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The European Union has been at the forefront of the response to the largest and most complex Ebola epidemic on record, with over 22,900 people infected and more than 9,200 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The EU has mobilized all available resources to contain, control, treat,
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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into General Electric Co.'s (GE) $17-billion takeover of Alstom SA's power division, citing concerns over reduced competition and potentially higher prices in the heavy-duty gas turbine market. The commission's move comes after an initial investigation indicated
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A group of 27 Nobel laureates, including John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser, and Edvard Ingjald Moser, have written to the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, expressing their dismay over plans to slash EU spending on research and innovation by €2.7 billion. The funding cuts, aimed at
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The European Committee of the Regions has urged the European Commission to reconsider its decision to withdraw proposed changes to EU waste legislation. The Committee argues that building on the original proposals would be a more sensible approach than starting again from scratch. The Commission's proposed legislation aims
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The European Union has recently adopted 50 new programmes under the European Cohesion Policy, worth more than 66 billion euro, to support economic development and social cohesion across the European Union. These programmes form part of the 2014-2020 budgetary period and will bring the total number of approved programmes to
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The European Commission has been active on multiple fronts, addressing the needs of Jordan, advancing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), tackling cybercrime, and offering assistance in response to floods in Albania. The Commission has disbursed €100 million in loans to Jordan as part of its Macro-financial assistance program,
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The European Commission has acknowledged the critical need to combat all forms of gender-based violence, particularly Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), both within the EU and in external relations. FGM is a human rights issue that affects millions of women worldwide, with estimates suggesting up to 125 million victims globally and
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A European Commission (EC) investment plan aimed at mobilizing 315 billion euros (approximately 357 billion U.S. dollars) in private and public investment across the European Union (EU) has the potential to create over 2.1 million new jobs by mid-2018, according to a recent report by the International Labour
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A top European trade delegation has arrived in Sri Lanka to formulate a trade-related capacity building project, worth US$ 8 million, to enhance the performance of the country's export sector. The project, scheduled to implement from 2016, will be funded by the European Union. The delegation met with
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Russia and the European Union may return to discussions on trans-border infrastructure projects, including the South Stream gas pipeline, after experts study potential conflicts of interest between the EU's 3rd Energy Package and ongoing infrastructure projects. The development could see the EU's 3rd Energy Package made
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The European Commission has published a regulation harmonising pilot qualification and medical requirements across the European Union. This new regulation will enable pilots holding a licence issued in one Member State to fly throughout the EU without needing to meet additional technical or medical requirements. The regulation is based on
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The European Parliament has voted against adopting a report that called on the EU to increase its ambition for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from 20% to 30% by 2020 from 1990 levels. This decision was met with disappointment from WWF-UK, who maintain that the 30% target for 2020 would be
