After a brief summer break, teams from the European Union and the United Kingdom will resume negotiations next week on a trade agreement for the period after December 31. The first six rounds did not get the parties much further than the conclusion that there are significant differences of […]
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Germany Investigates Amazon’s Competitive Practices
Germany is going to investigate whether and how Amazon has affected the pricing of third-party sellers on its platform. Amazon banned some third-party sellers from its website in the first months of the corona crisis. It did so because they overcharged prices for certain goods. But that approach now […]
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Italy and Spain Welcome Billions Fund to Invest and Reform
The heads of government of Italy and Spain have reacted with delight to the agreement on the corona repair fund. Italy says it will receive 209 of the 750 billion euros and Spain counts on 140 billion. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stated that the billions in loans and […]
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Merkel Not Optimistic About EU Accord Corona Fund
Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that only “great willingness to compromise” among the 27 EU countries “to do what is right for the people of Europe” can lead to an agreement on a corona repair fund linked to the EU’s multi-annual budget. “The differences are still huge,” she said on […]
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Prime Minister Conte is the First to Come to Rutte With A Southern Offensive
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is the first Southern European leader to visit Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday evening. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa will follow on Monday. They want to persuade Rutte to soften his harsh attitude to the European recovery […]
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Merkel’s Government Has Main Objective of Firming Europe From the Corona Crisis
From Wednesday, Germany will chair the Council of the European Union for six months. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has the main objective of strengthening Europe from the corona crisis. Berlin has chosen “Together for Europe’s recovery” as its motto. The largest member state manages the meeting agenda until the […]
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Nine New Coronavirus Deaths Reported in Germany
In Germany, 378 new coronavirus infections were diagnosed in the past 24 hours. This is reported by the Robert Koch Institut (RKI), the German counterpart to RIVM. Since the onset of the corona crisis, 186,839 people in the country have so far been infected with the lung virus. The […]
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Switzerland Eases Restrictions on Migration
From 11 May, the Swiss government will relax the restrictions on migration from other European countries that it had introduced due to the new coronavirus. The Alpine country is also considering reopening its borders with neighbouring countries. Checks at Swiss borders will continue for the time being. In a […]
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A Mandatory Mouth and Nose Protection Now All Over Germany
A Mandatory Mouth and Nose Protection Now All Over Germany. The mouth mask requirement now applies to stores throughout Germany. Finally, on Tuesday, Berlin agreed to a mandatory mouth and nose protection while shopping to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus, reports the German news agency DPA. The nationally […]
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Barnier Criticizes British Delays in Negotiations
The UK is holding back progress in discussions with the EU on the future relationship in several areas. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Friday after a week of talks. For example, no progress has been made in the field of fisheries. “The EU will never reach an agreement […]