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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

European Commission pushes back against calls for GDPR

For Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, it is too early to assess whether the cooperation mechanism at the basis of the enforcement of the EU's privacy rules, the GDPR, is functioning correctly.

Germany downplays coalition anger

Berlin won't join any legal action against Brussels over its sustainable investment criteria. Germany "explicitly rejects" Brussels' plan to label nuclear energy as sustainable, the government said Monday.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda positive

Duda has 'no severe symptoms,' says chief of staff.Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating, his chief of staff Paweł Szrot announced Wednesday.

Former Swedish bank CEO faces charge

Former boss of Swedbank accused of breaking the law when she played down concerns about bank's activities ongoing in Estonia. A three-year-old money-laundering scandal continues.