Tag: EU
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Post-Brexit deal to be signed Wednesday after go-ahead by EU members
The 27 states of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday paved the way for the provisional application of the new post-Brexit trade agreement as of Jan. 1, a commission spokesperson confirmed. In a so-called written procedure, none of the EU ambassadors objected to applying the deal provisionally – making it possible for EU chiefs to…
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BREAKING: European Union, UK sign BREXIT deal
The agreement will allow for tariff and quota-free trade in goods and services across a range of areas. Crucial for film and TV production is the ease of movement of people and equipment, details of which are expected. The structure and negotiation of the deal were held on Wednesday and lasted throughout the night to…
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Britain to require passports from EU travellers from 2021
Britain’s government on Thursday said travellers from the European Union wanting to enter the country would be required to show their passports as from October 2021. Previously, EU citizens were allowed to use identity cards to enter Britain, as is the case in the rest of the 27-member bloc. The requirement will be in place…
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Britain to require passports from EU travellers from 2021
Britain’s government on Thursday said travellers from the European Union wanting to enter the country would be required to show their passports as from October 2021. Previously, EU citizens were allowed to use identity cards to enter Britain, as is the case in the rest of the 27-member bloc. The requirement will be in place…
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Petition seeking to ban El-Rufai from EU, UK garners 7,000 signatures in 24 hours
A petition seeking to ban Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai from entering the United Kingdom and European Union (EU) nations has gathered over 7,000 signatures in 24 hours of setting up. This is coming after reports that the governor was among those on the list of Nigerian politicians banned by the United States from entering…
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International flight: Nigeria vows to retaliate EU, other countries’ ban
Ahead of the August 29 restart of international flights, the Federal Government has pegged the number of inbound passengers at 1280, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control briefing on Thursday. According to the PTF, the 1280 passengers are those that will be allowed to fly into two…
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Beirut explosion: China, UK, EU, US, Qatar pledge €252m aid to Lebanon
Britain, Qatar, the United States, the European Union, China, the World Bank have pledged immediate humanitarian relief worth over 252 million euros (297.08 million U.S. dollars) to Lebanon. Beirut, the Lebanese capital was rocked last week by two huge explosions that have claimed at least 158 lives and injured 6,000 others. The aid pledge followed…
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Remdesivir first Covid-19 drug to receive EU’s green light
The first drug to treat severe cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the EU on Friday was given the green light, with the European Commission approving remdesivir. The EU’s Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, said the union would leave no stone unturned in its efforts to secure efficient treatments or vaccine against the coronavirus. “It is the…
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Popular video app, TikTok faces scrutiny over users privacy concerns
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) said it would set up a task force to assess TikTok’s activities over possible breach of users privacy. This is coming after an EU lawmaker made a request concerning TikTok’s data collection methods, security and privacy risks. TikTok, owned by a Chinese firm known as ByteDance, allows users to…
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EU countries move to further reopen borders
Some European Union member states have announced new steps to reopen their borders with the improvement of the COVID-19 situation inside their countries. German Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, announced on Wednesday that Germany would on Monday lift border controls, which have been implemented for three months since the coronavirus outbreak. Controls along Germany’s land borders…