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Hungrexit? Polexit? Troublesome EU members are going nowhere as long as they can scupper bullying Brussels’ big spending dreams

Posted on July 18, 2021July 18, 2021By Editor

Punishing Hungary and Poland for pursuing conservative values will not give Brussels the result it is seeking and legal threat is likely to make the two outliers even more determined to show they won’t be pushed around. … Read More >Hungrexit? Polexit? Troublesome EU members are going nowhere as long as they can scupper bullying Brussels’ big spending dreams

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EU branded ‘hypocrites’ and slammed for promoting ‘racist’ hiring practices, after court says hijab can be banned at work

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021By Editor

A decision by the EU’s top court, which says that companies can ban their employees from wearing headscarves under certain conditions, has been condemned by many who claim the move is racist and hypocritical. … Read More >EU branded ‘hypocrites’ and slammed for promoting ‘racist’ hiring practices, after court says hijab can be banned at work

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The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021By Editor

Hungary’s controversial law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors is none of the EU’s business, and Brussels’ attempts to interfere in its internal affairs with a sense of moral superiority is akin to neo-colonialism. … Read More >The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

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Tying coronavirus recovery funds for Hungary to its contentious law against LGBT propaganda ‘will ruin EU’ – Budapest

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021By Editor

EU money intended to help member states recover from the Covid pandemic should not make Hungary a hostage by being withheld over Budapest’s controversial LGBT law that was slammed by Brussels, a top official in Hungary has said. … Read More >Tying coronavirus recovery funds for Hungary to its contentious law against LGBT propaganda ‘will ruin EU’ – Budapest

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EU launches legal action against Hungary and Poland for violating rights of LGBTQ+ citizens

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

The European Commission (EC) has announced it is commencing legal procedures against Hungary and Poland for violating the human rights of its LGBTQ+ citizens, which is not in line with EU values. … Read More >EU launches legal action against Hungary and Poland for violating rights of LGBTQ+ citizens

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EU drugs regulator urges people to follow through on 2nd Covid vaccine doses as Delta variant continues to surge in Europe

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

As the Delta variant becomes increasingly prevalent, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has urged citizens to get their second Covid-19 vaccine shot. It is also reviewing reported side-effects of Johnson & Johnson’s jab. … Read More >EU drugs regulator urges people to follow through on 2nd Covid vaccine doses as Delta variant continues to surge in Europe

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‘The EU has kept its word’: European Union reaches goal of delivering enough doses to vaccinate 70% of adults

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Saturday that the European Union has reached its goal of delivering enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to member states to fully vaccinate 70% of adults. … Read More >‘The EU has kept its word’: European Union reaches goal of delivering enough doses to vaccinate 70% of adults

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‘Racism, imperial hegemony & neo-Nazism’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams suggestion that EU shouldn’t recognize Sputnik V vaccine

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021By Editor

Calls from a French minister not to register the Russian and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines in the EU are “unacceptable” and “neo-Nazism.” That’s according to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, who slammed Paris for “racism.” … Read More >‘Racism, imperial hegemony & neo-Nazism’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams suggestion that EU shouldn’t recognize Sputnik V vaccine

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The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Hungary’s controversial law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors is none of the EU’s business, and Brussels’ attempts to interfere in its internal affairs with a sense of moral superiority is akin to neo-colonialism. … Read More >The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

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EU asks Russia for talks on Covid-19 jab certificates for travel, as France urges bloc to turn away tourists who’ve had Sputnik V

Posted on July 8, 2021By Editor

The European Union has offered to open up talks with Moscow over how to ensure travelers who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus can travel across borders without stringent requirements for self-isolation and testing. … Read More >EU asks Russia for talks on Covid-19 jab certificates for travel, as France urges bloc to turn away tourists who’ve had Sputnik V