UK ENERGY TRADERS URGED BORIS JOHNSON TO LINK UK’S CARBON MARKET TO EUROPEAN UNION

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• The Energy traders of United Kingdom have urged Boris Johnson for linking the carbon market of United Kingdom to European Union
• The cap-and-trade systems, both are at the centre of the UK and European efforts for reducing the carbon emissi...

EXPORTS OF UK TO EUROPEAN UNION PARTIALLY RECOVERED AFTER DROP IN JANUARY 2021

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• The exports of UK to the European Union has been partially recovered after a steep drop in the month of January 2021
• The official figures shows that the exports have been increased by 46.6 percent from 42 percent in January 2021

GERMANY STOPS USING ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE

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• Germany has stopped using the Astrazeneca vaccine that is meant to prevent COVID-19.
• There are several cases of blood clotting in Europe after vaccination.
• Many European countries have paused Astrazeneca vaccination.

CHINA BLACKLISTED 10 EU INDIVIDUALS, 4 ENTITIES OVER BRUSSELS’ SANCTIONS

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• China blacklisted 10 EU individuals, 4 entities over Brussels’ sanctions.
• Four entities were also blacklisted due to Brussels’ sanctions.
• The EU has accused Chinese officials of alleged human rights abuses in ...

S. KOREA’S EXPORTS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS ROSE TO $4.67 BILLION IN 2020

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• S. Korea’s exports of medical products rose to $4.67 billion in 2020.
• Exports to the EU saw a significant rise on-year in 2020.
• South Korean trade and medical officials vowed with EU counterparts to make joint effor...

ITALY TO MANUFACTURE 10 MILLION DOSES OF RUSSIAN CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

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• Italy is going to manufacture 10 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
• The Italian – Russian Chamber of Commerce announced the deal signed with Russia.
• The Italian subsidiary of a Swiss Pharmaceutical company...

UK EDGING CLOSER TO LIMIT BREXIT FINANCE DEAL WITH EUROPEAN UNION

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• United Kingdom has been edging closer towards the limited Brexit Deal with the European Union
• The European Union is going to grant the United Kingdom the so-called partial regulatory equivalence

The European Union and the...

DISPUTE BETWEEN UK AND EUROPEAN UNION DEEPENED OVER COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENTS

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• Dispute between United Kingdom and European Union has been deepened over covid-19 vaccine concerns
• The NHS of UK has blamed the increasing short-term decrease of covid-19 doses on a drop in the inbound vaccines

A dispute ...

AUSTRALIA THREATHENS ACTION OVER EUROPEAN UNION CARBON TARIFF

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• Australia threatens action over the carbon tariff of the European Union
• The trade minister of Australia said that, the country will be fighting an attempt made by the European Union to introduce a carbon tariff

On Friday,...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST GOVERNMENT OF UK

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• The European Commission is going to be taking legal action against the government of the United Kingdom
• The European Union is going to take legal action because of the failure of the UK government for keeping the promises it made during th...

UK REJECTS FALSE CLAIM OF EXPORT BAN ON VACCINE BY EUROPEAN UNION

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• The government of the United Kingdom have rejected the false vaccine export ban claimed by the European Union
• The president of European Council said that, it has applied to all the components and vaccines developed in the United Kingdom

AUSTRALIA SLAMS EUROPEAN UNION AND ITALY FOR BLOCKING COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENT

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• Australia has slammed Italy and European Union for blocking the shipment of the corona virus vaccine of AstraZeneca
• Italy has blocked 2,50,000 doses of the novel corona virus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University

UK CORONAVIRUS VARIANT BECOMES DOMINANT IN BELGIUM

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• The corona virus variant of the United Kingdom becomes dominant in the territory of Belgium
• A spokesman for the government of Belgium said that, last week, they have estimated that 53 percent of the covid-19 infections has been caused by t...

RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN PLEDGES FOR STRONG HUMAN RIGHTS IN GOVERNMENT PLAN OF TURKEY

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• The president of Turkey has been pledging stronger for human rights and freedoms in the government plan
• The plan has been promising that, in the upcoming months will be improving the judiciary system of the country

On Tue...

FORMER FC BARCELONA PRESIDENT ‘JOSEP MARIA BARTOMEU’ ARRESTED DURING RAID AT OFFICE

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• The police have raided the offices of the FC Barcelona club just six days before the presidential elections
• The former president of FC Barcelona along with several other officials have been arrested by the police

On Monda...

ENERGY COMPANIES IN SPAIN PLANNING FOR THEIR STAKE SALES FOR NEW DEALS

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• The energy companies in Spain are planning their stake sales with the upcoming two years
• The growing demand for the Environmentally friendly investments has been focusing on the solar and wind energy industries in Spain

S...

GERMANY: FACEBOOK TO LAUNCH ITS NEWS PLATFORM IN MAY 2021

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• The company ‘Facebook’ is going to launch the ‘Facebook News’ in Germany in the month of May 2021
• The company will be paying the publishers for their content along with the list of its German partners

EUROPEAN UNION’S AMBASSADORS APPROVE SANCTIONS OVER JAILING OF ALEXEI NAVALNY

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• The ambassadors of the European Union have approved the sanctions against the four senior law enforcement officers of Russia
• The sanctions have been approved over the jailing of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

EX-PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY FOUND GUILTY OF CORRUPTION IN FRANCE

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• Nicolas Sarkozy, who is the former president of France has been found guilty by a court in Paris on Monday
• He has been found guilty on the charges of corruption and influence peddling

On Monday, Nicolas Sarkozy, who is th...

GERMANY LIMITS TRAVELLERS FROM FRENCH REGION OVER COVID-19 VARIANT

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• The government of Germany has limited the travel from France over the new corona virus variant
• The government of Germany has limited the travel from the Moselle region located in the northern region of France

On Sunday, t...