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Charting the global economy: ECB, UK, BOJ diverge on rate moves
21 Dec 2025 04:44 GMT
The European Central Bank left interest rates … :
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The ECB kept its deposit rate … s economy, according to ECB President Christine Lagarde.
Bloomberg … Norway, Taiwan, Morocco, Czech Republic, Guinea, Hungary, Georgia, Colombia and Republic …
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Lula says EU-Mercosur trade pact could be finalized in January
21 Dec 2025 07:48 GMT
… farmers across the continent.
European Union leaders had initially planned … this weekend. However, European Commission President Ursula von der … received a letter from EU leaders expressing their … leaders from Italy, Poland, Belgium, Austria and Ireland to …
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We could all easily be ‘Aco’: Slovenia’s controversial new law seeks to address the challenge of Roma integration
21 Dec 2025 05:16 GMT
… nor intolerant.
The European Commission Against Racism and … over the murder, Slovenia’s government introduced … Slovenia have.
In mid-November, parliament unanimously passed the law. The European Commission … across the border in Austria.
Jernej Zupančič, …
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A strategic opportunity: The final stretch of the Mercosur–European Union agreement
20 Dec 2025 19:54 GMT
… European Union by qualified majority is expected, despite opposition from France and Poland … of 2026, the European Parliament will have to ratify … agreement with the European Union makes it possible to … access to the EU can encourage productive coordination …
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“Georgia could completely lose its visa-free regime with the EU,” says a European Commission report
20 Dec 2025 16:49 GMT
… although some EU countries – notably Hungary and Slovakia – did not … procedure for the European Commission to suspend visa … of the European Union, with the exception of Hungary, once … According to the European Commission’s 2025 EU Enlargement Report, …
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Germany Expands EU Blacklist amid Muslim Brotherhood Concerns
20 Dec 2025 22:50 GMT
Germany’s push to expand EU terrorism blacklists signals a continental … reported move to expand the European Union’s terrorism blacklist to include … . While some member states like Austria and France have taken harder …
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"One person thinks about himself, and an entire nation suffers": Zelenskyy on Hungary blocking Ukraine's EU accession
20 Dec 2025 22:28 GMT
… ;s membership in the European Union is a guarantee of … to the election campaign in Hungary. This was stated by … . But for him, our EU membership today, I believe – … leadership of the European Union - in particular, European Commission President Ursula von …
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Brazilian president Lula calls EU to seek 'political courage' over Mercosur trade deal
20 Dec 2025 21:42 GMT
… the European Union will be signed in January.
Top EU … EU-Mercosur deal in Brazil this weekend, but instead, European Commission … help the 27-nation European Union export more vehicles, machinery … Italian, Polish, Belgian, Austrian and Irish colleagues among …
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Portugal with highest forest growth in EU
20 Dec 2025 20:31 GMT
… highest forest growth in the European Union (11.1%), ahead of … including Lithuania (-1.8%), the Czech Republic (-1.7%), and Estonia … a key role in the EU’s efforts to ensure … “forest growth varies considerably between EU countries, depending mainly on tree …
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Mercosur, Brussels: Farmers' anger spilled over to the gates of the European Parliament
20 Dec 2025 02:23 GMT
… agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur … several windows of a European Parliament building were smashed. … Regarding Mercosur, the European Commission still intends to conclude … postponement, most notably France, Poland, and, more recently, …