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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – The European Union is seeking urgent talks with Washington over a possible United States ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the US, an EU source said Friday. The EU has not yet received a response from Washington to its request, the source said. The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it was close to a decision to extend to Europe an existing ban imposed on eight countries, […]
BARI, Italy (AFP) – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Friday urged eurozone lenders to be “far more specific” in their commitment to a debt-relief package for Greece. The IMF has made a package easing Greece’s repayment burden a condition of its participation in a 86-billion-euro ($94-billion) bailout. But several eurozone governments are dragging their heels, insisting on more evidence of debt-plagued Greece delivering on reforms as a condition of green-lighting the third rescue […]
,by Bryan McManus Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium – Ride-hailing app Uber may be a pioneer in its field but at heart it is just an ordinary taxi company and should be regulated as such, a top EU lawyer said Thursday. Uber claims it is a service provider, connecting riders with freelance drivers directly and much more cheaply than traditional cab companies. It has run into huge opposition from critics and competitors who say this allows […]
by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – British eurosceptics reacted angrily on Monday to Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France saying the election of a pro-EU president was bad news for the Brexit negotiations but experts said a stronger Europe could ease the talks. Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage said Macron would be European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s “puppet” while the Leave.EU campaign group compared his election win on Sunday to France’s surrender to Nazi […]
by Guy JACKSON / Joshua MELVIN Agence France-Presse PARIS, France – Emmanuel Macron sought to cement his status as favourite for the French presidency Friday on the last day of campaigning before this weekend’s run-off election while his far-right rival Marine Le Pen was targeted by protesters on a visit to a cathedral city. Pro-European centrist Macron and anti-immigration candidate Le Pen have offered starkly different visions for France during a campaign that has been […]
by Bryan McManus Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — International donors on Wednesday pledged $6.0 billion in aid for Syria this year at a conference overshadowed by a suspected deadly chemical attack blamed by the West on Damascus. The countries further pledged $3.73 billion in aid for 2018-20 at the Brussels meeting, which was co-chaired by the European Union and United Nations and follows a conference in London last year which raised $12 billion […]
by Lachlan Carmichael STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted tough “red lines” for negotiations over a Brexit deal, on which European Union lawmakers will have the final say in two years’ time. The parliament largely followed EU President Donald Tusk’s draft guidelines issued last week after British Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggered the historic Brexit process. But they omitted any mention of the flashpoint issue of Gibraltar, unlike Tusk’s […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU will do all it can to reach a “constructive” Brexit settlement with Britain, but will also prepare for a possible failure to reach a deal, a draft of the bloc’s negotiating plan said on Friday. The European Union “will work hard to achieve that outcome, but it will prepare itself to be able to handle the situation also if the negotiations were to fail,” the guidelines obtained by AFP […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday lashed out in public for the first time at two media organizations he described as “rude,” “vicious and virulent,” and as “trash,” while reiterating his frustration over other entities such as the European Union, the United States, and priests. “Wag kayong magbasa ng newspaper. Marami ang ano dyan, virulent…ABS(CBN), Inquirer. Natalo kandidato nila, they become really vicious and virulent,” Duterte said in a speech during the oath-taking of newly appointed government officials […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday it would be “easier” if the EU blocked Ankara’s bid to join the bloc, suggesting he could even hold a referendum on the matter. It was the latest barb in the bitter dispute between Turkey and Europe after Germany and The Netherlands blocked Turkish ministers from campaigning among expats for a “yes” vote in next month’s referendum on boosting Erdogan’s powers. “What? If a […]
The European Union is seeing increased impetus around the world to move forward with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the bloc, which will make the most of uncertainty over future U.S. trade policy, the EU’s trade envoy said on Friday (March 10) “We are willing to do good trade agreements. There’s rising protectionism across the world today and those of us who believe in other solutions, so we feel a need to stand up,” […]
by Roland JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain’s economy will grow far stronger than expected this year, finance minister Philip Hammond said in a budget update Wednesday, as the government prepares to trigger Brexit. Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to activate Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty in the next three weeks, sparking a painful two-year divorce process — and tense talks over the terms of Britain’s departure from the […]
