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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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Deportations of rejected asylum seekers in Germany down 50%
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Germany recorded a sharp drop in deportation of rejected asylum seekers in 2020, partially due to the…
Brain drain leaves Romania struggling with the pandemic
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Medical workers in Romania are overworked and stretched too thin, a result of the coronavirus pandemic plus…
The Asylum bogeyman
Warsaw/Poland : August 27 (Brussels Morning) Whenever a little dictator does not get his way in Brussels (dictators are usually…
German Health Minister urges EMA to speed up vaccine approval
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Germany’s Minister of Health Jens Spahn is calling on the EU Medicines Agency (EMA) to approve a…
Denmark vows to end fossil fuel era
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Danish Minister of Climate and Energy Dan Jørgensen says the country will end new hydrocarbons exploration in…
EU announces Copernicus Programme expansion
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The EU has announced its procurement of satellites for expansion of the bloc's Copernicus Programme, BBC reported…
Denmark orders mink cull over coronavirus fears
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Danish authorities have ordered the culling of all mink over fears that a mutated form of coronavirus…
Grenfell Tower companies knew their cladding would burn
London (Brussels Morning) A public inquiry into the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower, where at least 72 people have died,…