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EU leaders grant Ukraine, Moldova EU candidate status

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European Union (EU) leaders have accepted Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for membership of the bloc, European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday. “Agreement. #EUCO has just decided EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. A historic moment,” Michel announced on Twitter. EUCO is short …

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V4 countries call for faster vaccine deliveries

Warsaw, Poland |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The prime ministers of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia met in the southern Polish city of Krakow on Wednesday to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and to mark the 30th anniversary of the Visegrad Group (V4) cooperation framework. The four leaders jointly urged the …

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EU officials express readiness to work with Biden administration

Brussels, Belgium | THE INDEPENDENT |    Top officials of the European Union (EU) rejoiced on Wednesday over the inauguration of the new administration of the United States, expressing their readiness to mend the broken partnership and laying out expectations for renewed transatlantic cooperation. “Today is a very special day. I …

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Post-Brexit trade deal “new starting point”: UK PM

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that the post-Brexit trade deal is a new starting point for Britain and the European Union (EU). “I welcomed the importance of the UK/EU Agreement as a new starting point for our relationship, between sovereign equals,” Johnson …

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EU’s massive recovery package boosts European stock market

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | The European Union’s (EU) landmark economic recovery package has largely underpinned the region’s stock market with major shares closing above four-month highs on Tuesday, lifting investor sentiment across the continent amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. After five days of intense marathon negotiations, the 27-member bloc …

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EP president urges EU leaders to find consensus on recovery plan

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | European Parliament (EP) President David Sassoli on Monday urged the European Union (EU) leaders to reach an agreement on a post-coronavirus recovery plan, warning that the EP will not give its consent unless its conditions are met. “We are worried about a future where European solidarity …

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Bad tempered post-Brexit talks enter crucial phase

Brussels, Belgium | AFP |  Britain and the EU will attempt to revive their imperilled trade talks on Tuesday, entering a crucial week of negotiations that could mark the final hope for a deal. Hundreds of officials will hold video talks all week from London and Brussels, the fourth and last …

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Divided EU leaders meet on virus recovery plan

Brussels, Belgium | AFP |  EU leaders are set to haggle on Thursday over a giant package to help their economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but bitter divisions mean little progress is expected. The situation facing the EU is dire: more than 110,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths and an economy set …

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