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11.06 / 21:17

European Union Ursula von der Leyen North Macedonia: Scholz calls for EU accession talks but fails to shift Bulgaria's objections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria on Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia and Albania blocked.

11.06 / 17:27

European Union Ursula von der Leyen week end Von der Leyen promises response 'by end of next week' on Ukraine's EU ambitions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on a surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday, promised a response "next week" to Ukraine's ambitions to apply for EU membership.

11.06 / 14:43

Human Rights Immigration UK migrant deportations to Rwanda set to go ahead after NGOs lose legal challenge

The UK's controversial plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is going ahead despite a bid by NGOs to halt it.

11.06 / 13:17

European Union Ukraine war: Russia using 'inaccurate' Soviet-era missiles likely to hit civilians, says UK

There are warnings that Russia is using old and indiscriminate weapons as it tries to make headway in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

11.06 / 00:43

SEC Action BNI Lawyers Lawyers predict FCA greenwashing crackdown after BaFin and SEC action

The ongoing greenwashing debacle surrounding DWS jolted the asset manager last week, after a dramatic twist that saw German authorities raid its Frankfurt offices, just eight days after the US regulators fined BNY Mellon for allegedly making misleading ESG claims.

10.06 / 18:25

Environment NOT 'It's just not happening': Crops go to waste as UK farmers struggle to find workers

British farmers, forced to throw away tonnes of crops due to a shortage of labour, are calling for the UK government to bring back freedom of movement.

10.06 / 18:25

Police School Man with knife injures woman and minor at primary school in Germany

A woman and 7-year-old girl have been injured in a knife attack at a primary school in southwestern Germany.

10.06 / 18:13

Deutsche Bank’s former equities chief Peter Selman re-emerges at expert witness firm

The former global head of equities at Deutsche Bank — the last person to lead the unit before the German lender shuttered its stock trading division as part of a major overhaul — has re-emerged at a financial services expert witness firm.

09.06 / 15:29

LGBT Climate change European Union Interest rates Eurozone to get its first interest rate hike in 11 years next month

The European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed it will raise interest rates in a bid to bring down soaring prices across the eurozone.

09.06 / 14:17

LGBT Climate change European Union Algeria suspends friendship treaty with Spain over Western Sahara

The Algerian president’s office announced on Wednesday that the North African nation was “immediately” suspending a two-decade-old friendship treaty with Spain.

09.06 / 14:05

SEC Action BNI Lawyers Lawyers predict FCA greenwashing crackdown after Bafin and SEC action

The ongoing greenwashing debacle surrounding DWS jolted the asset manager last week, after a dramatic twist which saw German authorities raid its Frankfurt offices, just eight days after the US regulators fined BNY Mellon for allegedly making misleading ESG claims.

09.06 / 13:47

Climate change European Union transport lawmakers EU lawmakers endorse ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2035

The European Parliament on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposed ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in 2035, seeking to step up the fight against climate change by boosting the development of electric vehicles.

09.06 / 13:15

LGBT European Union Renewables The EU needs renewables to curb Russian fossil fuel dependence. For these, it's dependent on China.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed the European Union's dependence on Russian fossil fuels and accelerated the bloc's transition into renewables.

09.06 / 11:45

CEO DWS chief exec says greenwashing allegations and personal attacks were a burden, ‘especially for my family’

The outgoing chief executive of DWS will tell shareholders at its upcoming annual general meeting that greenwashing allegations made against him and the asset manager placed a burden on him and his family.

08.06 / 16:51

business European Union Deal EU strikes deal to impose 40% quota for women on boards of large companies by 2026

The European Union has agreed to impose gender quotas to ensure women have at least 40 per cent of seats on the boards of large companies.

08.06 / 12:59

Technology European Union One dead and eight injured after vehicle hits pedestrians in Berlin

At least one person was killed and eight others injured after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in Berlin on Wednesday morning, rescue services said.

08.06 / 11:43

Technology European Union Food Eighteen go on trial in France accused of involvement in European horsemeat scam

Eighteen people have gone on trial in Marseille, France, accused of running a European horsemeat trading network involving produce unfit for human consumption.

08.06 / 11:43

Technology security European Union Low Like NATO, the EU has a mutual defence clause but trust appears low

Just like NATO, the European Union has its own mutual defence clause.

08.06 / 02:25

CEO DWS chief exec says greenwashing allegations and personal attacks were a burden, ‘especially for my family’

07.06 / 16:13

Deutsche Bank moves hundreds of Russia-based staff to Berlin

Deutsche Bank relocated hundreds of employees from its technology centre in Russia to Berlin and decided to make the German capital a tech centre for its investment and corporate banking activities.

07.06 / 08:39

Technology Ukraine live: Situation changing 'hour by hour' in Sievierodonetsk

Ukrainian troops are engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, in a pivotal battle for control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. "In the city, fierce street fighting continues," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Monday.

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