EU – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 24 Dec 2025 02:24:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png EU – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 EU Commits €500,000 to Support Displaced Persons in Benue https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-commits-e500000-to-support-displaced-persons-in-benue/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-commits-e500000-to-support-displaced-persons-in-benue/#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:45:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=463266 The European Union has pledged €500,000 in humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State, marking a significant boost to relief efforts amid escalating displacement and insecurity in the region. The announcement comes amid worsening clashes between herders and farmers in parts of central Nigeria, driven largely by changing land use patterns, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-commits-e500000-to-support-displaced-persons-in-benue/feed/ 0 EU, FG Collaborate to Bridge Skills Shortage in Nigeria’s Power Sector https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-fg-collaborate-to-bridge-skills-shortage-in-nigerias-power-sector/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-fg-collaborate-to-bridge-skills-shortage-in-nigerias-power-sector/#respond Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:11:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=472992 The European Union (EU) and the Federal Government of Nigeria have entered into a renewed partnership aimed at addressing the persistent skills deficit hindering the country’s power sector. The initiative, announced following high-level energy and development dialogues between both parties, is expected to strengthen human capacity, improve technical competence, and support Nigeria’s transition toward a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-fg-collaborate-to-bridge-skills-shortage-in-nigerias-power-sector/feed/ 0 European Union Commits Billion to Drive Nigerian Agricultural Transformation https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-commits-billion-to-drive-nigerian-agricultural-transformation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-commits-billion-to-drive-nigerian-agricultural-transformation/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469047 Nigeria’s vital agricultural sector is poised for a significant injection of capital following the announcement of a major financing package from the European Union. In a crucial move aimed at boosting food security, enhancing export competitiveness, and supporting economic diversification, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU’s financing arm, has approved a credit line of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-commits-billion-to-drive-nigerian-agricultural-transformation/feed/ 0 UN raises over $600 million in aid for Ethiopia https://www.theinfostride.com/un-raises-over-600-million-in-aid-for-ethiopia/ https://www.theinfostride.com/un-raises-over-600-million-in-aid-for-ethiopia/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:29:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=376020 The United Nations has received over $600 million in financial pledges out of its $1billion target to boost humanitarian aid to Ethiopia as the East African country battles conflict, droughts, and floods. According to Reuters, the money was raised at a UN-hosted pledging event organized along with the governments of Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, held [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/un-raises-over-600-million-in-aid-for-ethiopia/feed/ 0 Kenya’s second-hand cloth dealers kick against proposed ban by the EU https://www.theinfostride.com/kenyas-second-hand-cloth-dealers-kick-against-proposed-ban-by-the-eu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kenyas-second-hand-cloth-dealers-kick-against-proposed-ban-by-the-eu/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:18:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374383 Kenya’s second-hand cloth dealers are lobbying against a proposal by France, Denmark, and Sweden to ban the export of second-hand clothes from the European Union (EU). According to Reuters, the second-hand cloth trade in Kenya employs about 2 million people and provides their livelihood hence the protest against the proposed ban by the EU. According to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kenyas-second-hand-cloth-dealers-kick-against-proposed-ban-by-the-eu/feed/ 0 EU Unveils Fresh Immigration Guidelines for Non-EU Citizens https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-unveils-fresh-immigration-guidelines-for-non-eu-citizens/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-unveils-fresh-immigration-guidelines-for-non-eu-citizens/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 20:10:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=362084 The European Union (EU) has recently amended its immigration regulations for nationals of non-member countries, stipulating that they must maintain legal and continuous residence in an EU member state for at least five years. This requirement is in conjunction with national long-term resident schemes. These regulations, discussed