Deal on new rules for ‘adequate’ minimum wages in EU
European Parliament and Council of the EU negotiators agreed on June 6 on EU rules to set adequate minimum wages,
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Bulgaria’s exemption from Russian oil import embargo confirmed
The European Union has formally adopted the sixth package of sanctions against Russia over that country’s war on Ukraine, while
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EU to switch millions of euro funding from Russia and Belarus to Ukraine and Moldova
The European Commission proposed on June 3 to switch millions of euro in EU funding that had been slated for
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EU granted temporary protection in March to over 500 000 people fleeing war in Ukraine
In March 2022, among the EU member states for which data are available, Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians
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EC in deal with Moderna to adapt deliveries to EU countries’ needs
The European Commission (EC) and vaccine developer Moderna have reached an agreement to ensure that the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines
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EU leaders agree on partial embargo on oil imports from Russia
Meeting on May 30, European Union leaders agreed that the sixth package of sanctions against Russia will cover crude oil,
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European Commission proposes criminalisation of EU sanctions violations
The European Commission said on May 25 that it put forth a proposals to “add the violation of EU restrictive
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EU ministers adopt temporary trade liberalisation with Ukraine
The Council of the European Union adopted on May 24 a regulation allowing for temporary trade liberalisation and other trade concessions with
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EU, US condemn Russia’s energy blackmail over halt of supplies to Poland, Bulgaria, Finland
Russia’s cut-off of electricity and natural gas to Finland, following the halt of gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria, is
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