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- EU strengthens sanctions against North Korea — 14 September 2017, 18:05 CET
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EU ministers strengthened restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Thursday, and prolonged sanctions over actions against Ukraine's territorial integrity.
- Brussels unveils its new 'progressive trade policy' — 14 September 2017, 17:45 CET
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Following yesterday's State of the Union speech, the EU Commission unveiled Thursday a package of trade and investment proposals including to open talks for trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
- EU Court upholds Italian farmer use of GM crops — 14 September 2017, 18:06 CET
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EU Member States cannot adopt emergency measures regarding genetically modified food and feed without evidence of a serious risk to health or the environment, the EU's top Court ruled on Wednesday.
- Britain will regret leaving the European Union: Juncker — 13 September 2017, 17:58 CET
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Britain's departure from the European Union in March 2019 would be "a very sad and tragic moment in our history", said EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker Wednesday, and they will regret it.
- Gas-sharing move to secure EU gas supply — 13 September 2017, 18:00 CET
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Any EU member state facing an urgent gas shortage will be able to trigger cross-border assistance from its neighbours under new cooperation rules approved by the European Parliament Tuesday.
- 'Free wifi for Europeans' plan gains MEPs backing — 12 September 2017, 17:29 CET
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A financial scheme for local wireless access points in the EU, free of charge and offered without discrimination, is on its way, following a vote by the European Parliament Tuesday.
- MEPs look to shrink Euro-Parliament after Brexit — 13 September 2017, 00:15 CET
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The European Parliament should be reduced from 751 to 700 MEPs, an EP committee urged Monday, with 22 British seats being re-distributed among the remaining 27 EU countries.
- Brexit: EU sets out guiding principles for talks on Ireland — 07 September 2017, 23:30 CET
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The EU's chief negotiator voiced concern Thursday over the UK's stance on Ireland and Northern Ireland, as the Commission set out its principles for the political dialogue in the Brexit negotiations.
- EU Court orders review of EUR 1.06 bn fine on Intel — 07 September 2017, 23:31 CET
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The EU's top Court sent back for review Wednesday a previous General Court ruling which upheld a fine of EUR 1.06 billion imposed on Intel in 2009 by the Commission for abuse of a dominant position.
- Brussels looks to boost long-term apprenticeships abroad — 07 September 2017, 00:05 CET
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Seven pilot projects offering long-term apprenticeships abroad of at least 6 months are to be pre-financed by the European Commission, in a bid to promote apprenticeships abroad of longer duration.
- EU Court dismisses challenge to migrant quota scheme — 07 September 2017, 00:29 CET
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The EU Court of Justice dismissed Wednesday cases brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the European Union's provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers.
- Brussels approves German rescue aid to Air Berlin — 05 September 2017, 00:26 CET
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The EU Commission endorsed Monday under state aid rules Germany's plans to grant Air Berlin a temporary EUR 150m bridging loan to allow for the orderly wind-down of the insolvent airline.
- Work-related accidents cost EU EUR 476 bn a year — 06 September 2017, 22:22 CET
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Work-related ill-health and injury costs the EU 3.3 per cent of its GDP, or EUR 476 billion every year, according to new estimates of the cost of poor occupational safety and health presented Monday.
- Energy-gobbling vacuum cleaners outlawed by EU — 01 September 2017, 18:40 CET
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Vacuum cleaners sold in Europe are to be more cost- and energy-efficient, as a result of EU rules which outlaw new vacuum cleaners using more than 900 watts and emitting more than 80 decibels.
- Tougher car emissions tests start in EU — 05 September 2017, 00:27 CET
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New car models have to pass new and more reliable emissions tests in real driving condition as well as an improved laboratory test, before they can be driven on European roads from 1 September.
- EU cuts Baltic eastern cod quota by 28 pct — 01 September 2017, 18:39 CET
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The European Commission adopted Tuesday a proposal for fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2018 which would significantly reduce catches of Baltic eastern cod and ban all marine eel fisheries.
- EU launches in-depth probe into Monsanto Bayer merger — 29 August 2017, 00:26 CET
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The EU has opened an in-depth probe into Bayer's proposed acquisition of Monsanto over concerns that the merger may reduce competition in pesticides, seeds and traits.
- EU a step closer to linking Emissions Trading System — 23 August 2017, 01:38 CET
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The European Union moved a step closer Wednesday to linking the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) with the Swiss emissions trading system, which would be the first time it has linked its ETS.
- Brussels aims for fairer food supply chain — 16 August 2017, 23:49 CET
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The EU Commission launched an EU-wide public consultation Wednesday on how to make the EU food supply chain fairer, aiming to address unfair trading practices with respect to agri-food products.
- Brussels okays German state aid for high speed internet — 14 August 2017, 22:32 CET
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The EU Commission has endorsed under EU state aid rules three German virtual access products that will allow the use of so-called vectoring technology in state-funded high-speed broadband networks.
- Insurance products in EU set for new disclosure rules — 14 August 2017, 13:53 CET
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The European Commission laid down new rules Friday for an Insurance Product Information Document (IPID), which will have to accompany all non-life insurance policies in Europe from 2018.
- EU recovery resilient as economy turns the corner — 14 August 2017, 13:53 CET
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With Europe's economy expanding for the fifth year in a row, the EU Wednesday looked back at 10 years since the start of the financial crisis confident it has turned a corner and delivering on jobs and growth.
- EU looks to develop supercomputers in Europe — 09 August 2017, 23:43 CET
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The EU Commission has launched a consultation calling for opinions on the future development of supercomputing, aiming to create a European initiative on high performance computing.
- Brussels objects to VISA inter-regional fees — 04 August 2017, 23:59 CET
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The European Commission sent a supplementary Statement of Objections to Visa Inc. and Visa International Thursday, focusing on inter-regional fees on transactions with consumer debit cards.
- 23 cities bid to host UK-based EU agencies after Brexit — 03 August 2017, 22:09 CET
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The EU Commission began assessment Tuesday of Member States' applications to host the two European Union agencies currently based in the UK, with 23 cities putting in bids.