Tag: European Union
Spain’s African enclave struggles to handle migrant influx
<p>CEUTA, Spain — Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta awoke to a humanitarian crisis on Wednesday after thousands of migrants who crossed over from...
EU court annuls approval of KLM, TAP aid, wants more info
<p>BRUSSELS — A top European Union court on Wednesday annulled the EU's approval of 3.4 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in state aid for the...
ECB sees elevated risks to financial stability in Europe
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank says risks to the stability of companies, banks and financial markets remain “elevated” due to the uneven...
German minister quits amid thesis plagiarism allegations
<p>BERLIN — A prominent German government minister announced her resignation Wednesday as a long-running controversy over allegations of plagiarism in her doctoral thesis nears...
EU takes big step toward relaxing travel for vaccinated
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday took a step toward relaxing tourism travel for visitors from outside the bloc, with EU ambassadors agreeing...
ECB sees elevated risks to financial stability in Europe
<p>FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank says risks to the stability of companies, banks and financial markets remain “elevated” due to the uneven...
EXPLAINER: Spain’s migrant crisis in North Africa
About 8,000 people have streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta from Morocco in the past two days in an unprecedented influx, most of...
Belarus: Staff of popular news site in detention after raids
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Ten employees of a popular news site in Belarus that was raided and blocked by authorities this week remain in detention,...
EU Parliament votes to take down illegal sports streaming
BRUSSELS — European legislators adopted a proposal Wednesday to combat online piracy of live sporting events that includes the option to block illegal broadcasts...
Greek Fire Service rescuers get mandatory vaccination order
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they are introducing a compulsory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for members of the fire department’s special rescue service. </p>
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