Tag: European Union

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 08:32 UTC

  UK and EU sign agreement on catch levels for 2021, includes 70 fish stocks

  

  The UK has concluded annual fisheries negotiations with the EU, providing certainty for the fishing industry on catch limits for the remainder of 2021, according to a news release from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

• Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  European Parliament: OK to Green Passport for covid-free travelers

  

  The European Parliament (EP) Wednesday approved using a digital certificate attesting to a person's situation regarding covid-19, which will allow travellers to prove if they have been vaccinated, overcome the disease, or obtain a negative result to a PCR test.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  EU reaches deal on tougher tax transparency for multinationals: some US$ 150 billion at stake

  

  European Union member states and lawmakers reached a deal on tougher tax transparency measures for multinationals. The proposal comes amid increased international pressure on the issue of multinationals and tax avoidance, not least since the change of leadership in the US where many of the biggest companies are based.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Ban on flights to, from and through Belarus change map of Europe's commercial aviation

  

  The Russian government Thursday banned at least two European flights from landing in Moscow because they intended to avoid Belarusian airspace as per the European Union's advise, it was reported.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Italian PM hopeful green pass will enable economic, social activities to restart next month

  

  Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Tuesday before the European Commission in Brussels that he was confident the vaccination “green pass” was to be ready for mid-June so that economic and social activities can restart, including the return of tourists at the beginning of the season.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  EU hits back at Belarus for hijacking of Ryanair flight

  

  The European Union seems determined not to let Sunday's incident at Minsk airport go by and is pressing for harsh sanctions against the regime of Belarussian leader Aleksander Lukashenko, starting with a ban on all Belarussian aircraft to fly through EU skies.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  EU finalizes vaccine passport details as Summer season looms over

  

  The European Commission has reached a decision whereby all member states are to accept the digital covid-19 certificate also known as “vaccine passport,” a document which will show whether people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, and refrain from imposing additional travel measures such as quarantines to its citizens,

• Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguay: tourism almost back to normal by October – travel pass on the way

  

  Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio Sunday explained in a radio interview that his country envisions a quasi total return to normalcy for this coming October and that “we are preparing for the (summer) season.”

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 02:38 UTC

  European Union one step closer to Green Passports

  

  The European Commission Monday took decisive steps towards the creation of a “green” or “vaccine passport” through a pilot test for what is viewed as the new normal.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández starts European tour in Lisbon

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández started his new European tour by meeting in Lisbon Sunday with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.