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21.03 / 17:35

Blockchain NASDAQ UBS Backed Euroclear Euroclear invests in blockchain venture backed by UBS, Barclays and Nasdaq

Clearing house Euroclear announced an investment in an international consortium of financial institutions seeking to build a payment and settlement system using tokenized assets and Distributed Ledger Technology.

20.03 / 14:09

News Six killed as car drives into carnival crowd in southern Belgium — authorities

Six people have been killed in Belgium after a car drove into a crowd gathering to take part in a carnival on Sunday morning in the town of La Louvière, authorities said.

10.03 / 18:29

Blockchain Bitcoin Financial Inflation spikes in Europe: What do Bitcoiners, politicians and financial experts think?

Rising prices are grabbing headlines all over the world. Across the pond in the United States, inflation recently broke a 40-year record. The situation is severe in Europe, with prices rising over 5% across the Eurozone and 4.9% in the United Kingdom.

02.03 / 20:31

business Blockchain consequences EU will cut off 7 Russian banks from SWIFT, with ordinary Russians facing consequences

On Wednesday, the European Union announced that within 10 days, it intends to remove seven Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, messaging system.

27.02 / 02:13

Blockchain Kyiv European Commission International Ukraine war: Russian banks to be cut off from SWIFT international payments system, says EU chief

Russian banks will be removed from the SWIFT international payments system, says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.

24.02 / 16:39

UPS Citigroup Continental Citigroup hires Gambardella to head up Paris trading unit

Citigroup has hired a new head of sales and trading for its business in Paris, as banks increasingly bulk up on the continent in the wake of Brexit.

23.02 / 12:23

UPS Citigroup Continental Citigroup hires Gambardella to head up Paris trading unit

Citigroup has hired a new head of sales and trading for its business in Paris, as banks increasingly bulk up on the continent in the wake of Brexit.

22.02 / 22:59

UPS Citigroup Continental Citigroup hires Gambardella to head up Paris trading unit

Citigroup has hired a new head of sales and trading for its business in Paris, as banks increasingly bulk up on the continent in the wake of Brexit.

21.02 / 14:51

Climate week UK braces for floods as third storm batters the islands in a week

Dozens of flood warnings have been issued across the UK as it is battered by the third storm in a week.

21.02 / 10:27

festival YouTube week UK braces for floods as third storm batters islands in a week

Dozens of flood warnings have been issued across the UK as it is battered by the third storm in a week.

19.02 / 15:19

European Union Crisis in Ukraine Storm Eunice: Over a dozen dead as gales sweep across northern Europe

Storm Eunice continued to sweep northwestern Europe on Saturday morning with strong gusts still expected along Germany's coastline. It has already caused at least 13 deaths and left in its wake extensive property damage as well as massive power cuts.

18.02 / 14:37

Sport European Union 'Finger cutter': Police arrest one of Europe's most-wanted criminals

One of Europe's most-wanted criminals, nicknamed the "finger cutter", has been arrested in Switzerland.

16.02 / 22:03

Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin Time NOT Not taking the time to learn about BTC is 'Europe’s biggest risk,' says Belgian MP

Christophe De Beukelaer is the first European politician to convert his entire salary to Bitcoin. He kicked off 2022 with the bold move, hoping to raise awareness about Bitcoin and alternative monetary models, financial education and to get people talking.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology European Union NOT Watch: EU not 'missing in action' over Ukraine, Borrell tells MEPs

The EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has rejected claims that the bloc has been "missing in action" over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology NATO Russia still building up its military on Ukrainian border, NATO chief says

Russia is still building up its troops on the Ukrainian border, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers on the crisis.

16.02 / 13:17

Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Abuse survivors demand inquiry into Italian Catholic Church

Advocates for victims of sex abuse by Italian clergy launched a campaign on Tuesday to demand a cover-up inquiry, lamenting that deference showed the Catholic Church hierarchy in Italy has conditioned everything from criminal prosecutions to media coverage of the problem.

15.02 / 20:41

Technology Sexual Abuse settlement Prince Andrew reaches settlement in Virginia Giuffre sexual abuse case, says court filing

A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit accusing Britain's Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17-years-old, according to a court filing.

14.02 / 14:39

Tesla love Freedom Convoy Centre Brussels on edge as 'freedom convoy' threatens to disrupt city centre and European quarter

Brussels is on edge as a Canada-inspired "freedom convoy" is expected to descend on the city, threatening to disrupt the centre in open defiance of a ban issued by the public authorities.

12.02 / 22:03

VISA Bitcoin Freedom Convoy Paris police fire tear gas at protesters emulating Canadian 'Freedom Convoy'

Paris police fired tear gas Saturday against a handful of demonstrators on the Champs Elysees after they defied a police order and organised a vehicle protest against COVID-19 restrictions inspired by Canada’s horn-honking “Freedom Convoy”.

05.02 / 03:09

Ripple XRP SEC coinbase Coinbase to Suspend XRP Trading

Coinbase will suspend trading and deposits in XRP (XRPUSD), the world's third biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, starting Jan. 19, 2021. The San Francisco-based exchange cited the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) decision to file a lawsuit against Ripple Labs, Inc., the company responsible for issuing XRP, for its decision. It also announced in a blogpost yesterday that trading in XRP will move to limit-only, meaning crypto traders will only be able to place limit orders on the cryptocurrency, starting tonight.

03.02 / 09:45

Art In France, Emmanuel Macron calls for new rules to halt migrant flows

French President Emmanuel Macron is taking aim at migration — a core issue in the country's presidential campaign — by pushing to strengthen the European Union's external borders against people illegally entering the bloc’s passport-free area.

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