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Ireland set to assume its eight EU presidency
Ireland will take on one of the European Union’s most influential roles when it assumes the presidency next week. Its term at the helm of the EU runs from 1…
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Scotland to hold new independence referendum if SNP wins elections
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) announced on Sunday its 11-point roadmap for holding another independence referendum…
Balkan’s waste crisis escalates with reservoirs of trash
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The waste crisis in the Balkans is escalating, with trash build-ups emerging across the region, RFI reports. …
EC launches investigation into Czech agricultural subsidies
Brussels (Brussels Morning) In approving aid totalling 73.4 million euro for irrigation and restructuring of orchards in the Czech Republic,…
German authorities detain operator of largest illegal online market
Brussels (Brussels Morning) DarkMarket, the world’s largest illegal marketplace on the dark web, has been shut down thanks to an…
BioNTech ups 2021 delivery plans to 2bn doses
Brussels (Brussels Morning) German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed the first COVID-19 vaccine in the market in partnership with the…
UK haulage firms call for relaxed Irish Sea border rules
London (Brussels Morning) A group representing UK haulage companies called on the UK and Ireland to ease rules around trade…
Croatia lacks plan to absorb some €22bn of EU funds
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Croatia is lacking a cohesive plan for absorbing about 22 billion euro of EU funds in the…
