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UK, EU seek to avert 'sausage war' in post-Brexit trade talks in Ireland

A senior European Union official expressed frustration Wednesday after talks with the UK broke up without resolving differences

European Union lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes

Right now, travelling in the EU's 27 nations is a trial for tourists and airlines alike.

Spain opens doors to vaccinated visitors from outside European Union

Spain ended restrictions on travellers from outside of the EU and Schengen travel area who have a certificate to prove they have fully completed their vaccination procedure 14 days before travel

ArcelorMittal seeks EU's consent to buy Gupta's French steel mills

The EU has not given a deal fast-track "simplified" status that would allow for a quick approval. The deadline for ruling on the deal is July 9.

EU, UK launch antitrust probes into Facebook's use of advertising data

Investigations will focus on social media group's use of customer data

Facebook's marketplace in European Union, UK antitrust crosshairs

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority also announced its own investigation into whether the network is abusing its position

Resumption of FTA talks with EU, fresh negotiations with UK soon: Official

India is also taking forward negotiations with various other countries, including Israel.

Romania launches drive to vaccinate 12-15-year-olds against coronavirus

Romania started administering Covid-19 vaccines to young teenagers aged 12 to 15, after the European Medicines Agency approved use of the Pfizer jab last week for that age group

Factory activity racing across globe but supply squeeze dims outlook

European manufacturers ramped up activity at the fastest monthly pace in PMI survey history but a spike in COVID-19 infections in some countries continued to disrupt supply chains

Denmark helped US spy on Angela Merkel, European allies, says report

Media reports claim US National Security Agency used Danish cables to spy on senior official

LG Electronics, Magna International JV gets EU nod, set for July launch

As a result, the official launch of the joint venture, which is scheduled to take place in July this year, is expected to happen smoothly

European Union recommends Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-15 year olds

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15

EU regulator backs Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents

Inoculating children and young people is considered a critical step toward reaching "herd immunity" and taming the pandemic

European Union leaders express support for holding Tokyo Olympics 2021

The European Union's two top officials expressed support for holding the Tokyo Olympics 2021 despite growing opposition to the event in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic

PM Modi, French Prez discuss positive outcomes of India-EU Leaders' meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke over phone on Wednesday and discussed the positive outcomes of the recently concluded India-EU Leaders' Meeting.

European Union takes on AstraZeneca in court over vaccine deliveries

The long-standing dispute drew media attention for weeks earlier this year amid a deadly surge of coronavirus infections in Europe

Deutsche Bank's nightmare decade is gone, but not yet forgotten

The firm is sparking some hope after years as the sick man of European finance

Belarus is isolated as other countries move to ban flights: Report

The diversion and arrest elicited widespread shock and fury, and EU leaders took unusually swift action in response at a summit Monday.

EU to cut air links with Belarus following flight diversion incident

The 27-member bloc strongly condemned the incident which endangered aviation safety and called for urgent investigation in 'this unprecedented and unacceptable incident'

Biden welcomes EU call for sanctions on Belarus over Ryanair plane incident

Biden welcomed the European Union's call for sanctions against Belarus over the Ryanair flight's emergency landing and he has instructed his administration to craft options to hold Minsk accountable