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How You Can Help Save Declining Bee Populations

How You Can , Help Save Declining, Bee Populations. For decades, bee populations have declined due to modern farming methods, urban spread and expanding infrastructure. Bee populations have..

What funding do EU countries get to help Ukrainian refugees?

The bloc has freed up several billion in unused money for Europe’s regions, to be spent on emergency help for Ukrainian refugees. Known as the Cohesion Fund, it includes finance from the European..

Ukraine slams 'second-class treatment' after Scholz dashes Kyiv's hopes of quick EU membership

It comes after Scholz had said there are no shortcuts to Ukraine's EU membership bid.

The EU's population has decreased partly due to COVID-19, latest figures show

The natural population change — the difference between live births and deaths — tanked in 2020 to -2.5, likely due in part to the pandemic which has claimed the lives of over a million people..

The USA and European Union to coordinate on chip supply |Oneindia News

Brussels and Washington will set up an early-warning system to detect semiconductor shortages: That decision coming out of the second EU-US Trade and Technology Council summit in Paris. Officials are..

EU Announces Accelerated Plan To Reduce Dependency on Russian Energy

EU Announces , Accelerated Plan to Reduce , Dependency on Russian Energy. Al Jazeera reports that the European Commission has revealed a $220 billion plan to end the bloc's dependence on Russian..

Five things to know about the EU's big plan to become independent from Russian fossil fuels

The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious plan which will require an extra €210 billion in investments by 2027.

Brussels wants to help EU countries with defence spending in joint purchasing programme

The EU treaties forbid the Commission from financing military projects.

UN to Join International Efforts to Restore the World's Wheat Supply

UN to Join , International Efforts , to Restore the World's Wheat Supply. 'The Independent' reports that the United Nations will join international efforts to distribute the world's wheat supply..

EU Ready to Approve Another $527 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine

EU Ready to Approve, Another $527 Million , in Military Aid for Ukraine. Al Jazeera reports that defense ministers from the European Union are set to approve an additional $527 million in military..

EU hits back after UK moves to change post-Brexit trade rules

London insists the planned legislation would not break international law.

UK unveils radical overhaul of EU trade deal in Northern Ireland

Labour: Protocol reforms could be made that do not harm EU

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jon Ashworth believes there are reforms which come be made to the Northern Ireland Protocol which do not "threaten" the EU single market. However, he stresses that..

Govt: We are acting on N Ireland because of EU inflexibility

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis blames the EU's lack of "flexibility" on the Northern Ireland Protocol for causing Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' expected announcement setting out plans to..

Hungary keeping EU 'hostage' over Russian oil ban, Lithuanian minister claims

Twelve days after the Commission unveiled its plans to impose a phased embargo on Russian oil, negotiations are still dragging on. Hungary is now being accused of keeping the sanction package..

EU and US agree to strengthen global supply chains amid war in Ukraine

The two sides were meeting in Paris for the second Trade and Technology Council.

EU and US Partner to Ensure Food Security and Access to Fertilizer

EU and US Partner, to Ensure Food Security, and Access to Fertilizer. Al Jazeera reports that the European Union and the United States are preparing to launch a new platform meant to address food..

Northern Ireland: Boris Johnson battles on two fronts as Brexit protocol returns to haunt him

The UK prime minister heads to Belfast on Monday at loggerheads with unionists and the EU over the protocol he negotiated in order to secure Brexit.

Refugees: Poland wants more help from EU

Over 3 million refugees have arrived in Poland since the war in Ukraine began. The majority are still in the country and many have found homes with Poles who took them in spontaneously. But many..

Labour attacks govt’s threat of a ‘trade war’ with the EU

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that a future Labour government would "make Brexit work" as he criticises Boris Johnson of "planning a trade war in a cost-of-living crisis" by threatening to..

Unionists block new Northern Ireland government over Brexit trade rules

The Democratic Unionist Party's move deepens Northern Ireland's political deadlock, which is fueling a UK-EU feud.

Here's how the EU's plan to tackle online child abuse could impact your privacy

Privacy activists are sounding the alarm over the European Commission's plans to clamp down on online child abuse, warning that it would usher in "mass surveillance" in the bloc.

Explained: Why EU countries are at odds over treaty changes

Supporters of treaty changes say that it will make the EU quicker to respond to crises like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine but opponents say it will take too much political energy that's currently..

Greeks worry about higher prices

Like many other EU nations, Greece is facing a steep rise in the cost of living and doing business. As summer approaches, restaurant owners and hotel managers worry that higher prices could scare away..

Ukrainian ambassador: EU countries should be ready for 'economic sacrifices' to stop Russia

In an interview with Euronews, Vsevolod Chentsov says he's disappointed with Hungary for blocking the EU ban on Russian oil.