Tag: European Union

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:50 UTC

  Falklands MLA will report on trade agreements with EU, UK following on Brexit

  

  The UK represented the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories in relations with the EU while a member of the block. But since Brexit, how is it performing at engaging the EU to represent their individual interests?

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 13:48 UTC

  EU unifies chargers to USB-C format; bill becomes effective 2024

  

  As it had been anticipated the European Parliament approved a law on Tuesday that will require companies to ensure that every smart-phone, tablet and camera has the same charger.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

  

  It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Italy jumps into the unknown after victory of Meloni's post-fascist party

  

  Italy and the European Union entered Monday into a period of uncertainty after the victory in the legislative elections of Giorgia Meloni, at the head of a far-right and right-wing coalition that faces great challenges.

• Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  A smaller EU, (without UK), and Brazil negotiating new quotas and export volumes

  

  Brazil and the European Union (EU) have reached a bilateral agreement on agricultural commodity quotas to adapt them to the bloc’s change in size following the Brexit departure of the United Kingdom. Under the new agreement, EU will reduce quotas, but, in return, UK decided to open others proportionately, thus preserving Brazil’s export window for both markets.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:31 UTC

  EU parliament bans products linked to deforestation and violation of indigenous peoples' human rights

  

  European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests, and human rights violations. The bill was supported by 453 votes, to 57 with 123 abstentions. The EU Parliament will now start negotiations on the final text with EU member states.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  EU Court confirms antitrust ruling against Google, and a fine of €4.125 billion

  

  The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday confirmed an antitrust ruling against Google’s for dominance of its search engine, but reduced the fine to 4.125 billion Euros (US$ 4.12 billion) from 4.34 billion Euros.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Uruguayan FM off to brokering Mercosur deal approval with EU

  

  Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is off on a European tour seeking to further develop his country's trade ties as the last inflation index showed the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou was already above its 2022 targets.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  While Tories look for a leader, UK hit by strikes: Felixstowe closed for eight days

  

  On September 5, hopefully the conservative party will have a new leader and the British government should be back on track, leaving aside Boris Johnson. However, in the meantime prices of food and energy have soared and the country is under stress from a raft of industrial actions, the latest of which Felixstowe, Britain's largest container port, with staff walking out of their jobs for an 8-day strike on Sunday demanding better pay to meet the cost of living.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  EU working to stop Russian, Chinese expansion in Latin America

  

  The European Union has noticed of Russia's and China's advancements in Latin America and is devising a series of measures to counter those effects and avoid losing its traditional partners, it was reported.