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Thyssenkrupp, Tata Lose Fight Against EU Veto of Joint Venture
Date: June 22, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel have lost their fight against a European Union antitrust veto of their proposed landmark joint venture, after Europe’s second-highest court rejected their arguments. The two companies in 2019 had sought to tackle over-capacity and other challenges in the steel industry via the joint venture, which...
EU Must Stick With Ukraine Despite Economic Pain -European Commission
Date: June 22, 2022
By Noah Browning BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe must keep up its support for Ukraine even as faltering Russian gas supplies raise recession fears, a senior EU official said, adding that a shift towards using coal to fill an energy gap would be temporary and not derail climate goals. The European Union and other developed economies have...
Ukraine on Course for EU Candidacy at Summit, EU Says
Date: June 21, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union membership on Thursday in a symbolic but morale-boosting decision following Russia’s invasion, ministers and diplomats said on Tuesday. EU leaders in Brussels are expected to sign off on last week’s recommendation by the European Commission, the EU executive. After several days of...
Ukraine on Course for EU Candidacy at Summit, EU Says
Date: June 21, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union membership on Thursday in a symbolic but morale-boosting decision following Russia’s invasion, ministers and diplomats said on Tuesday. EU leaders in Brussels are expected to sign off on last week’s recommendation by the European Commission, the EU executive. After several days of...
Macron’s Election Setback Complicates Plans to Revamp Edf
Date: June 20, 2022
By Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s setback at this weekend’s parliamentary elections is likely to complicate his planned reform of state-owned nuclear power group EDF, muddying the waters over its fate. Macron’s centrist camp was searching for support from rivals on Monday to salvage some of its reform agenda after the...
EU Says Georgia Has to Meet Conditions Before Becoming Membership Candidate
Date: June 17, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Georgia needs to meet certain conditions before it can be granted the status of European Union membership candidate, the European Commission said on Friday. “It should be granted candidate status once a number of priorities have been addressed,” the Commission said in a statement. “To succeed, the country must now come together...