Tag: EU
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Google loses appeal over €2.4bn EU competition fine
Google loses appeal over €2.4bn EU competition fine
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NAFDAC accuses U.S., EU of ‘persistently rejecting Made in Nigeria food’
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for synergy amongst government agencies to end the rejection of made in Nigeria food products by the U.S and European Union. The call was made in a statement signed by the agency’s resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, and issued to newsmen…
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US, UK, EU Envoys insist FG’s #TwitterBan is violation of fundamental human rights
The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union in Nigeria among others, have insisted that the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter, is a violation of the fundamental human right of freedom of expression. The envoys who met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja on Monday, urged the…
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U.S., Canada, EU, U.K. and Ireland condemn Nigeria’s Twitter ban
The U.S., Canada, the European Union, the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland issued a joint statement Saturday condemning Nigeria’s government for banning Twitter. The countries made the call in a joint statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Abuja. “We strongly support the fundamental human right of free expression and access to information…
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EU contract with AstraZeneca on COVID-19 jabs ends June
The European Union has not extended a contract for COVID-19 vaccines with British-Swedish manufacturer AstraZeneca, Internal Market Commissioner, Thierry Breton said on Sunday. “We have not extended the order beyond the month of June. “We will see. We will see what happens,” Breton told French broadcaster France Inter with regards to AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine…
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Biden’s administration plans to renew travel restrictions on EU, Britain, Ireland, South Africa, others – Reports
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration plans to renew travel restrictions on most non-citizens who have recently been in the European Union, Britain, Ireland, and Brazil, according to U.S. media reports. Along with extending travel restrictions the White House will impose restrictions on people who have been in South Africa, where a new variant of the…
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BREXIT: Britain, EU begin new era of relations
Four-and-a-half years after a British referendum on membership in the European Union (EU), Brexit is finally reality after Britain left the single market at the stroke of midnight CET (2300 GMT) on New Year’s Eve. Never before had an EU member state filed for divorce. The separation took years of messy negotiations before finally, at…
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Post-Brexit bill receives Royal stamp of approval, becomes law
The post-Brexit trade bill has received the royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said in the early hours of Thursday, meaning it is now officially law in Britain. The legislation, officially called the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020, sets out the trade rules between Britain and the bloc from Jan.…
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EU chiefs sign post-Brexit trade deal, Johnson to sign for Britain
The European Union (EU) signed the post-Brexit deal on Wednesday, setting it on the path to be provisionally implemented. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to sign it for London in the afternoon. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council chief Charles Michel put their ink on the agreement on Wednesday…