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EU suspends sale of 700 generic drugs made in India
European Union nations have until August 20 to suspend the sale of some 700 generic drugs made in India, the EU’s executive confirmed on Monday. The European Commission took the action after an Indian...
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EU opens in-depth inquiry into Fedex’s planned takeover of TNT
The European Commission said on Friday it had opened an in-depth investigation into Fedex’s proposed 4.4 billion euro ($4.9 billion) takeover of Dutch rival TNT Express. The Commission, which oversees...
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EU, Vietnam seal free trade deal
The EU and Vietnam on Tuesday announced a free trade deal removing nearly all tariffs, with Brussels calling it a “milestone” on the way to a region-wide agreement with Southeast Asia. The EU said the...
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India, EU working to end trade huff over generic drugs
India and the European Union are taking steps to end a trade row sparked by an EU ban on Indian pharmaceutical products that New Delhi responded to by cancelling talks on a free trade accord with its...
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EU tries to clear “fog of confusion” over US trade pact
The European Commission will publish detailed reports on its negotiations with the United States to forge the world’s biggest trade pact, EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom said on Friday, responding to...
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More migrants heading for EU
At least 2,000 more migrants flooded overnight into Serbia in a desperate journey to try and go on to Hungary, the door into the European Union, a UN official said yesterday. At least 7,000 people —...
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EU tries to clear “fog of confusion” over US trade pact
The European Commission will publish detailed reports on its negotiations with the United States to forge the world’s biggest trade pact, EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom said on Friday, responding to...
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EU, US clinch data-sharing deal for security, terrorism cases: Document
BRUSSELS: The European Union and the United States have clinched a deal protecting personal data shared for law enforcement purposes such as terrorism investigations, according to a document seen by...
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Aylan’s aunt urges EU to ‘open heart’
The aunt of three-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi whose drowning off Turkey shocked the world visited Brussels yesterday and tearfully urged the EU to adopt an emergency plan to redistribute refugees....
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EU holds emergency summit on refugees
EU leaders were to stage an emergency summit yesterday on boosting aid and tightening borders to tackle the migration crisis, but a growing east-west split over a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees...
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EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers’ boats
The EU is beginning a new operation to intercept boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean. Under Operation Sophia, naval vessels will be able to board, search, seize and divert...
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EU to Meet Over Turkey Migrant Deal
European leaders are to discuss measures to ease the region’s migration crisis, with Turkey the focus of their efforts in Brussels. Nearly 600,000 migrants have reached the EU by sea so far this year,...
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EU, Turkey strike migrant deal as Afghan shot dead
BRUSSELS: The EU and Turkey reached a deal on Thursday to stem the flow of refugees, as an Afghan migrant was shot dead at the Bulgarian-Turkish border in a dangerous new turn in the crisis. The death,...
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