Tag: European Union

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 07:47 UTC

  Malta ordered to end “golden passport” scheme granting EU citizenship to rich individuals

  

  Malta has been officially warned by the European Commission to end the so-called “golden passport” scheme, the lucrative practice of selling EU citizenship to rich individuals. Other culprits include Bulgaria and Cyprus but according to the EC are moving to end the practice.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Brazil still committed to joining OECD, Minister Guedes tells the group

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday reaffirmed in Paris his country's commitments to the guidelines of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

• Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Controversy in EU over bottom sea fishing; fourteen countries join in defense of trawling

  

  Fishing organizations from 14 European Union countries, representing a community of 22.000 fishing people and 7,000 vessels launched last week in the European Parliament the European Bottom Fishing Alliance, EBFA.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazilian environmentalists write to EU asking for strict ban of products from deforestation regions

  

  A letter from 34 Brazilian environmental organizations addressed to the European Union called for more effective legislation banning imports from countries involved in deforestation. On Thursday EU ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels to discuss a proposal banning the purchase of products that fuel deforestation, such as soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa, and coffee.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  EU Parliament votes to end “golden passports”, allowing rich individuals to buy EU citizenship

  

  The European Parliament voted last week an end to the so called “golden passports”, extended by some members of the EU to rich individuals, in this case mainly Russian oligarchs.

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 08:18 UTC

  ”Ukraine belongs to the European family”, but... no fast track access to EU

  

  Ukraine belongs to the European family and we will support Ukraine in pursuing its European path,” but the accession process will have to be complied before, was the message from the 27 EU leaders meeting at the Versailles palace in Paris.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Ukraine: the world’s defense giants are quietly making billions from the war

  

  By Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned for its unjustified aggression. There are legitimate fears of a revived Russian empire and even a new world war. Less discussed is the almost half-trillion dollars (£381 billion) defense industry supplying the weapons to both sides, and the substantial profits it will make as a result.

• Friday, February 11th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Anticipation on first OOS Summit's conclusions grows globally

  

  The One Ocean Summit (OOS), an environmentalist gathering in the city of Brest sponsored by the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, is to deliver its findings Friday after three days of deliberations among delegates from up to 40 countries, which agree that regarding pollution and the preservation of water “we are all in the same boat.”

• Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Argentina expects more support from the EU on the “Malvinas issue” after Brexit

  

  Since the Falkland Islands ceased to be a European Union (EU) Community overseas territory after the Brexit, Argentina seeks more support from the bloc in the negotiation claim with the United Kingdom on the South Atlantic British territory. It was explained by the Argentine Secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica, and South Atlantic, Guillermo Carmona in an interview with EFE.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 21:04 UTC

  EU decides to focus on travelers instead of on where they come from

  

  European authorities finally decided to drop the contagion map approach to decide who gets in and who gets out of the bloc and switch to a coordinated mechanism based on each individual's vaccination status against COVID-19, the European Council announced Tuesday.