LONDON (Reuters) – More than 1,000 climate-friendly projects could line up for a part of the EU’s post-coronavirus recovery package, as ministers begin to discuss the bloc’s budget for 2021-27 and the stimulus fund economic, according to an investigation seen by Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flags of the European Union wave …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) is preparing countermeasures against China in response to Beijing’s new security law on Hong Kong, the bloc’s top diplomat said on Monday, but the envoys stressed that the likely steps will not amount to Economic sanctions. FILE PHOTO: Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union must advance access to the EU financial market, as the coronavirus crisis will make it even more difficult to deal with a possible disruption if there is no agreement, the lobby said Monday. AFME bank. FILE PHOTO: Flags of the European Union …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission Head Ursula von der Leyen hold a joint press conference via video conference to mark Berlin taking over the rotating EU presidency from July 1 to the end of the year in Berlin, Germany, July 2, 2020. Kay Nietfeld / Pool via Reuters …
Read More »Germany to sever ties to accounting regulator after Wirecard scandal
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and private label solutions for electronic payment transactions, is seen in Aschheim, near Munich, Germany, on April 25, 2019. REUTERS / Michael Dalder / File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government plans to terminate its contract with …
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