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601European Commission raises € 20 billion in first transaction under NextGenerationEU Initiative
The NextGenerationEU is a € 800 billion temporary recovery instrument to help European economies emerge out of the pandemic
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612U.K. announces free trade agreement with Australia
The free trade agreement between U.K. and Australia is seen as a first step towards U.K. joining a wider Asia Pacific free-trade...
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543European Commission pledges € 700 million towards GPE to help transform education
Ursula von der Leyen today pledged € 700 million to GPE to help transform education systems
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480Joe Biden embarks on an 8-day visit to Europe
President Biden aims to rebuild trans-Atlantic ties strained during Former President – Donald Trump’s leadership
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516French President slapped during his visit to Drome region
Emmanuel Macron was slapped across his face by a man during his visit to Drome region
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392Thousands of Hungarians protest against the setting-up of Shanghai’s Fudan University in Budapest
Hungarian demonstrators took to the streets of Budapest to protest against the Government’s plans of building a satellite campus of Shanghai’s Fudan...
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444Greece to vaccinate people at refugee camps every Thursday and Friday
Greece will inoculate more than 11,000 people living in refugee camps on the Greek islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos
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598Czechia ready with its Recovery and Resilience Plan
The Czech Republic has submitted its official Recovery and Resilience Plan to European Commission
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402European Union to unveil bloc-wide digital wallet
The new digital ID will give every European the keys to their digital twin - – Thierry Breton
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463Danish Intelligence helped U.S. to spy on Angela Merkel and other European leaders
Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with NSA to spy upon European leaders
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448Putin to lend U.S. $ 500 million to Belarus after E.U. announced sanction on Belarusian aviation
The help is a part of U.S. $ 1.5 billion loan that Russia has promised Belarus as part of Moscow’s efforts to...
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426EMA approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-15 years
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine becomes the one to be approved by EU for children aged 12-15
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395Switzerland scraps the idea of one framework deal with E.U.
Switzerland has scrapped a draft 2018 treaty meant for replacing all the existing bilateral agreements with E.U. under one single framework deal.
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463Germany overtaken by China as U.K.’s biggest single import market
Germany has been superseded by China as the biggest single import market for the U.K.
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397Government borrowing fell to £ 31.7 billion in April as U.K. eased lockdown restrictions
The reduction in Government borrowing was majorly driven by opening up of economic activities in U.K.
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641European Commission signs its 3rd contract with Pfizer-BioNTech for 1.8 billion doses
Pfizer-BioNTech will produce1.8 billion doses of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for the European Union Member States
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480Spain deploys troops at Ceuta as illegal migrants enter from Morocco
Spanish troops are now patrolling the borders to stop the influx of migrants to Ceuta which has become a hotspot for African...
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669European Commission receives Recovery and Resilience Plan from Croatia and Lithuania
In 2020, E.U. had announced a 750-billion-euro Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to help the European economies fight the economic adversities of...
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2.0K1E.U. sues AstraZeneca for under-delivering
AstraZeneca's delivery to E.U. has fallen short of tens of millions of doses.
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498EMA recommends J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine despite reports of blood clot
EMA has stressed that the overall benefits of getting the shot outweigh the risks
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606China to cooperate with France and Germany to cope with climate change
Merkel, Macron and Xi hold climate talks, look to improve ties between E.U. and China
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712E.U. to restrict the use of AI in human society
The AI systems in check include those systems which are designed or used in a manner that manipulates human behavior,
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555E.U. Military Committee Chief warns of increased security threats amidst COVID-19
There is a possibility that countries will cut down on defense budget to compensate for the economic impacts of COVID-19
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598Montenegro seeks help from E.U. to repay Chinese loan of U.S. $ 1 billion
Montenegro has approached the European Union for a U.S. $ 1 billion bailout for paying off Chinese loan for an incomplete highway...
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570France recommends different second AstraZeneca’s first dose
The move comes after reports of blot clot arising in patients who took Oxford University – AstraZeneca vaccine came to light
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