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Britain, EU agree to pursue mini-deals if talks fail next week: The Times

… Reuters) – Britain and the European Union have agreed to pursue … 47;post-brexit-britain-and-eu-agree-to-pursue-mini-deals … -8b7jrrjc8 reported on Saturday. European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier … deadline of the Oct. 15 EU summit for a deal, …

October 10, 2020
The ECB’s independence in times of mounting public debt

INTERVIEW Contribution by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 10 October 2020 The pandemic is driving up government debt throughout the world. In the euro area, it is set to exceed 100% of GDP, a level that is, however, still below that of many advanced economies. In Germany…

October 10, 2020
Brexit: EU and UK in choppy waters over fishing rights

… Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom … a decisive European Council meeting on the future of EU-UK … agreement,” Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, … Ireland and Denmark. The EU initially hoped to maintain access …

October 9, 2020
Calls to exclude convicted far-right MEP from European Parliament

… democratic processes” in the European Parliament. Ioannis Lagos, one of the … MEPs are calling for the European Parliament to exclude him. The institution … to be made by the [European Parliament] president Sassoli, which will exclude …

October 9, 2020
After rejecting Mercosur trade deal on climate demands, EU parliament votes to drastically cut greenhouse gases by 2030

… EU’s climate targets legally binding European Union … the emissions the EU could produce without scuppering … Wednesday the European Parliament symbolically rejected the European Union-Mercosur free … emphasizing that the “EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be …

October 9, 2020
Campaigners against No Deal Brexit in Ely and Cambridge to press for trade deal ahead of the deadline to leave the EU

… a trade deal with the EU. Paul Browne, chair of the … had as members of the European Union, but it will lessen the … close future relationship with the EU, helping us to join popular … close trade deal with the EU that protects and supports our …

October 9, 2020
The winners of the ninth edition of the Social Innovation Tournament’s (SIT) General Category are Navilens with first prize and BeeOmonitoring with second prize, whereas Sponsh and PlasticFri were awarded first and second place in the Special Category, dedicated to projects focusing on the environment and with a strong focus on biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Furthermore, HeraMobileApp was the winner of the Audience Choice Award, a new category this year where awards are assigned by the audience based on their votes. CloudCuddle and PlasticFri were selected to attend the INSEAD social entrepreneurship programme.

The winners of the ninth edition of the Social Innovation Tournament’s (SIT) General Category are Navilens with first Prize and BeeOmonitoring with the second prize whereas Sponsh and Plasticfri classified as first and second in the Special Category, dedicated to projects focusing on environment and with a strong focus on biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Furthermore,…

October 9, 2020
Brexit talks face moment of truth, says European Council president

… European Union face a moment of truth ahead of a meeting of EU … leaders next week, European Council president Charles … the table, saying the EU needed clarity about their … week to go before the European Council,” Mr Michel told journalists. …

October 9, 2020
European Parliament adopts resolution on rule of law in Bulgaria

Photo: europarl.europa.eu With 358 votes in favour, … European values, BNR reported. The European Parliament regrets the significant deterioration in …

October 8, 2020
European Parliament urges leaders to snub Saudi G20

… abuses and urges the European Union to downgrade its representation … Charles Michel to reconsider EU’s participation in the … It also urges the European Council to adopt sanctions against … Khashoggi. Sources within the European Parliament said the bill sent …

October 8, 2020