The FINANCIAL — On Wednesday, European Parliament backed an agreement between the EU and China to protect the names of 200 European and Chinese food specialties from counterfeiting. Parliament consented to an agreement by 645 votes, with 22 against and 18 abstentions, signed in
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The FINANCIAL — On Tuesday, after ten weeks of intense negotiations, Parliament’s budget negotiators agreed with the Council Presidency on the outline of an agreement on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2021-2027) and new Own Resources. The compromise needs to be
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The FINANCIAL — European Parliament should back the deal between the EU and China that would protect 200 European and Chinese products, said the Trade Committee on Tuesday. In a resolution approved by 38 votes, with one vote against and three abstentions,
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The FINANCIAL — The European Parliament is among the first institutions to put forward recommendations on what AI rules should include with regards to ethics, liability and intellectual property rights. These recommendations will pave the way for the EU to become a
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The FINANCIAL – European Parliament calls for future-proof rules on digital services, including online platforms and marketplaces, and for a binding mechanism to tackle illegal content online. MEPs approved tonight two separate “legislative initiative” reports calling on the Commission to address and tackle current
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The FINANCIAL — The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, launched on 16 October 2020, the third anniversary of her death, will reward outstanding journalism reflecting EU values. “The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize will recognise the essential role that journalists play in preserving
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The FINANCIAL — All member states must become climate neutral by 2050, says European Parliament in a vote on the EU climate law, calling for ambitious 2030 and 2040 emissions reduction targets. On Wednesday, Parliament adopted its negotiating mandate on the EU climate
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The FINANCIAL — The natural disaster hit Oni municipality of Racha region on 28 July. Roads and bridges were heavily destroyed by the floods. The rains have also caused heavy damage to agricultural lands, fruit trees and farms. These were the main source
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The FINANCIAL — Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith, and with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Georgia Arad Benkö.
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The FINANCIAL — The Head of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM), Ambassador Marek Szczygieł, met the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia, on 20 July 2020. The head of mission congratulated the prime minister on the country’s successful fight against COVID-19. A range of topics
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