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Key Members of European Parliament ask for reshaping EU-China relations framework
… group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) — Anna Bonfrisco, … asking that considering the EU-China investment agreement should … willing “to reshape the EU-China relations framework?” and … the Strategic Outlook, the European Union pursues a realist and …
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Has COVID-19 destroyed the case for banning the burqa in Europe?
… veil in public. Other European countries have followed by … the current coexistence in European countries based on safety … security,” she said. “European countries should find ways to … religion,” said Dr Elizondo. The ban affects a minority in Europe …
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EU unveils plan to overhaul migration
… managing migration into the European Union have stalled … , European Commission vice-president charged with promoting “Europe’s … -immigration governments. The Catholic Church’s humanitarian network … preventing migration to the EU” and that the strengthening …
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Countries urged to act against COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they have described as the “infodemic” that has surfaced in tandem with the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the real world and online.
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European unity is an example to the world: Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of State
Šefik Džaferović, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of State, used his address to the General Debate of the General Assembly on Wednesday to praise the European Union’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the help it has given to non-EU countries, such as his own.
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Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’: ILO
The bleak news from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder coincided with an updated mid-year forecast from the UN body. Lower and middle-income countries have suffered most, with an estimated 23.3 per cent drop in working hours – equivalent to 240 million jobs – in the second quarter. Previously, the ILO had suggested a 14 per cent average drop in global working time, equivalent to the loss of 400 million jobs, relative to the fourth quarter of…
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Chinese guitarist Li Jianhong takes spiritual psychedelic noise to Europe
Guitarist Li Jianhong is fairly unknown in the U.S., but he’s one of the most important experimental musicians in China. Like Sonic Youth and Japanese rock collective Ghost, he straddles and/or blasts his way across the line between psychedelic rock …
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EU climate plan blows hot and cold on forestry, biomass
… espoused by the European Parliament’s agriculture committee, which backed … a carbon sink if organic materials like wood” are … secretary-general of Bioenergy Europe. Importantly, Jossart said a … first-generation food-crop-based biofuels,” the EU executive says. …
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EU must openly discuss Turkey sanctions, says Austria’s EU minister
… , the country’s EU Minister Karoline Edtstadler told … s Federal Minister for EU and Constitution since … 2019 EU elections, she moved into the European Parliament until … whether the European Parliament approves the budget. The European Parliament is linking …
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As covid fatigue fuels infections in Europe, Italy resists the second wave
… European countries in limiting the pandemic’s second wave. Infections in Europe … since August. Increases in Europe have been driven by … psychology professor at Milan’s Catholic University. “We’re a … , which is now battling Europe’s biggest outbreak, according …