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United States imposes record $7.5 billion in tariffs on European goods

Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019By Editor

With the blessing from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Trump administration imposed punitive tariffs on EU goods on Friday in retaliation for the European plane maker Airbus receiving illegal subsidies. … Read More >United States imposes record $7.5 billion in tariffs on European goods

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‘We don’t want an empire built in Brussels’: Hungary’s FM speaks to RT about migrants & rocky relationship with the EU

Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019By Editor

Brussels and Budapest have been locked in a standoff about illegal migrants for a few years. Hungary’s Foreign Minister told RT that his country is very much for the bloc, but it should not turn into a Brussels-centered empire. … Read More >‘We don’t want an empire built in Brussels’: Hungary’s FM speaks to RT about migrants & rocky relationship with the EU

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Brexit deal has been struck – Johnson and Juncker announce ‘fair and balanced’ agreement

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019By Editor

UK and EU negotiators have finally agreed a Brexit deal and will now be put to the 27 leaders of the European Union to sign off. However critically, Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) say they oppose the agreement. … Read More >Brexit deal has been struck – Johnson and Juncker announce ‘fair and balanced’ agreement

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High-level trolling? Greta Thunberg could be a Russian puppet, climate skeptic AfD MEP tells EU Commission

Posted on October 16, 2019October 20, 2019By Editor

An Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) MEP has written to the European Commission to request a probe into whether Greta Thunberg’s eco movement … Read More >High-level trolling? Greta Thunberg could be a Russian puppet, climate skeptic AfD MEP tells EU Commission

EU’s largest economy, Germany is now its ‘major underperformer’ – Credit Suisse

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019By Editor

London-based economists at the investment banking company Credit Suisse have named Germany a “major underperformer” of the European block of countries, citing a significant decrease in the nation’s GDP and purchasing power. … Read More >EU’s largest economy, Germany is now its ‘major underperformer’ – Credit Suisse

‘Better now than later’: PayPal quits Facebook’s Libra as Europe puts future of project in question

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019By Editor

US-based PayPal Holdings Inc. has said it’s ditching Facebook’s project to create the Libra cryptocurrency. However, the Libra Association says it is better to know who’s not fully committed to its cause. … Read More >‘Better now than later’: PayPal quits Facebook’s Libra as Europe puts future of project in question

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‘Glorifying rioters’: China blasts France and EU for hypocrisy after they call for restraint in Hong Kong

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019By Editor

China’s embassy in France has slammed the country’s reaction to protests in Hong Kong, calling it hypocritical and arguing France should show empathy as China did when Paris was trying to cope with Yellow Vests. … Read More >‘Glorifying rioters’: China blasts France and EU for hypocrisy after they call for restraint in Hong Kong

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Europe on brink of new refugee crisis ‘EVEN GREATER’ than 2015 – German Interior Minister

Posted on October 7, 2019By Editor

Europe may soon face a massive inflow of refugees and migrants that will be even bigger than at the peak of the infamous crisis, Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has warned, urging to assist Greece and Turkey. … Read More >Europe on brink of new refugee crisis ‘EVEN GREATER’ than 2015 – German Interior Minister

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Cashless society: Russia outpaces Europe in cash-free transactions growth

Posted on October 7, 2019By Editor

Russia has enjoyed “phenomenal” growth of cashless payments in eight years, outpacing other European countries, as the amount of transactions soared 30-fold from 2010 to 2018 … Read More >Cashless society: Russia outpaces Europe in cash-free transactions growth

France & EU ready to respond with sanctions in trade rift with US over Airbus

Posted on October 6, 2019By Editor

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday that the European Union is ready to respond “with sanctions” should Washington reject Brussels’ offer in settling the Airbus trade dispute. … Read More >France & EU ready to respond with sanctions in trade rift with US over Airbus