UK Dad Can Fight for Custody of Baby Brought to India, Judge Recommends
Filed less than six weeks before Brexit, the case may be one of the last involving the United Kingdom that the EU court considers.
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EU to Double COVAX Vaccine Funding to 1 Billion Euros
The European Union’s executive commission on Friday pledged to double its contribution to the World Health Organization’s COVAX program, bringing the 27-nation bloc’s commitment to the initiative to deliver vaccines to poor nations to 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion).
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Epic Games Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple
Epic Games said Wednesday it filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with European Union regulators, opening a new front in its war with the tech giant over app store payments.
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EU Hails Deals to Get More Vaccine Shots, Tackle Variants
The European Union announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buy a further 300 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine against Covid-19 and was injecting almost $300 million into efforts to counter the threat of coronavirus variants that are spreading on the continent.
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EU Lawmakers OK $815 Billion Recovery Program
European Union lawmakers on Wednesday approved a 815 billion recovery package of loans and grants to help member nations recover more quickly from the coronavirus pandemic, but countries will not receive the money for several months.
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Luxembourg Defends Itself Against New Tax Haven Allegations
Luxembourg on Monday denied claims made in international media publications that the nation is a massive tax haven for the world’s rich and famous despite European Union legislation to clamp down on it.
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Border Checks Stopped at N Ireland Ports After Threats
Politicians in Britain, Northern Ireland and the European Union on Tuesday condemned threats against border staff that prompted authorities to suspend post-Brexit checks on animal products.
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EU, AstraZeneca Publish Redacted Contract in Vaccine Dispute
The European Union and AstraZeneca agreed Friday to make public a heavily redacted version of their coronavirus vaccine agreement, which lies at the heart of a dispute over how many shots the pharmaceutical company should be supplying the EU’s 27 nations.
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Tensions Rise as AstraZeneca, EU Hold Vaccine Delivery Talks
The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca intensified Wednesday with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker denying the EU’s assertion that it had pulled out of talks on vaccine supplies.
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Norway Fines Grindr Dating App $11.7M Over Privacy Breach
Gay dating app Grindr faces a fine of more than $10 million from Norwegian regulators for failing to get consent from users before sharing their personal information with advertising companies, in breach of stringent European Union privacy rules.
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Top EU Court Offers Reminder That Cash Is King
Two German men were fined for late payment of their public broadcaster fee after being told they could not pay in cash.
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EU Proposes More Travel Restrictions to Stop Virus Variants
The European Union’s executive body proposed Monday that the bloc’s 27 nations impose more travel restrictions to counter the worrying spread of new coronavirus variants but make sure to keep goods and workers moving across EU borders.
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‘Steam’ Fined for Geo-Blocking Video Games in Europe
The EU fined the operator of Steam, the world’s largest video game distribution platform, and five publishers 7.8 million euros ($9.45 million) for blocking gamers from shopping around Europe for cheaper subscriptions.
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Czechs Make Large Shops Sell Mostly Local Food
Czech lawmakers passed an amendment Wednesday ordering large shops to sell mostly Czech food as of next year, despite an expected backlash from partners in the European Union.
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EU Lashes Bosnia for Failing to Properly Care for Migrants
The European Union’s top migration official on Tuesday criticized Bosnian authorities for failing to properly care for hundreds of migrants living in sub-zero temperatures on its territory, warning the Balkans country of its obligations if it hopes to join the EU.
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Turkey Probes Whatsapp-Facebook Data Sharing
Turkey’s competition authority on Monday opened an investigation into WhatsApp’s decision to share more of its user data with its parent company Facebook.
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Ukraine Seizes Ton of Heroin Destined for Europe
Ukrainian officials say they have seized about 1 metric ton (1.1 tons) of heroin that smugglers intended to take into European Union countries and that four Turkish citizens have been detained in the case.
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Boris Johnson’s Father Seeks French Citizenship
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU comes to an end under the Brexit pact delivered by his son.
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UK Pet Owners Have Bone to Pick With Post-Brexit Travel Rules
Vets, pet owners and others in Britain are bracing for new and potentially costly bureaucracy from Friday, when the U.K. ends participation in the EU passport scheme for cats and dogs.
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Gibraltar’s Border With Spain Still in Doubt After Brexit
Gibraltar, a British colony jutting off the southern tip of Spain’s mainland, wasn’t included in the Brexit trade deal announced on Christmas Eve between the European Union and the United Kingdom to reorganize the commercial and trade relations between the now 27-member bloc and the first nation to exit the group.
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