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EU Must Make Strategic Decisions in Time, Urges European Commission
The European Union will have to deal with a number of global developments in the coming decades that will have profound consequences for its inhabitants.
Climate, environment and rapid technological changes…
Germany is Gradually Starting Extra Corona Shots
Germany is gradually starting to administer additional corona vaccines to people who have already been fully vaccinated. In addition, Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein are already giving risk groups an extra shot.
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Bloomberg: Chinese Taxi Service Didi Postpones Arrival to Western Europe
Chinese taxi service Didi Global is postponing its plans for its arrival in Western Europe, partly due to government concerns about how the company handles customer data. This is reported by the Bloomberg news agency,…
France Receives 5.1 Billion Euros for Recovery Plan
The European Commission has transferred 5.1 billion euros to the French government to start its recovery plan. The money is intended for the pre-financing of projects approved under the temporary European corona recovery…
Merkel Expects to have 10,000 People Removed from Afghanistan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel thinks Germany should get 10,000 people out of Afghanistan, sources from her CDU party say.
These would include human rights activists, lawyers and other people at risk now that…
Macron Wants Quick Security Meeting on Mobile Espionage
French President Macron holds emergency talks with his National Security Council over reports that senior officials, including himself, could be spied on via "spyware" that would penetrate mobile phones. It concerns an…
Eurozone Exports Up Almost A Third in May
Exports of goods from the eurozone to the rest of the world rose by almost a third in May compared to a year ago, when global trade was hit hard by the corona crisis.
According to the European statistical office…
Migration Through the Mediterranean Picks Up, Death Toll Doubles
Migration via the Mediterranean Sea is picking up again after considerably fewer people tried to make the crossing to Europe last year due to the corona pandemic.
In the first half of this year, nearly 76,000…
Greece Only Wants Vaccinated Customers in Catering Businesses
In Greece, only people who have been fully vaccinated will soon be allowed in catering establishments. There will also be a mandatory vaccination for certain professions, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced.…
Armistice in Sausage Dispute EU and British
A trade dispute between the European Union and the United Kingdom over sausages and other meat from the refrigerator has been averted for the time being. Great Britain can continue to supply the meat products to Northern…