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EU sweetens its Blue Card for foreign professionals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 08:45 AM

The EU's Blue Card giving eligible foreign professionals the right to live and work in the bloc is being made more attractive under modifications approved Wednesday by the European Parliament. Read more »

European Union to donate 200M more vaccine doses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 04:19 PM

The European Union is to donate another 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries, more than doubling its present pledge. Read more »

'Green recovery' from COVID-19 pushed at CEO summit

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 08:17 PM

While it is important to address the pandemic, the climate crisis is an even greater emergency according to Federico Lopez, chair and CEO at First Philippine Holdings Corp. Read more »

EU removes US from COVID safe list for non-essential travel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 01:44 AM

The European Union recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising COVID-19 infections in the country. Read more »

PH pushes for freedom of navigation, overflight in South China Sea

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 08:09 PM

The Philippines has stressed the importance of maintaining freedom and navigation and overflight at the contested South China Sea. Read more »

EU puts digital tax plan 'on hold' under pressure from US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 13 09:20 AM

The European Commission said Monday it would delay its plan to propose an EU digital tax in order to not jeopardize efforts to secure a global deal on fairer taxation.   Read more »

Chinese jab a hurdle for some African visitors to EU

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 01:17 PM

Europe is gradually re-opening to vaccinated travelers as coronavirus restrictions ease, but in some African nations such as Morocco recipients of jabs not recognized by the EU are facing disappointment. Read more »

Airbus and Boeing: 5 things to know

Tangi Quemener and Mathieu Rabechault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 08:47 AM

 The European Union and the United States have agreed to extend their truce in the long-running dispute between rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing over mutual accusations of illegal subsidies. Read more »

AstraZeneca shots should be halted for over-60s - EMA official

Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 10:05 PM

Countries should avoid giving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to people over 60, an EU official said amid worries over rare blood clotting.   Read more »

US plots how to restart international travel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 10:57 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States will hold talks with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and Britain on how to restart travel as the pandemic eases, a senior administration official said Tuesday. Read more »

US airlines add COVID-tested flights to Italy as country reopens to tourists

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at May 18 12:31 PM

MANILA - Law enforcement agencies will be coming up with unified guidelines to prevent misencounters during anti-drug operations, the chief of the Philippine National Police said Tuesday. Read more »

UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

Christophe Vogt, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 09:20 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to countries in need without compromising their own goals, UNICEF said Monday.   Read more »

EU seeks 'concrete' US plan on lifting vaccine patents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 06:00 PM

EU chief Charles Michel said the bloc is ready to discuss a US proposal to lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines once the details are clear. Read more »

EU to hit Apple with antitrust charge this week: source

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 09:47 AM

EU antitrust regulators are set to charge iPhone maker Apple this week with blocking rivals on its App Store following a complaint by music streaming service Spotify, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.   Read more »

China tells EU: Julian Felipe Reef part of Nansha Islands, 2016 arbitral ruling null and void

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 12:17 PM

Julian Felipe Reef is part of China's Nansha Islands and the 2016 arbitral award that invalidated many of Beijing's claims over the resource-rich and strategically located South China Sea is null and void, the Chinese Mission to the European Union said over the weekend. Read more »

EU says presence of Chinese vessels endanger peace, stability in South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 09:42 PM

The European Union (EU) expressed concern over the tension caused by the presence of Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea. Read more »

Only half of LGUs' COVID-19 vaccine order from AstraZeneca expected to arrive this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 09:39 PM

The Philippines' vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. told lawmakers Wednesday that only half of the local government unit's (LGU) vaccine orders from British-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca are expected to arrive this year, with the remainder to be delivered in 2022. Read more »

More than 150,000 Russian troops deployed on Ukraine border: EU

Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 09:12 AM

BRUSSELS - Russia has concentrated more than 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border and in annexed Crimea, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday after EU foreign ministers were briefed by Ukraine's foreign minister. Read more »

EU agrees to new plan for bolstering Indo-Pacific ties

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 04:57 AM

The European Union's new strategy included potentially increasing its naval presence in an area of global rivalry. Read more »

EU to borrow around 150 billion euros annually for recovery fund

Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 05:13 PM

The European Commission plans to borrow around 150 billion euros annually until 2026 to finance the bloc's unprecedented plan to make its economy greener and more digitalized, making it the biggest issuer in euros, a document from the Commission showed. Read more »