and decided upon by EU member states during [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-unveils-fresh-immigration-guidelines-for-non-eu-citizens/feed/ 0 Europe Faces Accusations of Sabotaging UN Tax Reform Vital for Nigeria, Ghana, and Developing Nations https://www.theinfostride.com/europe-faces-accusations-of-sabotaging-un-tax-reform-vital-for-nigeria-ghana-and-developing-nations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/europe-faces-accusations-of-sabotaging-un-tax-reform-vital-for-nigeria-ghana-and-developing-nations/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:30:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=360527 Diplomats representing the European Union and the UK are facing allegations of actively impeding proposals aimed at amplifying the voices of developing nations like Nigeria, Ghana, Brazil, and India in global tax negotiations. The ongoing discussions at the United Nations (UN) center around plans to augment the UN’s role in international tax deliberations, a move [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/europe-faces-accusations-of-sabotaging-un-tax-reform-vital-for-nigeria-ghana-and-developing-nations/feed/ 0 EU Commits €150 Billion for Infrastructure in Nigeria and Beyond by 2027 https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-commits-e150-billion-for-infrastructure-in-nigeria-and-beyond-by-2027/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-commits-e150-billion-for-infrastructure-in-nigeria-and-beyond-by-2027/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 21:55:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357767 The European Union (EU) has unveiled a substantial commitment to allocate a substantial sum of 150 billion Euros by the year 2027 as part of its expansive Global Gateway Initiative, which has been devised to transform and reinforce infrastructure development across more than eight key sectors in Nigeria and a variety of other African nations. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-commits-e150-billion-for-infrastructure-in-nigeria-and-beyond-by-2027/feed/ 0 2023 election: Wike hit out at EU over report https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-wike-hit-out-at-eu-over-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-wike-hit-out-at-eu-over-report/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:30:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356583 On Monday, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike criticized the European Union (EU) for its assessment on Nigeria’s presidential election in 2023. Wike claimed the report misled voters in Rivers State and the rest of the country by distorting the reality of the most recent election. During a business visit with EU ambassador to Nigeria [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-wike-hit-out-at-eu-over-report/feed/ 0 Atiku’s Aide supports EU report on 2023 Election, claims even the dead knew it was rigged https://www.theinfostride.com/atikus-aide-supports-eu-report-on-2023-election-claims-even-the-dead-knew-it-was-rigged/ https://www.theinfostride.com/atikus-aide-supports-eu-report-on-2023-election-claims-even-the-dead-knew-it-was-rigged/#respond Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:43:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350051 Frank Shaibu, Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, agrees with the EU Election Monitoring Group’s findings that the 2023 presidential election was rigged in favor of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the most recent Nigerian general election was plagued by irregularities and did not pass the bar for credibility. According to a signed [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/atikus-aide-supports-eu-report-on-2023-election-claims-even-the-dead-knew-it-was-rigged/feed/ 0 Rishi Sunak privately drafting plans to rebuild Britain’s ties with EU https://www.theinfostride.com/rishi-sunak-privately-drafting-plans-to-rebuild-britains-ties-with-eu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rishi-sunak-privately-drafting-plans-to-rebuild-britains-ties-with-eu/#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:47:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341455 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has privately asked senior ministers and officials to draw up plans for rebuilding the UK’s relations with the European Union after years of acrimony since Brexit. Driven in part by the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, senior civil servants have been drafting proposals for how Britain can work more closely [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rishi-sunak-privately-drafting-plans-to-rebuild-britains-ties-with-eu/feed/ 0 Russia ready to resume gas supplies to EU via Nord Stream 2: Putin https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ready-to-resume-gas-supplies-to-eu-via-nord-stream-2-putin/ https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ready-to-resume-gas-supplies-to-eu-via-nord-stream-2-putin/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:01:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=334078 In his address to the Russian Energy Week International Forum, President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to resume gas supplies