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by Katherine HADDON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — After years of seeing his premiership buffeted by rows over Europe, British Prime Minister David Cameron faces his day of reckoning for country and career in Thursday’s EU referendum. Opinion polls put the vote on European Union membership neck-and-neck, and if Britain does become the first state ever to withdraw from the bloc, Cameron’s epitaph will be sealed after six years in power. “He’s put himself front […]
(Reuters) A British Member of Parliament was in critical condition after being shot and stabbed in her constituency in northern England on Thursday, British police and media reports said, prompting the suspension of campaigning for next week’s EU referendum. Jo Cox, 41, a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party and vocal supporter of Britain remaining in the European Union, was attacked as she prepared to hold a meeting with constituents in Birstall near Leeds. West […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Tensions over trade and Chinese investment in a German robotics firm dominated Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Beijing Monday, with differences about steel and China’s future market status on display. China has been pressing the European Union to grant it “market economy” status this year, making it harder for the bloc to levy anti-dumping tariffs even as Beijing is accused of selling excess steel cheaply on world markets at the cost […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano are studying various measures to decrease, if not end “red tape” altogether, and to increase the efficiency of government service. One of the systems being looked into is the plan adopted by the European Union which holds contests for the public to give ideas and innovative suggestions in reforming the bureaucracy. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The European Union guaranteed that it will cooperate with the new President, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. According to EU Ambassador Franz Jessen, the EU is just waiting for the formal start of Duterte’s presidency before presenting its plans to him, including the peace talks in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The European Union continues consider the Philippines as a good investment. destination. During the celebration of the EU delegations 25th anniversary in the Philippines, Ambassador Franz Jessen, head of the EU delegation, discussed the Philippines’ status as EU’s investment destination as well as giving an update to the EU’s development project in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Aimee Mendoza and Uploaded by Vince Alvin […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – The EU hit out Monday at “misconceptions” over leaked documents about a planned free trade deal with the United States that are said to show it poses risks to the climate, environment and consumers. Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem insisted that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) said the papers released by Greenpeace merely reflected negotiating positions by Washington and Brussels. Malmstroem said “there seems to be quite a number of […]
LONDON,United Kingdom (AFP) — Britons would be less well off if they voted to leave the European Union than if they stayed, the head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday. “Brexit is like a tax. It is the equivalent to roughly missing out on about one month’s income within four years,” secretary general Angel Gurria told BBC radio ahead of the publication of an OECD report into Brexit. © […]
The Philippine government, through the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), is hosting this year’s 41st Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM). According to the DOTC, around 120 senior transport officials and delegates from the 10-Member States and from the Dialogue Partners will meet until Thursday, 28 April 2016 to discuss the status of various transportation projects and policy measures that will enhance regional cohesion. The transport sector will also embark on new projects and programs […]
Istanbul, Turkey (AFP)— Angela Merkel and top European Union officials travel to Turkey on Saturday for a high-stakes visit which will see them walk a diplomatic tightrope between keeping Ankara sweet over a crucial migrant deal and taking a stand on European values. European Council head Donald Tusk, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and the German chancellor will visit a refugee camp at 1100 GMT in Gaziantep on the Turkish-Syrian border. They hope to […]
European Union antitrust regulators have accused Google of abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system in deals with phone makers and mobile network operators.
Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal Jr., said Japanese manufacturers are enticed to establish operations in the Philippines to take advantage of the country’ s preferential trade agreements with ASEAN, the European Union (EU), and the United States (US). “Our two countries can work together to take advantage of the vast opportunities for growth in the ASEAN Economic Community as well as in other large markets to which the Philippines has gained, and […]
