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The European Union excluded Greenland from public consultations on the EU seal product ban. Why?
The Conversation
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August 27, 2025
In 2024, the European Union held public consultations to review the fitness of the EU’s seal product ban regulations. The results of these public consultations are available now and reveal zero public feedback from people in Kalaallit Nunaat, or...
AAMUSTED wins €394,185 grants from European Union to train students on digital marketing
Ghana News Agency
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August 27, 2025
By Muyid Deen Suleman Kumasi, Aug. 27, GNA – The Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMSUTED), has won a grant of €394,185 from the European Union (EU) to train students on a two year digital...
Dr. PB Boss named Honorary Tourism Commissioner for India to the European Union
ETTravelWorld.com
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August 27, 2025
Accor has announced the appointment of Ranju Alex as Chief Executive Officer for South Asia, a role that will see her take charge of the group’s operations and growth strategy across India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Accor currently...
EU leaders open their arms to Moldova, denouncing Putin’s ‘lies’
Politico Europe
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August 27, 2025
“While just a few hundred kilometers from your capital, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is ongoing, it’s crucial to underscore that Moldova’s choice to join the European Union is one in favor of peace and the rule of law,” said Macron....
EU to Propose Removing US Tariffs to Meet Trump Demand
Transport Topics
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August 27, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The European Union will seek to fast-track legislation by the end of the week to remove all tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, a demand made by President Donald Trump before the U.S....
EU's and Spanish migration policies ‘exacerbate’ rights abuses in Mauritania - HRW report
Euronews
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August 27, 2025
Published on 27/08/2025 - 17:11 GMT+2 Human rights abuses of asylum seekers in Mauritania have been exacerbated by the European Union and Spain, which are “continuing to outsource migration management” to the West African country, a report by...
EU to send culture chief to Moldova for Creative Europe pact
Politico Europe
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August 27, 2025
News Politics The European Commission is joining solidarity efforts to stop Moldova from falling into Russia’s clutches. The European Union is sending its culture commissioner to Moldova to formally admit the EU candidate country to the bloc’s...
EU damaged by lethargic response to daily horror in Gaza – Irish president
Express & Star
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August 27, 2025
Irish president Michael D Higgins said the European Union has suffered reputational damage through its “lethargic” response to the daily horror in Gaza. He said too many European leaders “have stayed silent”, and those who have begun to speak up...
EU damaged by lethargic response to daily horror in Gaza – President Higgins
The Roscommon Herald
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August 27, 2025
By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA President Michael D Higgins said the European Union has suffered reputational damage through its “lethargic” response to the daily horror in Gaza. He said too many European leaders “have stayed silent”, and those who have...
EU damaged by 'lethargic' Gaza response, says President
RTE Ireland
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August 27, 2025
President Michael D Higgins has said the European Union has suffered reputational damage through its "lethargic" response to the daily horror in Gaza. He said too many European leaders "have stayed silent", and those who have begun to speak up are...
EU Leaders Visit Moldova to Strengthen European Integration and Cooperation
Mezha
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August 27, 2025
EU leaders — Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk — arrived in Chisinau on Wednesday, August 27. Merz/H According to the Twitter account of the German Chancellor On...
EU–India Beyond Stalemate: A Trump–Modi Window for Agreement
Observer Research Foundation
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On Monday, 4 August 2025, the United States (US) President Donald Trump announced a likely “substantial” increase in tariffs against India, accusing New Delhi of purchasing discounted Russian oil and reselling it on global markets for profit....
EU hopes to boost permanent carbon removals with new purchasing programme
Open Access Government
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August 27, 2025
The programme hopes to increase demand, accelerate technological development, and drive investment into a market that is currently underdeveloped but key for meeting the EU’s long-term climate targets. Permanent carbon removal methods, such as...
EU Steel Industry Tests Market Appetite for Price Increases
Oil Price
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August 27, 2025
According to MetalMiner’s sources, ArcelorMittal sought another increase in its hot rolled coil coffers on August 5. This is in addition to the increase the steel industry leader sought in the previous week. Reports indicate that the...
EU industry chief warns of US trade deal review if Trump’s tech demands continue
Politico Europe
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August 27, 2025
But Trump isn’t done, his latest salvo shows. At a conference organized by France’s largest employers’ association, MEDEF, Séjourné was asked whether the deal would still stand if the U.S. continued to pursue this line on digital policy. “For now,...
EU Commission chief von der Leyen says she's 'not available' for German presidency
Euronews
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August 27, 2025
Published on 27/08/2025 - 16:55 GMT+2 •Updated 17:04 Ursula von der Leyen is not available to be the next German president, a spokesperson for the European Commission chief has told Euronews, in response to German media reports connecting her to...
EU auto groups say car CO2 emissions targets 'no longer feasible'
Irish Examiner
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August 27, 2025
European Union targets to cut CO2 emissions from vehicles, including a 100% reduction for cars by 2035, are no longer feasible, the heads of the European automobile manufacturers' and automotive suppliers' associations said. European Commission...
EU stands its ground on digital rules despite Trump warning
The Financial Times
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The EU said it would keep moving forward with its landmark digital rules despite President Donald Trump threatening retaliatory tariffs against countries whose taxes or laws target US tech companies. “It is the sovereign right of the EU and its...
EU-US pact to steady trans-Atlantic trade, forwarder says — with one exception
FreightWaves
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August 27, 2025
The eagerly awaited official framework for the EU-U.S. trade truce has been released, signaling a halt in the escalating tensions that have burdened trans-Atlantic trade, and should help steady container flows, said forwarder Kuehne & Nagel. While...
EU urged to uphold human rights, as Mauritania accused of abuse of migrants
Modern Ghana
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Mauritania's role as a key transit hub for African migrants seeking passage to Europe has come into sharp focus, following renewed claims by the NGO Human Rights Watch of abuse by its security forces. In a new report, Human Rights Watch (HRW)...