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Big online companies face 0.1% supervisory fee under new EU rules

The move comes as the Commission seeks new sources of revenue to fire up the region's economic growth in the wake of the pandemic and also foster a greener and more digital economy

Joe Biden to visit Brussels to attend NATO and EU summits: White House

US President Joe Biden will travel to Belgium to attend an extraordinary NATO summit on March 24 along with participating in a European Council Summit, a White House statement informed on Tuesday

Zelenskyy talks with EU chief von der Leyen about humanitarian corridors

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed humanitarian corridors and other issues with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday

Euro steadies after tumble post Russian invasion of Ukraine

The euro was last at $1.1175, edging 0.15% lower against the dollar, having touched its lowest $1.1106 since May 2020 on Thursday

Russia could lose financial markets access if it invades Ukraine: EU chief

EU chief Leyen revealed details of sanctions Moscow would face if it invaded Ukraine, saying Russia would be cut off from international financial markets and denied access to major export goods.

European publishers file antitrust complaint against Google

The EPC calls on the European Commission to hold Google accountable for its anticompetitive conduct and impose remedies to restore conditions of effective competition in the ad tech value chain

Macron meets von der Leyen as France kicks off EU Council Presidency

President Emmanuel Macron met here on Friday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as France took over the rotating six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

EU digital Covid-19 certificate will only be valid for travel for 9 months

The European Union (EU) digital Covid-19 certificate will only be valid for travel for nine months, the European Commission said

EU considering to make Covid vaccine jabs mandatory amid Omicron fear

It is appropriate that European nations consider mandatory vaccination to combat Covid and the Omicron variant, head of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said

European Commission proposes 9 months validity of Covid vaccination

A complete vaccination against Covid-19 will grant the EU citizens free movement within the bloc for nine months, starting from the date of the last shot

ECB should not react to current inflation spike, says Christine Lagarde

Inflation in the euro zone hit 4.1 per cent in October, pushed up by higher energy costs, and is expected to stay above the ECB's 2 per cent target next year

European Commission set to ban trade practice propelling meme stocks

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is separately weighing a ban on payment for order flow, in which trading firms pay retail brokerages to execute their trades

Modi holds talks with European Council, European Commission heads in Italy

The discussions covered trade and investment ties, climate change, Covid-19, global and regional developments

EU says people vaccinated with AstraZeneca should be able to travel to US

The EU has its own safe-travel list, from which the United States was recently removed after a spike in infections there.

European Commission raises 20 billion Euro for pandemic recovery

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the inaugural transaction of the NextGeneration EU program is the largest ever institutional bond issuance in Europe.

European consumer group joins EU antitrust case against Apple

The European Commission filed its first antitrust charges against Apple in April following an initial complaint by the iPhone maker's rival Spotify.

The UN needs to start regulating the 'Wild West' of artificial intelligence

The proposal for a regulation on AI published by the European Commission recently is the first document of its kind to attempt to tame the multi-tentacled beast that is artificial intelligence

PM Modi discusses Covid-19 situation with European Commission President

'Team Europe stands in deep solidarity with our democratic partner India,' says Ursula von der Leyen in a tweet

Investors urge Europe to prioritise climate in agriculture reform

A $2 trillion group of investors urged the European Commission to be more ambitious in planned overhaul of the bloc's huge farming subsidy programme to fight climate change and protect biodiversity

European Commission proposes Covid-19 certificate to boost travel

The European Commission proposed a Digital Green Certificate covering Covid-19 vaccination, testing and recovery, in a bid to reopen the European Union "in a safe, sustainable and predictable way"