Tag: EU

  • EU coys say China must make big leap before investment deal

    China must make big improvements if it is to finalise an investment deal with the Eurpean Union (EU), European companies have said. “The European side has made it very clear that it cannot meet China in the middle,” Joerg Wuttke, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday. According to Wuttke, fair…

  • Merkel to meet EU heads in Brussels to discuss economic recovery

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet the presidents of the three main EU institutions on Wednesday to discuss Germany’s EU council presidency. The discussion looks set to be dominated by the bloc’s economic recovery, following the coronavirus pandemic. During her first trip abroad since the beginning of the pandemic, Merkel will meet the presidents…

  • BREAKING: EU support Nigeria with €50 million to fight coronavirus

    BREAKING: EU support Nigeria with €50 million to fight coronavirus

    The European Union has given Nigeria €50 million to fight the coronavirus disease which has killed at least 10 people in the West African country. The donation was announced when the President Muhammadu Buhari, received in audience the EU Delegation at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the President…

  • EU rescue talks fail as Netherlands blocks virus compromise

    EU rescue talks fail as Netherlands blocks virus compromise

    EU finance ministers failed on Wednesday to agree on a rescue plan to help hard hit member states face the coronavirus outbreak, after the Netherlands blocked the deal over bailout conditions. “After 16 hours of discussions, we came close to a deal but we are not there yet. I suspended the Eurogroup and (we will)…

  • Critics slam UK post-Brexit immigration plans

    Critics slam UK post-Brexit immigration plans

    Britain’s government on Wednesday faced a backlash over its new post-Brexit immigration plans, which are designed to cut “cheap Labour from Europe” in favour of high-skilled English speakers. ALSO READ:Kwara Speaker seeks media, legislature synergy The points-based system is due to start on January 1, 2021, and was billed as “taking back control” of Britain’s…