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13.02 / 13:59

Healthcare People moves Candriam overhauls thematic global equity team in succession planning push

As part of the leadership transition, Candriam has appointed Servaas Michielssens as head of healthcare, returning to the firm after a 16-month tenure at a private equity firm.

13.02 / 10:28

markets UPS Provident Digital Trade Discrimination The Story Behind Biden’s Trade Failure

When the World Trade Organization meets this month in Abu Dhabi, will anyone from the Biden Administration stand up for U.S. economic interests? It’s a fair question now that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and leftwing groups are hijacking U.S. trade policy.

29.01 / 06:23

UPS Reuters Manufacturing economy Trade Universities country Analysis-China's growth model pushes Beijing into more trade conflicts

By Joe Cash and Christoph Steitz

25.01 / 02:03

UPS Target Progressive reports Courts Zero-emission goal still eludes the EU, where most cars emit the same CO2 levels as 12 years ago

Most passenger cars in the European Union still emit the same quantity of carbon dioxide as 12 years ago

24.01 / 23:25

UPS BLOCK Election stage travelers European farmers block French roads and head to Brussels to protest wages and bureaucratic meddling

Farmers in France have staged protests across the country and in Brussels against low wages and what they consider to be excessive regulation, mounting costs and other problems

24.01 / 23:25

COST Citizens Assurant Food country rights EU Parliament's environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants

Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee are backing a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic techniques

23.01 / 17:12

economy Continental Trade President reports Traffic International Risk of EU prices rising, growth slowing from Red Sea attacks -EU trade chief

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union faces a risk of consumer prices surging and growth slowing due to disruptions to shipping through the Red Sea, though it has yet to feel an economic impact, a top EU official said on Tuesday.

22.01 / 17:29

MET security Death War EU pushes Israel on 2-state solution after war in Gaza

Gaza, at meetings with the top diplomats from the two sides and key Arab states in Brussels. The surprise Hamas attack on October 7 on Israel and the subsequent devastating military response from Israel has plunged the Middle East into fresh turmoil and sparked fears of a broader conflict.

21.01 / 08:11

UPS Provident BLOCK Digital Mobile Apple European Commission Apple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case

Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and avoid potentially billions in fines

20.01 / 08:25

markets UPS BLOCK Digital iRobot Courts Amazon's iRobot deal faces EU antitrust veto, sources say

By Foo Yun Chee

20.01 / 03:27

markets UPS Mobile Apple Microchip country Schools open Apple ready to open iPhone tap-to-pay to rivals—in the EU

Apple is prepared to open the iPhone's ability to tap-to-pay to rivals — in the EU — after coming under fire for keeping users in its own ecosystem, the European Commission and the company said on Friday. The commission, the European Union's market regulator, said it was weighing Apple's proposal, which was made after Brussels determined that the Cupertino company enjoys a dominant position in iOS mobile wallet transactions by shutting out competitors.

18.01 / 18:09

UPS BLOCK Fighting President Courts European Union institutions gear up for a fight over Orbán's rule of law record, funds for Hungary

The European Union's institutions are gearing up for a fight over Hungary and a controversial transfer of 10 billion euros or nearly $11 billion in funds to Budapest

12.01 / 12:09

UPS BLOCK War country International EU to debate sending naval mission to Red Sea

EU countries will next week discuss a plan to set up a naval mission to help protect Red Sea shipping following attacks from Yemen's Huthi rebels, diplomats said Friday. The proposal — in the pipeline in Brussels for several weeks — was mooted before US and British forces struck rebel-held Yemen. Any EU effort would seek to complement a US-led coalition, which includes numerous countries from the bloc, already operating in the vital shipping route. The exact details of the size and scope of any EU mission remain to be hammered out and European diplomats said a first discussion would take place in Brussels on Tuesday.

11.01 / 20:51

Platform security Inside Microsoft lets cloud users keep personal data within Europe to ease privacy fears

Microsoft says it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead of having it flow to the U.S. where national privacy laws don’t exist

11.01 / 20:51

UPS Google Opinion Justice recommendations Courts Google should pay multibillion fine in antitrust shopping case, EU court adviser says

A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court says Google should pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case

11.01 / 04:41

security Election wellness Trade country voice rights Who is in charge of Europe?

eastward enlargement, once dormant policy areas, are now priorities—giving a new voice to Ukraine’s neighbours in central Europe. The rise of China, and the prospect of resurgent Trumpism in America, has caused the EU to rethink its economic arrangements—often along statist French lines. Climate imperatives have reinforced the value of taking action at collective level—an approach favoured by the EU’s quasi-federal institutions in Brussels.

09.01 / 12:51

markets UPS Digital Merit European Commission Schools Investigations EU examines Microsoft investment in OpenAI

Microsoft's investment into ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if it merits further investigation under the bloc's merger rules. The European Commission said in a statement it was «checking whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI might be reviewable under the EU Merger Regulation».

03.01 / 09:52

CEO Platform country social EU adds Russia's biggest diamond producer Alrosa to sanctions list

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union has added Russia's Alrosa, the world's biggest diamond producer, as well as its CEO Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev to its sanctions list, it said on Wednesday.

31.12 / 13:54

BLOCK Waters BURST Southern track travelers Eurostar services resume as cause of flooded tunnel probed

London on Sunday of potential delays after flooding forced the cancellation all Saturday trains. The first Eurostar train left London St Pancras International shortly after 8:00 am (0800 GMT).

31.12 / 11:46

FIVE Fighting economy President Experts country isolate 2024 AI, wars, and elections: A look into 2024

Artificial Intelligence ruled 2023-- its discovery, usage, abuse, and a potential threat to jobs-- the new year 2024 can expect a changed stance of this discovery- based on takes the seat of governance. 2023 saw AI boost stock prices, and a profound shift in how humans function. 2024 will see regulators all over the world scrambling to impose rules on this rapidly growing technology.

30.12 / 14:57

Booking Southern Celebrity travelers Updates Eurostar services updates: Trains cancelled due to flooding, passengers stranded in Paris and London

Eurostar services to and from London were cancelled Saturday after a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded due to heavy rain, disrupting festive travel plans. Hundreds of travelers trying to get across the English Channel were stranded at London's St. Pancras International station and the Gare du Nord station in Paris. Eurostar, which runs services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, said it would be running no high-speed train services throughout Saturday because of the flooding.

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