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EU Sues UK After Plan to Override Deal on Northern Ireland
Date: June 15, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission launched two new legal proceedings against Britain on Wednesday after London published plans to override some post-Brexit rules governing Northern Irish trade, and resumed another challenge it had previously paused. The proceedings could result in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) imposing fines, although these would likely be more than...
Ukraine Needs Strong Signal From Eu, Macron Says Ahead of Possible Visit
Date: June 15, 2022
By Luiza Ilie and Manuel Ausloos CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron voiced a tougher line on Russia on Wednesday and said Europe needed to send a strong signal to Ukraine as he sought to assuage concerns in Kyiv and among some European allies over his previous stance towards Moscow. Macron arrived in Romania...
Ukraine Says Russia Eyes a ‘vast Area From Warsaw to Sofia’
Date: June 15, 2022
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Wednesday to let his country start on the road to membership of the bloc, warning that Russia’s territorial ambitions stretched from Warsaw to Sofia. In a speech to both chambers of the Czech parliament via a video link, Zelenskiy also called for more EU...
Countries Mull Delaying New EU Carbon Market in Search of Climate Deal
Date: June 14, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries are considering a one-year delay to the launch of a new European carbon market for buildings and transport, pushing back the start to 2027, as they seek a compromise on more ambitious climate policies, draft documents show. As the 27-country EU seeks to meet tougher emissions-cutting...
EU Lawmaker Panels Object to ‘green’ Label for Gas, Nuclear Investments
Date: June 14, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Two European Parliament committees on Tuesday backed an attempt to stop the EU labelling gas and nuclear energy as climate-friendly investments, setting the stage for a full parliament vote on whether to reject the rules next month. Parliament’s environment and economic committees supported a resolution which attempts to block a...
EU Cartel Raids Target Fashion Designers Proposing Sales Periods, Discount Changes – Sources
Date: June 14, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators, which raided some fashion companies last month, are focusing on a group of designers who two years ago called for changes in sales periods and discounts, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission, which did not name the companies nor the countries in which...