via one link of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that remains operational, local media reported. The Russian leader said gas could still be supplied by one remaining intact part of the Nord Stream 2 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ready-to-resume-gas-supplies-to-eu-via-nord-stream-2-putin/feed/ 0 Russia-Ukraine War: West Divided Over Excluding Russia From Payment System https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ukraine-war-west-divided-over-excluding-russia-from-payment-system/ https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ukraine-war-west-divided-over-excluding-russia-from-payment-system/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2022 21:00:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=319254 European leaders have pledged to impose tough economic and financial sanctions on Russia, but there is a lack of consensus within the West over cutting the country off the SWIFT financial payment system. The Belgium-based cooperative is used by more than 11,000 institutions globally. It shuffles money from bank to bank, and removing Russia from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ukraine-war-west-divided-over-excluding-russia-from-payment-system/feed/ 0 US, EU In Agreement On Rising Chinese Assertiveness In Indo-Pac, Says Sherman https://www.theinfostride.com/us-eu-in-agreement-on-rising-chinese-assertiveness-in-indo-pac-says-sherman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-eu-in-agreement-on-rising-chinese-assertiveness-in-indo-pac-says-sherman/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 21:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314060 The United States and the European Union are increasingly on the same page in countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, said US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday. This comes after Sherman met European External Action Service Secretary-General Stefano Sannino in Washington for two days in a row for talks that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-eu-in-agreement-on-rising-chinese-assertiveness-in-indo-pac-says-sherman/feed/ 0 EU, UK Slap New Sanctions On Myanmar Individuals, Entities Related To Coup https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-uk-slap-new-sanctions-on-myanmar-individuals-entities-related-to-coup/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-uk-slap-new-sanctions-on-myanmar-individuals-entities-related-to-coup/#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:00:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298071 The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom on Monday slapped fresh sanctions on Myanmar state-owned entities and individuals related to the February 1 coup and the subsequent violent repression of peaceful protesters. According to an EU press release, the 27-member European bloc imposed sanctions on 8 individuals, 3 economic entities and the War Veterans [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-uk-slap-new-sanctions-on-myanmar-individuals-entities-related-to-coup/feed/ 0 Facebook hit with new antitrust probes in the UK, EU https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-hit-with-new-antitrust-probes-in-the-uk-eu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-hit-with-new-antitrust-probes-in-the-uk-eu/#respond Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:11:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=296007 Regulators in the U.K. and the EU launched formal competition investigations into Facebook on Friday. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority said it is investigating whether Facebook; is abusing a dominant position in the social media; or digital advertising markets through its collection and use of advertising data. The CMA said it will look into [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-hit-with-new-antitrust-probes-in-the-uk-eu/feed/ 0 EU Tech Rule Revolution: Facts You don’t know https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-tech-rule-revolution-facts-you-dont-know/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-tech-rule-revolution-facts-you-dont-know/#respond Sun, 13 Dec 2020 20:36:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=277578 The European Union will unveil major proposals to regulate Big Tech on Tuesday, in what could force a revolution in the way Google and Facebook do business. The rules, packaged in a so-called Digital Services Act, will not only attempt to crack down on disinformation and hate speech, but restrain Silicon Valley’s giants from making [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-tech-rule-revolution-facts-you-dont-know/feed/ 0 Political Will Is Needed In Nigeria For True Democracy – EU https://www.theinfostride.com/political-will-is-needed-in-nigeria-for-true-democracy-eu/ Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:48:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234689 The European Union Election Observer Mission has said Nigeria is in need of political will in order to witness an enhanced electoral process that will make the country experience complete democracy. EU revealed this as part of its 30 recommendations made on the recent elections. The Chief Observer of the mission, Maria Arena, said, “There [...]

