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EU Backs Ukraine’s Membership Bid as War Brings Huge Shift

The European Union gave its blessing on Friday to Ukraine to become an official candidate to join the bloc, along with its neighbor Moldova, an historic eastward shift in Europe's outlook brought about by Russia's invasion. Ukraine applied to join the EU just four days after Russian troops poured across…

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European Commission backs Ukraine for EU candidate status

Commission gives a fast-tracked opinion on membership of the bloc before a summit of EU leaders on June 23-24.

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Brussels to propose Ukraine become EU membership candidate

The European Commission will recommend on Friday that the European Union designate Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for membership, with Georgia being asked to meet certain conditions before being granted the same status, diplomats said.

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Live: Putin says attempts to hammer Russian economy have ‘failed’

The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine be granted European Union candidate status, its president, Ursula von der Leyen, said during a press conference on Friday, a day after the bloc's most powerful leaders visited Kyiv. The humanitarian situation across Ukraine and particularly in the eastern Donbas region is “extremely…

France 24

UK plan to rip up Northern Ireland Protocol ‘politically driven’, says EU chief

European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic said tabling the Bill was ‘very damaging’ to EU-UK relations.

The Independent UK

Ukraine, Moldova set to get initial EU nods on membership path

The European Commission plans to recommend that Ukraine and Moldova be granted candidate status in a symbolic step forward in the lengthy process to become members of the European Union.

Tribune News Service

Qualcomm triumphs in appeal to overturn $1.04 billion fine linked to 4G supply agreement with Apple

After four years in court, a European tribunal has thrown out a $1.04 billion antitrust fine against San Diego's Qualcomm over incentive payments linked to supplying Apple with 4G smartphone chips.

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Russia sanctions: Which brands are severing ties over Ukraine invasion?

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Call for Government's consumer watchdogs 'missing at the wheel' to be hauled before Dail committee over cost of living crisis

Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash has written to the Oireachtas enterprise committee asking the chair to call the CCPA before it to answer urgent questions

Irish Mirror

Is the EU deal with Israel and Egypt a way out from Russian gas?

Critics argue that the EU will face problems dealing with Israel and Egypt despite Brussels’s enthusiasm.

Al Jazeera

EXPLAINER: Why Ukraine’s request to join is big test for EU

The European Union's executive arm is preparing its recommendation on Ukraine’s request to join the EU

The Independent UK

Euro rescue fund to get new chief as its old glory fades

Finance ministers from the 19 countries that share the euro currency could decide Thursday on a successor to lead Europe’s financial rescue fund

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland protocol: what is the UK and EU’s standoff about?

Disputes over customs checks and trade data are being intensified by the NI protocol bill’s proposed breach of international law

The Guardian - UK

Removing ECJ oversight role in protocol ‘out of the question’, EU warns

The Government wants to radically redraw the governance arrangements contained within the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

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Ukraine says Russia eyes a 'vast area from Warsaw to Sofia'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Wednesday to let his country start on the road to membership of the bloc, warning that Russia's territorial ambitions stretched from Warsaw to Sofia.

Benzinga

Qualcomm Wins EU Antitrust Lawsuit Which Has An Apple Connection

Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) clinched victory against a €997 million ($1.05 billion) penalty slapped by EU antitrust regulators, Reuters reports. The EU imposed the fine four years back for paying Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) to use only its chips and block out rivals like Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC). Also Read: Qualcomm Agrees To Work With Europe's Foundry Partners: Reuters The European Commission…

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EU to take Westminster to court over 'illegal' Northern Ireland Protocol plans

THE EU will launch fresh legal action against the UK after the country tore up large parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, it has been announced.

Evening Standard

Bid to scrap NI Protocol is illegal and damages our trust, EU chief warns

It follows the publication of the Government’s plan to give ministers legal powers to override the Protocol

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Egypt, Israel to Boost Gas Supply to EU amid Ukraine War

Egypt, Israel, and the European Union on Wednesday signed a deal to increase liquefied natural gas sales to EU countries, who aim to reduce dependence on supply from Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on. The deal, stamped in a five-star Cairo hotel, will see Israel sending more gas…

Daily Mirror

EU triggers Brexit legal action against Boris Johnson ripping up Northern Ireland deal

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said 'let's call the spade a spade, this is illegal' after the UK said it would scrap parts of the Brexit agreement Boris Johnson signed

Reuters

EU sues UK after plan to override deal on Northern Ireland

The European Commission launched two new legal proceedings against Britain on Wednesday after London published plans to override some post-Brexit rules governing Northern Irish trade, and resumed another challenge it had previously paused.

The Independent UK

Johnson faces EU legal row after plan to rewrite Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal

The European Commission is expected to announce plans for legal action after the UK set out its intention to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Resumes Support to Palestinians with €25 Million for Food Security

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced from Ramallah on Tuesday the resumption of European aid to the Palestinian Authority, after being held up for over two years. “I am very glad to announce that the EU funds for 2021 can be disbursed rapidly,” she said during…

Benzinga

EU Urges Pfizer To Further Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries: Reuters

Amid lower demand, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) agreed to delay supplies of their Covid-19 shot to the European Union. Doses to be shipped from June to August would be sent in September and Q4. Reuters reports that the bloc is putting heat on Pfizer to restrict supplies further. The move comes two weeks after…

The Conversation

EU law would require Big Tech to do more to combat child sexual abuse, but a key question remains: How?

The European Commission recently proposed regulations to protect children by requiring tech companies to scan the content in their systems for child sexual abuse material. This is an extraordinarily wide-reaching and ambitious effort that would have broad implications beyond the European Union’s borders, including in the U.S.

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