Tag: European Commission
UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit
FALMOUTH, England — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday on the...
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
CARBIS BAY, England — World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least...
Biden to lay out vax donations, urge world leaders to join
MAWGAN PORTH, England — One year ago, the U.S. was the deadliest hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of the Group of...
German ex-minister, mayor contender stripped of doctorate
BERLIN — A Berlin university on Thursday stripped a prominent former German minister of her doctorate following a long-running saga over plagiarism allegations that...
EU vows a firm response as Brexit tensions rise anew
BRUSSELS — Top European Union officials vowed Thursday to use all measures available to ensure that the United Kingdom respects the terms of its...
EU asks Poland to stop court review of EU vs. Polish law
WARSAW, Poland — The European Union said Thursday that it has asked Poland to withdraw a motion sent by the Polish prime minister to...
EU lawmakers say Morocco put children’s lives at risk
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers on Thursday accused Morocco of endangering the lives of children in an attempt to put political pressure on Spain,...
EU launches proceedings over top German court’s ECB ruling
BERLIN — The European Union on Wednesday launched proceedings against Germany over a ruling by the top German court last year on a European...
EU court annuls approval of aid for German airline Condor
BERLIN — A top European Union court on Wednesday annulled the EU's approval of 550 million euros ($670 million) in state aid for German...
Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal
WARSAW, Poland — Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers protested in Warsaw Wednesday against the gradual phasing out of coal use...