Dispute over Northern Ireland London (dpa) – A little more than six months after the full entry into force, the British government wants to renegotiate parts of the Brexit agreement. The British Brexit representative David Frost said on Wednesday in London. “Significant changes” are needed to the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol, said the cabinet member … Read more
In the first five months of this year, compared to the corresponding period last year, Latvia had an average rapid increase in exports between the European Union (EU) countries, according to Eurostat data published on Friday, July 16, by the European Union (EU) statistical office Eurostat. In January-May of this year, in comparison with the … Read more
Despite its lip service to the contrary, London could violate its commitments to the so-called ‘Northern Ireland protocol’. That fear was expressed by Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, responsible for Institutional Relations, as the weekly Der Spiegel has learned from German diplomatic sources. The Northern Irish protocol establishes a border with the EU in the Irish Sea … Read more
One year after approval in May 2020 by the European Investment Bank (EIB) of Pan-European Guarantee Fund, endowed with almost 25,000 million euros to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, the EIB has already used 50% of said fund approximately. Among the different measures and emergency funds adopted by the EIB to assist companies, the Fund … Read more
Joe Biden promised to deepen the relationship with the European Union. The transatlantic economic nexus is the deepest in the world. The US and the EU generate 33% of trade and 46% of world GDP. The stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) of the US in the EU is three times higher than that of … Read more
The European Commission has established that seven investment banks are guilty of violating antitrust laws during the global financial crisis of 2008, penalizing Nomura, UBS and UniCredit with cumulative fines of 371 million dollars, CNBC reports, according to news.ro. The seven banks participated in a “cartel of bond transactions” in the secondary and primary market … Read more
The European Commission has ruled that 7 investment banks are guilty of violating antitrust laws during the 2008 global financial crisis, penalizing Nomura, UBS and UniCredit with cumulative fines of $ 371 million, writes CNBC. – The seven banks participated in “a cartel of bond transactions” on the secondary and primary market of European government … Read more
Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, met today with his Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian counterparts. He underlined our deep concern in the face of the ongoing escalation, the human toll of which is already very heavy, and our desire to contribute to a rapid easing of tensions. He again strongly condemned … Read more
4/12 © Ansa – “The National Recovery and Resilience Plan provides a full-bodied and organic investment and reform package, with the purpose of modernize the public administration, strengthen the production system and step up efforts to combat poverty, social exclusion and inequalities, to resume a sustainable economic growth path and lasting by removing the obstacles … Read more
The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, assured on Wednesday (04.14.2021) that during the Portuguese presidency of the EU, which ends on June 30, “the first climate law” will be approved, which will include the objective of achieving the carbon neutrality in 2050. During the presentation in Lisbon of a future circular line for the … Read more