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]]> EU To Spend N40Bn In Nigerian States For Water Sanitation https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-to-spend-n40bn-in-nigerian-states-for-water-sanitation/ Sat, 04 Jun 2016 08:06:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131011 Representatives of the European Union to Nigeria, Jens Hogel, stated this on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the opening ceremony of the 23rd Regular Meeting of the National Council on Water Resources held at International Conference Centre, Abuja. Hogel said that the EU is directly implementing water supply and sanitation sector reform programme Phases II [...]

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]]> President Buhari’s Foreign Trips, pretty gratituitious to Nigeria – Garba Shehu https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buharis-foreign-trips-pretty-gratituitious-to-nigeria-garba-shehu/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:43:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109961 I have been amused by the number of jokes concerning the frequency of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips. Questions have been raised about why so many visits and what are we benefiting as Nigeria? I will make it clear from the beginning that the critic is entitled to his and her own opinion and nothing [...]

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]]> UN calls on Europe to create Refugee Strategy https://www.theinfostride.com/un-calls-on-europe-to-create-refugee-strategy/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 01:53:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/un-calls-on-europe-to-create-refugee-strategy/ The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on European countries to come together to create a working strategy to deal with the massive influx of refugees making their way to Europe. The agency said that all European countries and the EU must act together to provide support to countries such as Greece, Macedonia [...]

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]]> Press Release: Datum signs up to the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres https://www.theinfostride.com/press-release-datum-signs-up-to-the-eu-code-of-conduct-for-data-centres/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:55:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/press-release-datum-signs-up-to-the-eu-code-of-conduct-for-data-centres/ FARNBOROUGH – 20 August 2015 – Datum Datacentres, the Farnborough based provider of ultra secure, high resilience co-location data centres, today announced that it has been approved for the EU Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres. The EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres was created in response to increasing energy consumption [...]

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]]> #Politics: EU Parliament pushes Juncker’s ‘right’ to be Commission head https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-eu-parliament-pushes-junckers-right-to-be-commission-head/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 20:00:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=47950 The main political groups in the European Parliament on Thursday backed the "democratic" right of Jean-Claude Juncker to be the next head of the European Commission, in the face of fierce opposition from Britain. "There is growing support for Juncker…

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]]> #Climate: European Union steps up call for pre-2020 action https://www.theinfostride.com/climate-european-union-steps-up-call-for-pre-2020-action/ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:09:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46522 UN members launched a new round of climate talks Wednesday with Europe demanding early action to tame carbon emissions, two days after the United States unveiled a longer-term plan. "Although we are already looking beyond the current decade, it is also…

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]]> #Resolution: EU to hold another round of Ukraine, Russia gas talks https://www.theinfostride.com/resolution-eu-to-hold-another-round-of-ukraine-russia-gas-talks/ Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46169 The European Commission said Monday it will hold further talks with Ukraine and Russia on resolving their gas supply dispute after outlining a possible price regime to secure supplies to June 2015. EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said talks…

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]]> #Insurgency: European Union adds Nigeria’s Boko Haram to blacklisted terror groups https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-european-union-adds-nigerias-boko-haram-to-blacklisted-terror-groups/ Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:58:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46143 The European Union on Monday announced it has imposed sanctions on Nigeria's Boko Haram as an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group weeks after it kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. The decision to blacklist the group follows its designation as…

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]]> #StockMarkets: EU markets surge, confident on reforms despite vote shock https://www.theinfostride.com/stockmarkets-eu-markets-surge-confident-on-reforms-despite-vote-shock/ Mon, 26 May 2014 17:20:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44904 Italy led European stock markets on Monday in a robustly positive reaction to European Parliament elections which put conservatives in a leading position, but also gave anti-EU forces a huge boost in France and Britain. The euro and sterling steadied…

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]]> EU stocks slide as eurozone economy falters https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-stocks-slide-as-eurozone-economy-falters/ Thu, 15 May 2014 17:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42931 European equities fell Thursday as investors digested gloomy eurozone data showing anaemic economic growth for the first quarter of the year. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gave up 0.55 percent to close at 6,840.089 points as investors considered…

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]]> Misery deepens in northwest Bulgaria, the EU’s poorest region https://www.theinfostride.com/misery-deepens-in-northwest-bulgaria-the-eus-poorest-region/ Thu, 15 May 2014 06:09:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42773 In Rasovo in northwest Bulgaria, the most impoverished area of the EU's poorest country, the village square is newly paved and the church has been whitewashed, courtesy of development funds from Brussels. But there is no masking the fact that 25 years…

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]]> Hidden in Plain Sight: the European Court of Justice Opts for Scattergun Censorship https://www.theinfostride.com/hidden-in-plain-sight-the-european-court-of-justice-opts-for-scattergun-censorship/ Thu, 15 May 2014 05:20:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/05/hidden-in-plain-sight-the-european-court-of-justice-opts-for-scattergun-censorship/ The European Court of Justice has been taking a stronger role this year in calculating how human rights apply to new technology, most recently with decisions repealing the EU’s digital data retention directive. Now, in Google Spain v. Mario Costeja González, it has outlined how Europeans might have public information about them deleted from search [...]

