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European UnionEU mobilises €96 million for Rohingyas
The European Union has mobilised a total of €96 million for Rohingyas in 2020 for humanitarian, development cooperation as well as conflict prevention support.
Western leaders, UN to hold donor conference over Rohingya on 22 Oct
The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will bring the international community together on 22 October to address the Rohingya ...
Over 50pc of promised COVID-19 vaccines bought for 13pc people: Oxfam
Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised COVID-19 vaccine stocks, a study showed, as US president Donald Trump pledged to begin ...
EU mulls new sanctions on Russia over Navalny case
The EU, which requires unanimity of all its members to impose sanctions, already has such restrictive measures in place on Moscow over the turmoil in Ukraine
EU extends summit after deadlock over COVID recovery plan
European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-hammered economies on Saturday after two days of fraught negotiations, but extended their summit for ...
UK not to join EU's COVID-19 vaccine scheme
Britain has turned down the chance to join a 2.4 billion euro ($2.7 billion) European Union plan to secure advance purchases of promising COVID-19 vaccines, saying the EU would not allow it any role ...
Bangladesh seeks Slovenia’s support on Rohingya issue
Slovenian president Borut Pahor has assured Bangladesh of extending its support for an immediate and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to their ancestral lands in Myanmar
EU should temporarily ban Chinese takeovers: Germany's Weber
The German government agreed last month to tighten rules to protect domestic firms from unwanted takeovers by investors from non-European Union countries
Europe's 'historic' recession threatens eurozone survival
The EU forecast Wednesday that the eurozone economy would contract by a staggering 7.7 per cent in 2020, warning the wreckage from the coronavirus outbreak could endanger the single currency.
EU marks 25th anniversary of open-border pact with closed frontiers
The European Union marked the 25th anniversary of its open-border Schengen agreement on Thursday with all its land borders shut or subject to heavy checks imposed in an effort to curb the spread of ...
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