EU welcomes Spain’s shift on Western Sahara, backs UN efforts
THE European Commission has welcomed Spain’s new position on the fate of Western Sahara as an autonomous region of Morocco,
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EU launches reset with Africa after pandemic disruption
JOHN CHALMERS and PHILIP BLENKINSOP THE EU welcomed more than 40 African leaders to Brussels in an effort to reassert
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Game changer for Africa’s natural gas?
AFRICA’S push for a just energy transition has been given fresh impetus after the European Union drafted a proposal to classify natural gas projects as “green energy” investments. This would mean that for several decades more, natural gas-endowed states in Africa could plough billions from the sale of the commodity into their economies, create jobs and invest in clean energy.
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EXCLUSIVE: EU suspends funding to WHO programmes in Congo after sex scandal
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY and FRANCESCO GUARASCIO THE European Commission has suspended funding to the World Health Organization’s programmes in the Democratic
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Tedros sole nominee as WHO chief, U.N. agency says
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY TEDROS Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has steered the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is on course to serve
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After Pandora Papers, EU says it plans new rules against tax avoidance
THE European Commission will present by the end of the year new legislative proposals to tackle tax avoidance and tax
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EU launches big climate plan for “our children and grandchildren”
KATE ABNETT EUROPEAN Union policymakers have unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change, aiming to turn green goals
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COVID-19: Latest on worldwide spread
THE European Union’s drugs regulator approved Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine, and the European Commission extended its scheme requiring authorisation
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EU unveils plans to avoid Brexit chaos as ‘no deal’ looms larger
JOHN CHALMERS and ELIZABETH PIPER THE European Union’s executive has laid out contingency plans for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit at the
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