Russia’s government announced that some of its troops were returning to their bases after exercises near Ukraine and scoffed at Western warnings of an impending invasion, but the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said it had yet to see no evidence of a de-escalation that can avoid a conflict. Russia did not say how many […]
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The EU aspires to a pact in April on the rules to curb the technological giants
Updated on 02/15/2022 01:01 pm Parliamentarians and European Union (EU) countries could agree on rules aimed at curbing the power of US tech giants in April, with sticking points expected to be resolved in the coming weeks, a lawmaker said. leading the conversations. Known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the regulation proposed just over […]
EU says it has a range of responses to any Russian move in Ukraine
The European Union (EU) is preparing various responses to any new moves by Russia to destabilize Ukraine, but the bloc does not know exactly what Moscow plans to do, a senior EU official said. The official said that the US talks with Russia “were not bearing much fruit”, but that the dialogue with President Vladimir […]
EU will address Ukrainian crisis with Blinken and willingness to sanction Russia
The foreign ministers of the EU they will speak tomorrow, Monday, with the Secretary of State American, Antony Blinken, on the latest contacts he has had with Russia on the crisis in Ukraine, when they have already made clear their willingness to quickly sanction Moscow if it attacks its neighbor again. “Russia is now focused […]
US and EU announce new sanctions against Nicaraguan officials of the Daniel Ortega regime
Updated on 01/10/2022 12:52 pm The United States and the European Union (EU) announced, in a coordinated action, new sanctions against high-ranking officials of the Nicaraguan government, linked to the irregular elections in November, a few hours before Daniel Ortega is inaugurated as president for the fourth consecutive time. The US Treasury Department said in […]
Spain refuses to include nuclear energy and gas in the European green taxonomy
Spain has reiterated this Sunday its rejection of the proposal of the European Commission (EC) to include the nuclear energy and the generation by natural gas in the classification table of green options in the community framework, something that would mean “a step backwards” and “a wrong signal” for the financial markets, according to the […]
France starts its EU presidency with ambition and electoral shadow
France took over this Saturday from Slovenia in the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union with the aim of achieving a more sovereign Europe and the desire to bet on an economic model that does not exclude the preservation of the planet, but the country will have to keep an eye on […]
EU asks to force multinationals to pay a minimum corporate tax of 15%
The European Commission presented a legislative proposal that will oblige multinationals to pay a minimum effective corporate tax rate of 15%, in line with the agreement reached globally in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The draft directive, which has yet to be approved unanimously by the community partners, would translate into community […]
EU drug regulator: no relationship found between menstrual changes and COVID vaccines
Updated on 12/21/2021 11:19 am The European Union (EU) European Medicines Agency (EMA) reported that it found no relationship between changes in menstrual cycles and COVID-19 vaccines, after a study in Norway suggested that some women had periods more abundant after being inoculated. A study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) published Tuesday […]
Pfizer to deliver 20 million more doses to the EU by early 2022
The European Commission (EC) agreed this Sunday with BioNTech-Pfizer accelerate delivery of its coronavirus vaccine to community club countries, with the Twenty-seven receiving an additional 20 million doses during the first quarter of 2022. Thus, BioNTech-Pfizer will deliver to the community club five million more doses than originally planned during January, an additional five million […]