European Union

Italy receives biggest aid of € 191.5 billion under RRF, Germany and Latvia also get their share

European Commission approves biggest aid of € 191.5 billion to Italy under RRF, sanctions € 25.6 billion to Germany and € 1.8...

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E.U. says Digital Markets Act not meant to target U.S. tech giants only

The Digital markets Act aims to ensure that business who depend on gatekeepers experience a fair business environment

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E.U. loses Court battle against AstraZeneca

The Court ordered AstraZeneca to deliver a total of 80.2 million doses by September 27, 2021

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U.K.’s F&B export to E.U. plunges to half in the first quarter of 2021

U.K.’s Food and Drink export to E.U. fell by 47% in the first quarter of 2021

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European Commission approves Recovery and Resilience Plan of Greece, allots € 30.5 billion

The Greek Recovery and Resilience plan represents a comprehensive and adequately balanced response to the economic and social situation

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European 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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U.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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European 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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Joe 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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French 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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Thousands 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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Greece 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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Czechia 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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European 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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Danish 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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Putin 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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EMA 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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Switzerland 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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Germany 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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Government 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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European 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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Spain 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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European 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...