Showing posts with label EU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EU. Show all posts

Friday, June 24, 2016

Obama After E.U. Vote: ‘The People of the United Kingdom Have Spoken’

Obama After E.U. Vote: ‘The People of the United Kingdom Have Spoken’


The Brexit vote threw a shadow over the technology-friendly president’s trip to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University.


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Sunday, June 19, 2016

E.U. Countries Warn Britain: You’ll Pay if You Leave Us

E.U. Countries Warn Britain: You’ll Pay if You Leave Us


If they vote to depart the bloc, the British should expect an unforgiving response from Brussels, which is wary of other nations following suit.


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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Regardless of ‘Brexit’ Vote, Experts Say, E.U. Must Rethink Status Quo

Regardless of ‘Brexit’ Vote, Experts Say, E.U. Must Rethink Status Quo


Tribulations for the euro, a debt standoff with Greece and a flawed approach to migration all inflamed the angry nationalism spreading across the Continent and Britain.


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Monday, June 13, 2016

Britain’s ‘Brexit’ Debate Inflamed by Worries That Turkey Will Join E.U.

Britain’s ‘Brexit’ Debate Inflamed by Worries That Turkey Will Join E.U.


The possibility of Turkish membership, however remote, has injected issues of race, religion and tolerance into campaigns leading up to the June 23 vote on whether to stay in the bloc.


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Friday, May 20, 2016

Celebrities, in Open Letter, Urge Britons to Stay in E.U.

Celebrities, in Open Letter, Urge Britons to Stay in E.U.


In the letter, published in The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian, the signers argued that “our global creative success would be severely weakened by walking away.”


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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Top E.U. Official Calls Boris Johnson’s Remarks on E.U. and Hitler ‘Absurd’

Top E.U. Official Calls Boris Johnson’s Remarks on E.U. and Hitler ‘Absurd’


Donald Tusk said the former London mayor had “political amnesia” when he equated the European Union with the German dictator.


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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

E.U. Regulators Block British Telecom Merger on Competition Grounds

E.U. Regulators Block British Telecom Merger on Competition Grounds


The acquisition of O2 by Hutchison Whampoa, the owner of the operator Three, would have harmed consumer choice, the bloc’s competition chief said.


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Saturday, April 16, 2016

E.U. Offers to Loosen Restrictions on Iran Air

E.U. Offers to Loosen Restrictions on Iran Air


Europe sharply curtailed access to its airspace for Iran’s aging airline fleet five years ago because of airworthiness concerns.


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Monday, March 21, 2016

Letter From Europe: France Takes a Back Seat to Germany in E.U. Migrant Crisis

Letter From Europe: France Takes a Back Seat to Germany in E.U. Migrant Crisis


The French appear to be losing ground as a voice to be reckoned with in Europe.










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Sunday, November 29, 2015

E.U. Offers Turkey 3 Billion Euros to Stem Migrant Flow

E.U. Offers Turkey 3 Billion Euros to Stem Migrant Flow


European Union leaders met with Turkey’s prime minister on Sunday, promising aid and other inducements in exchange for Turkish action to clamp down on asylum seekers.










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E.U. Offers Turkey 3 Billion Euros to Stem Migrant Flow

E.U. Offers Turkey 3 Billion Euros to Stem Migrant Flow


European Union leaders met with Turkey’s prime minister on Sunday, promising aid and other inducements in exchange for Turkish action to clamp down on asylum seekers.


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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

David Cameron to Outline Strategy for British Membership in E.U.

David Cameron to Outline Strategy for British Membership in E.U.


Britain’s prime minister was to deliver a speech and send a letter giving more detail about what concessions he wants before a referendum is held.










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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Starbucks and Fiat Unit at Center of E.U. Tax Avoidance Order

Starbucks and Fiat Unit at Center of E.U. Tax Avoidance Order


The European Union said that the Netherlands and Luxembourg had given the companies unfair state aid by letting them shift profits and pay lower tax rates.










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Sunday, October 18, 2015

E.U. Should Offer Turkey a Better Deal After Its Elections

E.U. Should Offer Turkey a Better Deal After Its Elections


An action plan to deal with the migrant crisis is a step in the right direction, but now is not the right time to negotiate with Ankara.


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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Italy Sends Eritreans to Sweden as E.U. Migrant Relocations Begin

Italy Sends Eritreans to Sweden as E.U. Migrant Relocations Begin


The program is meant to move 160,000 asylum seekers now sheltering in Greece and Italy to other European countries over the next two years.










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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Germany and Sweden Press for E.U. Deal on Quotas for Migrants

Germany and Sweden Press for E.U. Deal on Quotas for Migrants


Britain, France and Germany have said they plan to take in more asylum seekers, and Denmark and Hungary sought to dissuade migrants from coming.










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Monday, August 31, 2015

Growing Migrant Crisis Prompts Call for Urgent Meeting of E.U. Officials

Growing Migrant Crisis Prompts Call for Urgent Meeting of E.U. Officials


Germany, France and Britain appealed for the nations to establish specific measures for helping people who flee to the continent, and the European Union’s leadership set a meeting for Sept. 14.










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