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Europe's Trade

Europe's Trade Czar Walks Line Between U.S. and China

Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU's top economic chief, is trying to lift the economy from Covid-19 crisis and strengthen it against foreign rivals

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Exiled Islands

Italy's small islands will be 'exiled' by vaccine restrictions, warn mayors

Italy's smaller islands will be left behind by the country's latest COVID-19 restrictions, an association has warned.

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French Poll

New French election poll shows Macron would pip Pecresse in 2022 vote

French President Emmanuel Macron and Valerie Pecresse, President of the Ile-de-France region, visit a neighborhood that suffered from flooding after days of heavy rains hit the country, in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

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Cargo Increase

Ostend-Bruges sees steep cargo increase

Ostend-Bruges International Airport in Belgium recorded a cargo throughput increase of 17.8% in 2021. The handled volume rose by 17.8%…

Brexit 'still a bit of minefield'

it's been hard work and "niggly" at times, but many businesses in the East of England say they have been able to cope with the first year of Brexit. The BBC has spoken to a few of them.

Covid-19: French MPs get death

Several French MPs say they have received death threats as they debate a Covid-19 pass that would bar the unvaccinated from much of public life. The government is seeking to pass a law.

Covid jab offered to five to 11-year

Children aged five to 11 can now be registered for a Covid-19 vaccine in the Republic of Ireland, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. The HSE's chief clinical officer told RTÉ.

German cashier shooting linked to Covid-19 conspiracies

A man suspected of shooting dead a cashier at a German petrol station has been linked to Covid-19 conspiracy theorists and the far right. The 20-year-old student employee was shot

EU flag is collateral damage as French presidential.

The unabashedly pro-EU Emmanuel Macron faced attacks from all sides for flying the EU banner under the Arc de Triomphe. The hoisting of the EU flag (and not the French one) acts as a mark

Mandatory decentralized security token to be generated for wire transfers across European borders.

A decentralized security token has to be issued by the IMF Europe before a wire transfer can be processed across Europe. Individuals and businesses outside Europe are required to provide a decentralized security token that is generated from the IMF’s newly implemented decentralized security system. Individuals and businesses outside Europe can choose the option of connecting their European bank accounts to the IMF security token generator or request for a security token from the IMF security token generator whenever they carry out a wire transfer across European borders.