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]]> European Union and OSCE seek to defuse Ukraine crisis after pro-Russia vote https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-and-osce-seek-to-defuse-ukraine-crisis-after-pro-russia-vote/ Tue, 13 May 2014 10:57:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42293 The EU was intensifying diplomatic efforts Tuesday to get Ukraine's leadership and pro-Moscow rebels to the negotiating table, as the OSCE said Moscow supports a de-escalation roadmap for the crisis. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier kicks…

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]]> British euroscepticism runs deeper than anti-EU outsiders UKIP https://www.theinfostride.com/british-euroscepticism-runs-deeper-than-anti-eu-outsiders-ukip/ Mon, 12 May 2014 07:51:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42013 Though anti-EU outsiders UKIP might top the polls at the European Parliament elections in Britain, a eurosceptic streak runs through all the mainstream parties they stand against. The United Kingdom Independence Party of Nigel Farage, which is fixed…

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]]> EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton names new envoy to US amid trade talks https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-foreign-policy-chief-catherine-ashton-names-new-envoy-to-us-amid-trade-talks/ Mon, 05 May 2014 14:10:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40521 The European Union has named David O'Sullivan of Ireland to become the bloc's new envoy to Washington amid negotiations to forge a free trade pact between the two economic giants. "I am delighted to announce the appointment of David O'Sullivan to this…

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]]> UK Independence Party leader Farage speaks of love of Europe, hatred of EU https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-independence-party-leader-farage-speaks-of-love-of-europe-hatred-of-eu/ Sun, 04 May 2014 05:58:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40267 Nigel Farage, head of the UK Independence Party that is currently leading polls ahead of this month's European elections, told AFP during an interview in Portsmouth of his hatred of the European Union and his determination to bring down its parliament…

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]]> European Union wants to standardise health screening for migrants https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-wants-to-standardise-health-screening-for-migrants/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:25:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39278 The European Union said Tuesday it would promote common guidelines across the bloc for the health screening of incoming migrants and refugees. "My intention is to set up a working group... to create guidelines on what (diseases) to screen for, when…

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]]> President Obama and EU leaders moving ahead on new Russia sanctions https://www.theinfostride.com/president-obama-and-eu-leaders-moving-ahead-on-new-russia-sanctions/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:23:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38513 President Barack Obama and top European leaders are moving ahead on a new round of sanctions against Russia, US officials said amid hints they could come within days. US sanctions could be imposed as early as Monday, a source close to the issue told…

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]]> British government vetoes RBS bank plan for higher bonuses https://www.theinfostride.com/british-government-vetoes-rbs-bank-plan-for-higher-bonuses/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:02:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38165 Shareholders of state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland will not get to vote on allowing its bankers to earn an EU bonus cap of twice their salary, the government said Friday. UKFI, the body that manages the government's 81-percent stake in the lender,…

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]]> Italian Prime Minister slams austerity in EU election campaign https://www.theinfostride.com/italian-prime-minister-slams-austerity-in-eu-election-campaign/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:13:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35190 Italy's new prime minister on Saturday blasted what he called a European Union of austerity and bankers, as he kicked off his party's campaign for next month's European elections. "We want a Europe of ideas, not only of banks," said Matteo Renzi, Italy…

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]]> New French PM forms government as mammoth challenges await https://www.theinfostride.com/new-french-pm-forms-government-as-mammoth-challenges-await/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:17:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32416 France's new Prime Minister Manuel Valls set about forming a new government on Tuesday tasked with the mammoth challenge of reviving a battered economy, as the EU warned Paris not to renege on its reform pledges. President Francois Hollande nominated…

