 emissions targets
Volkswagen faces a fine of more than $121 million for missing EU targets on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its 2020 passenger car fleet, the world's largest carmaker said on Thursday
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European Union officials express readiness to work with Biden admin
Charles Michel, president of the European Council, appeared along with von der Leyen at the European Parliament's plenary
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European Union sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House
EU officials warned that the world has changed after four years of Donald Trump and that Trans-Atlantic ties will be different in the future
'Brexit carnage': Shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays
Trucks with slogans such as "Brexit carnage" and "incompetent government destroying shellfish industry" parked metres from Johnson's 10 Downing Street office in central London
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'Brexit carnage': shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays
Many fishermen have been unable to export to the EU since catch certificates, health checks and customs declarations were introduced at the start of this year
Germany: Pragmatic governor Laschet elected to lead Merkel's party
Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany's most populous state, as its new leader
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