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EU takes legal action against 'golden passport' schemes in Cyprus, Malta

Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 09:25 PM

BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive said on Tuesday it was launching legal action against Cyprus and Malta over their investor citizenship programs, also known as "golden passport" schemes.   Read more »

China, EU step up to carbon cut challenge as US exits Paris climate deal

Owen Churchill in United States and Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 20 01:31 PM

Washington is quitting the agreement one day after the US elections but other powers are already taking up the reins. A Biden presidency would be more active on carbon emissions but could still face hurdles in the Senate and Supreme Court. Read more »

'Good progress' is not good enough: EU to push Brexit Britain on trade

Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 01:36 PM

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will pressure Britain for concessions in their troubled Brexit talks, saying a trillion euros worth of trade could be sunk if London does not budge on fisheries, fair competition and solving disputes. Read more »

Frankie Pangilinan, Macoy Dubs to speak at EU's children’s rights summit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 01:43 PM

Music newcomer and youth advocate Frankie Pangilinan will be one of the speakers at “My Space, My Rights,” a virtual Children’s Rights Summit, which will be held on October 17. Read more »

Google vs French media: Paris court to rule on talks

Mariëtte Le Roux, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 11:04 AM

A Paris appeals court is to rule Thursday on whether France's competition authority overstepped its jurisdiction in ordering Google to negotiate with media groups in a dispute about digital copyright.   Read more »

European Parliament set for tight vote on 'historic' climate law

Kate Abnett, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 05:58 PM

Lawmakers in the European Parliament expect a tight vote on Tuesday on the European Union's new climate target for 2030, with support splintered over the bloc's green ambitions. Read more »

Britain, EU split on state aid in crunch week of trade talks

Gabriela Baczynska and John Chalmers, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 05:04 PM

British and EU trade negotiators have failed to close the gap on state aid, a key element barring their new agreement on post-Brexit trade ties, officials and diplomatic sources with the bloc said as 27 national leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday.   Read more »

With EU help, Taiwan gets rare win in China naming dispute

Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 03:01 PM

Taiwan expressed satisfaction on Monday and said the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for the island amid growing Chinese pressure.   Read more »

Several industries, products seen 'likely to suffer' if EU scraps PH tariff privileges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 05:33 PM

Several members of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday said the agriculture, garments, manufacturing and electronics industries, among others, could suffer if the tariff incentives granted to the Philippines by the European Union is withdrawn.  Read more »

'No reason' for EU to withdraw tariff perks, says Trade chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 11:13 AM

There is "no reason" for the European Union to revoke tariff incentives awarded to the Philippines since there is an effective monitoring in place to ensure compliance, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Wednesday.    Read more »

Labor group says at least 200,000 jobs in danger if EU revokes PH tariff perks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 10:30 PM

A bluff. That's how an international studies professor called the European Parliament's threat to revoke the Philippines' trading privileges over alleged human rights abuses.  Read more »

Philippines must prove it upholds commitments to EU: Robredo

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 04:11 PM

The Philippines must prove that it upholds commitments to the European Parliament as the latter called for a review on tariff incentives it extended to Manila over concerns on human rights, Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday. Read more »

Business groups warn of more job losses should EU revoke tariff perks for Philippines

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 09:28 AM

The Philippines will suffer more job losses should the European Parliament revoke tariff incentives on Manila’s exports over human rights concerns, the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) said Sunday.   Read more »

Cayetano slams European Parliament for criticizing PH ‘before asking questions’

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 07:00 PM

Cayetano was reacting to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on September 17, expressing alarm over the Philippines’ “deteriorating level of press freedom.” Read more »

Mga mambabatas sa Europa ipinababalik ang prangkisa ng ABS-CBN

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 07:49 PM

Hinimok ng mga mambabatas sa Europa ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas na ibalik ang prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. Read more »

Philippines to suffer ‘big toll’ with possible loss of EU trade perks: rights monitor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 06:55 PM

The Philippine economy will suffer a “big toll” if the European Union cancels its tariff perks over alleged rights abuses, a rights advocate said Friday. Read more »

'Go ahead': Palace dares EU to revoke tariff perks during global health crisis

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 02:32 PM

MANILA— Malacañang on Friday dared the European Union's lawmaking body to push through with a threat to revoke tariff incentives on Manila's exports in what could be another blow to the Southeast Asian nation's shrinking economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Germany to ban plastic straws by mid-2021

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 18 12:01 PM

BERLIN - German lawmakers approved legislation Thursday banning disposable plastic products such as straws, cutlery and cotton buds that are polluting the world's oceans. Read more »

Bank of England eyes negative interest rates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 09:07 PM

The Bank of England on Thursday gave its strongest hint yet that negative interest rates could be on the way as the UK economy battles against coronavirus and Brexit headwinds.   Read more »

CEOs call for deep EU emission cuts by 2030

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 08:48 AM

The heads of more than 150 global companies, including Apple and Google, have urged European leaders to set a higher target for reducing climate-heating emissions, says the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Read more »