European Parliament approves controversial new copyright law in blow to tech firms
A years-long battle that has pitted artists against big tech came to a head in Strasbourg on Wednesday, when the
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European Commission proposes to put an end to seasonal clock changes
The European Commission is proposing an end to the twice-annual changing of clocks in the EU, and leaving it to
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European Commission President Juncker’s State of the Union 2018 address: Key points
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual, and final, State of the Union address to the European Parliament on
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West Nile fever virus claims four more lives in Serbia
Four more citizens of Serbia have died of West Nile fever in the last seven days, according to the Institute
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Merkel in Skopje: September 30 is a historic opportunity
German chancellor Angela Merkel, visiting Skopje on September 8, told a joint news conference with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that
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Nazi insults targeting Romanian president enrage German officials
Tensions flared in Romania this week after a politician from the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) posted a video on
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Eurovision clashes with Israel as host country
After organizers of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) toured Israel last week to scout for possible venues for the 2019
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Juncker: European Commission will propose scrapping daylight savings time
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on August 31 that the Commission would comply with the findings of a survey
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New EU rules on lightbulbs take effect on September 1 2018
As of September 1 2018, energy intensive and inefficient halogen lightbulbs will no longer be sold across the European Union,
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