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Bloc recommends negative coronavirus tests from all arrivals despite warnings from Beijing of retaliationThe European Union wants all travellers from China to take pre-departure Covid tests, in response to surging levels of the virus after Beijing hast…
Read MoreSpain joins Italy in requiring arrivals to show a negative result as Chinese state media calls move ‘discriminatory’European countries are preparing to scale up the monitoring of potential new coronavirus variants from China, as Spain becomes the secon…
Read MoreItaly urges action at European level as more than 50% of recent arrivals from China test positive at Milan airportMember states of the European Union have resisted pressure from Italy to immediately impose mandatory anti-Covid checks on travellers ente…
Read MoreEuropean diplomats say Charles Michel video referring to Russia’s ‘illegal’ and ‘brutal’ invasion was withdrawn from trade fairChinese authorities dropped a trade fair speech by the European Council president, Charles Michel, that was critical of Russi…
Read MoreHuge chunk of Long March 5B rocket launched four days previously re-enters atmosphereA hefty chunk of the massive rocket used to deliver the third module of China’s Tiangong space station has fallen back to Earth uncontrolled, triggering the closure of…
Read MoreRussian forces are in retreat yet Nato still holds back for fear of what a humiliated Kremlin might do. But now is precisely the time to step up the pressureThere has been much excited talk of a “turning point” following Ukraine’s rapid military advanc…
Read MoreMany of those housed in the notorious refugee camp remain on Lesbos, while others have managed to rebuild new livesTwo years have elapsed since the huge Moria fire gutted what became known as Europe’s most notorious refugee camp. Squalid, gargantuan an…
Read MoreSouth Korea calls for dialogue and Japan conveys concerns over drills, while North Korea praises ChinaThe historic visit to Taiwan of the US House of Representatives speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has provoked a furious response from China, and heightened fear…
Read MoreAgreement with autocratic ruler to double supplies within five years comes as EU seeks to reduce reliance on Russian energyHuman rights groups have criticised an EU deal to ramp up gas supplies from Azerbaijan, as Europe scrambles to secure non-Russian…
Read MoreRussian oil boss linked to ‘Putin’s yacht’ at centre of US court caseUS wins legal battle to seize $325m superyacht docked in FijiShe cost $325m (£258m) to build, and millions more each year to run. When not at sea, the Amadea superyacht requires a cre…
Read MoreEuropean Union’s special envoy cites concerns ‘multilateral rules-based order will not be fully respected’ in regionThe European Union has resolved to step up its defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific region in light of fears about China’s growing prese…
Read MoreEuropean Commission downgrades growth prospects from 4% to 2.7%, while economy slows rapidly in ChinaRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe growth prospects for the EU have been revised sharply downwards after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine put paid to ho…
Read MoreBloc pressed to threaten sanctions at bilateral summit amid concerns about global authoritarian allianceRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesEU leaders are being urged to tell China it will face sanctions if it offers military aid to Russia for the war in…
Read MoreCourt rules government failed to fulfil obligation to collect correct amount of customs duties and VATThe British government faces paying a hefty charge to the EU after the European court of justice ruled it had been negligent in allowing criminal gang…
Read MoreFarm workers from south Asia describe exploitative conditions at the heart of Europe’s soft fruits industryWorkers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarketsThree days after Sagar* arrived as a worker in Portugal from Nepa…
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