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18.05 / 16:23

business Blockchain Technology Law Lobby ‘DeFi in Europe has no lobby,’ says co-founder of Unstoppable Finance

Currently, trialogue for the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) and Transfer of Funds (TFR) regulations is underway in the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, which will be concluded in a few weeks.

18.05 / 13:11

Activism NATO penalty Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition

Belarus has introduced the death penalty for planning an attack or "attempting an act of terrorism", according to a decree issued Wednesday — charges that target many opposition activists, including its exiled leader.

18.05 / 12:29

European Union NATO Tytti Tuppurainen tells Euronews why Finland wants to join the NATO military alliance

"If we were attacked militarily, we do not want to be alone."

18.05 / 08:01

business NATO Live: First war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine set to begin in Kyiv

The first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, against a Russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed civilian, is set to get underway in Kyiv later today. The trial could be the first of many.

18.05 / 05:41

Law Europe European Union German BaFin official calls for 'innovative' EU-wide DeFi regulation

Birgit Rodolphe, an executive director at Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has called for innovative and uniform regulation of the decentralized finance (DeFi) space throughout the European Union (EU).

18.05 / 02:12

Competition watchdog faces post-Brexit staffing crisis as auditors call for stress tests

The Competition and Markets Authority is struggling to recruit specialists in the wake of Brexit, a new report by the National Audit Office found.

17.05 / 21:53

LGBT European Union EU ready to defend Finland and Sweden in event of Russian attack amid NATO bids

The EU is ready to defend Finland and Sweden in the event of a Russian attack, even as it waits to join NATO, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief.

17.05 / 21:41

Drag U.S. Floats Tariff on Russian Oil as EU Oil-Sanction Talks Drag On

BRUSSELS—The U.S. is talking with the European Union about ways to limit global energy price increases that could be caused by an EU-proposed embargo on Russian oil, looking at additional options like setting a tariff on imports of Russian oil, according to U.S. Treasury officials.

17.05 / 21:19

LGBT NATO Why does Turkey want to block Finland and Sweden from NATO?

The Turkish government's assertion that they have issues agreeing to let Finland and Sweden join NATO has raised eyebrows in Helsinki and Stockholm in a week where the Nordic nations are submitting historic letters requesting NATO membership.

17.05 / 18:05

LGBT gay rights European Union LGBT+ couple's stateless baby should be given birth certificate, rules court

The stateless baby of a married LGBT+ couple should be issued with a birth certificate, a court in Bulgaria has ruled.

17.05 / 16:41

European Union Extradition Valtònyc: Belgian appeals court rules out extradition for Spanish rapper

A Belgian appeals court has upheld a decision not to extradite the controversial Spanish rapper Valtònyc.

17.05 / 16:41

European Union News EU hits back after UK moves to change post-Brexit trade rules

The EU has threatened to use "all the measures at its disposal" after the United Kingdom signalled it would introduce legislation to change the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland.

17.05 / 09:39

Netflix Police Bitcoin Serbia’s capital Belgrade paralysed by hundreds of bomb threats

Serbia's capital was targeted by a slew of bomb threats on Monday, police have said.

17.05 / 07:55

European Union NATO Live: More than 260 fighters, including badly wounded, evacuated from Mariupol steelworks

After months of fighting, many of the last defenders of the steelworks in Mariupol were evacuated overnight, with the Ukrainian government saying they had fulfilled their mission. Hundreds were evacuated to Russian-held territory, including wounded, though some remain behind.

16.05 / 23:55

European Union NATO Grenoble allows women to wear burkinis in public pools despite political opposition

The French city of Grenoble has formally allowed Muslim women to wear burkinis, or swimming costumes covering the whole body, in public pools.

16.05 / 19:43

MET Deal International Yellen Pushes Polish Prime Minister on International Tax Deal

WARSAW—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed Poland to advance the European Union’s implementation of a global minimum tax in a series of meetings Monday, saying that the two sides discussed potentially linking the minimum tax to an overhaul of international taxation authority.

16.05 / 18:33

regulation Europe ECB Euro digital euro Digital euro could come as soon as 2026 — ECB official

Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has said that a digital euro could come within four years, potentially designed with a person-to-person payment solution.

16.05 / 15:37

Ethereum cryptocurrency Eurovision Song Contest Bitcoin Hungary keeping EU 'hostage' over Russian oil ban, Lithuanian minister claims

Despite not being on the official agenda, Brussel's proposed Russian oil embargo was on Monday looming large over a meeting of foreign affairs ministers with accusations some member states are holding the bloc "hostage".

16.05 / 14:03

CBDC privacy ECB CBDCs Are Likely to Make You Less Anonymous

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming, while several are already here. For central banks, they provide a means of lubricating and digitalizing the global economy, with a November report from JPMorgan and Oliver Wyman concluding that CBDCs could save companies USD 100bn per year.

16.05 / 13:21

Eurovision Song Contest EU slashes growth forecast and predicts prices will rise faster than thought this year

The war in Ukraine is severely curtailing the European Union's economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic with this year's growth forecast sharply revised down, the European Commission warned on Monday.

16.05 / 11:39

Netflix Eurovision Song Contest NATO Swiss Swiss voters have their say on Netflix, Frontex and organ donations

More than two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed an increase in funding for the European border agency Frontex in a referendum.

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