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]]> Greece to get 6.3 bn euro loan slice in April https://www.theinfostride.com/greece-to-get-6-3-bn-euro-loan-slice-in-april/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:13:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32231 Greece will receive 6.3 billion euros ($8.7 billion) from its pending EU bailout fund at the end of April, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday. "A first tranche of 6.3 billion euros at the end of April will allow Greece to meet its debt…

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]]> EU ready to deploy delayed Central Africa Republic peacekeeping mission https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ready-to-deploy-delayed-central-africa-republic-peacekeeping-mission/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:35:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31724 The European Union on Saturday signalled that it is ready to deploy its delayed peacekeeping force to help put down the escalating crisis in Central African Republic, after obtaining additional backing for the mission. The troops were due to deploy…

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]]> UK deputy PM and anti-EU rival trade barbs in debate https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-deputy-pm-and-anti-eu-rival-trade-barbs-in-debate/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:59:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31170 Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg locked horns with the leader of the country's most anti-EU party in the first of two face-to-face debates ahead of forthcoming European Parliament elections. Clegg, leader of the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, argued…

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]]> Italy to ramp up fight against British food labels https://www.theinfostride.com/italy-to-ramp-up-fight-against-british-food-labels/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:39:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30591 An Italian minister vowed Monday to use his country's upcoming presidency of the European Union to pursue a campaign by southern EU producers against Britain's "traffic light" food labels. Speaking as he went into EU farm ministers' talks, Agriculture…

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]]> China, EU wine industries in deal to end Beijing anti-dumping probe https://www.theinfostride.com/china-eu-wine-industries-in-deal-to-end-beijing-anti-dumping-probe/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:31:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29857 The Chinese and European wine industries have agreed a deal that will see Beijing end an anti-dumping inquiry into imports from the European Union, China's commerce ministry said Friday. The announcement comes a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping…

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]]> Canada defends seal hunt as it asks WTO to void EU ban https://www.theinfostride.com/canada-defends-seal-hunt-as-it-asks-wto-to-void-eu-ban/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:12:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29191 Seal-hunters must have the same rights as fishermen, Canada's Environment Minister Leonoa Aglukkaq insisted Monday, as her country battled a Brussels' trade ban at the WTO. Speaking on the sidelines of a World Trade Organization appeal hearing on the…

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]]> EU parliament backs sanctions on Uganda, Nigeria over gay rights https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-parliament-backs-sanctions-on-uganda-nigeria-over-gay-rights/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:21:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28386 The European Parliament backed sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria Thursday in protest at their recent passing of anti-gay laws. MEPs approved a non-binding resolution by a large majority which said that the two countries violated the Cotonou accord on…

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]]> EU stocks dip on US jobs data https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-stocks-dip-us-jobs-data/ Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:50:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11565 European stocks pulled back on Thursday, failing to gain traction from a surprise drop in US unemployment claims, while Citigroup earnings disappointed. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day down just 0.07 percent at 6,815.42 points. Frankfurt…

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]]> Obama to attend EU-US summit in Brussels: EU source https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-to-attend-eu-us-summit-in-brussels-eu-source/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:06:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11371 US President Barack Obama will head to Brussels on March 26 to attend an EU-US summit, a European source told AFP Friday. The meeting is expected to give Obama the opportunity to mend ties with the 28-nation bloc, after tensions over revelations that…

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]]> EU warns of Bisphenol health threat https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-warns-of-bisphenol-health-threat/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:46:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11232 The EU food safety watchdog warned Friday that exposure levels to Bisphenol A (BPA), already implicated as a health concern for babies, should be cut by a factor of 10. The European Food Safety Authority said a review of recent studies showed "exposure…

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]]> European stock markets higher before rate decisions https://www.theinfostride.com/european-stock-markets-higher-before-rate-decisions/ Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:33:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=9405 European stock markets rose on Thursday as investors awaited monetary policy decisions from the ECB and Bank of England and reacted to an upbeat outlook from the US Federal Reserve. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index advanced 0.43 percent to 9,538.92 points and…

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