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Facebook Ad Boycott Organizers Want Companies in Europe, Asia to Join Campaign

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020By Editor

Over 160 mostly US companies have already joined the ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign in the wake of George Floyd’s death, with corporations including Coca Cola, Levi’s, Starbucks, and Verizon agreeing to partially or fully freeze their Facebook ad buys next month, ostensibly to try to force the social media giant to tackle hateful content online. … Read More >Facebook Ad Boycott Organizers Want Companies in Europe, Asia to Join Campaign

Europe should brace for a reality in which US is no longer a world power – Merkel

Posted on June 28, 2020December 1, 2020By Editor

The US may voluntarily relinquish its status as a world power and Europeans must brace themselves for such a contingency, including by boosting their militaries, the German chancellor has warned. … Read More >Europe should brace for a reality in which US is no longer a world power – Merkel

Covid-19 cases surge in Europe FOR FIRST TIME IN MONTHS as end of lockdowns ‘accelerate transmissions’ – WHO

Posted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020By Editor

European countries have seen increases in Covid-19 cases since they began relaxing the restrictions that were containing the virus’ spread, the World Health Organization has said. … Read More >Covid-19 cases surge in Europe FOR FIRST TIME IN MONTHS as end of lockdowns ‘accelerate transmissions’ – WHO

While Covid-19 rampages through EU, Western Europe obsesses over Hungary’s emergency laws – Foreign Minister Szijjarto to RT

Posted on June 27, 2020October 6, 2020By Editor

With Covid-19 still blighting the EU, the bloc should have bigger fish to fry, but they find time to bash Hungary’s “undemocratic” conduct during the crisis, Budapest’s chief diplomat told RT. … Read More >While Covid-19 rampages through EU, Western Europe obsesses over Hungary’s emergency laws – Foreign Minister Szijjarto to RT

World

International air links with Russia may remain closed until fall as EU discusses ban on Russians & Americans entering bloc

Posted on June 27, 2020By Editor

Sochi it is, so? Russian tourists looking to go abroad may be out of luck for a few more months, as experts believe that flights to foreign countries may not resume until the end of summer, at least. … Read More >International air links with Russia may remain closed until fall as EU discusses ban on Russians & Americans entering bloc

World

EU Chocolate Association Says New US Tariffs to Make European Products Uncompetitive

Posted on June 26, 2020June 26, 2020By Editor

The European Association of the Chocolate, Biscuits, and Confectionery voiced its concern that the new US tariffs on EU goods as part of an aircraft subsidy dispute could lead to the European products losing their major overseas market and becoming uncompetitive, Muriel Korter, the association’s economic affairs director, said. … Read More >EU Chocolate Association Says New US Tariffs to Make European Products Uncompetitive

EU ‘irrelevant’ during pandemic & failed in its Covid-19 response, citizen survey reveals

Posted on June 25, 2020June 25, 2020By Editor

New polling reveals a deep disappointment among EU citizens with the bloc’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and their governments’ handling of it, though a majority say they want EU nations to work more closely in future. … Read More >EU ‘irrelevant’ during pandemic & failed in its Covid-19 response, citizen survey reveals

Business

US considering imposing billions in new tariffs on wide range of European goods

Posted on June 25, 2020June 25, 2020By Editor

Washington is considering new tariffs on $3.1 billion-worth of exports from France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, in a move that could cause further flare-ups in transatlantic trade tensions. … Read More >US considering imposing billions in new tariffs on wide range of European goods

Middle East

Iran’s Chief Rabbi Says Jews Safer in Islamic Republic Than They Are in Europe

Posted on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020By Editor

Notwithstanding the stormy history of relations between Tehran and Tel Aviv since 1979, the Islamic Republic remains home to the largest community of Jews in the Middle East outside Israel itself, with the group enjoying religious protections and even a reserved seat in the country’s parliament. … Read More >Iran’s Chief Rabbi Says Jews Safer in Islamic Republic Than They Are in Europe

Business

The newest battlefield in the European gas war

Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Editor

The closing of a long-term deal with a major Greek gas buyer firmly positions Russian Gazprom on the Greek market, which is turning into a battlefield for LNG exporters. … Read More >The newest battlefield in the European gas war