High-Profile Raids Showcase Zelensky’s Corruption Crackdown in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky is eager to highlight his crackdown on corruption, ahead of E.U. accession talks and possible Western investigations of war aid.
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Britain to Investigate if Deadliest Attack of Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ Was Preventable
The decision is a big victory for the families of the 29 people who died in the attack in August 1998, four months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
EU pledges to double military aid programme for Ukraine
EU to train an extra 15,000 soldiers and prepare new sanctions against RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe EU has pledged to double a military aid programme for Ukraine by training an extra 15,000 soldiers as part of a blizzard of announc…
M&S joins calls for EU to restrict harmful tuna fishing methods in Indian Ocean
Retailer and green groups warn of ‘high environmental cost’ of fish aggregating devices to tuna stocks and other endangered marine lifeThe EU is under pressure to significantly restrict its huge fleet of fishing vessels from using “fish aggregating dev…
MEPs launch site for EU officials to report ‘shady lobbying’
Exclusive: Dutch MEP hopes site will give early warning of suspicious tactics such as use of front organisationsA group of MEPs are launching a website for European parliament staff and EU officials to raise the alarm about “shady lobbying” by big tech…
Rishi Sunak plans US trip with Northern Ireland high on agenda
UK officials in flurry of diplomacy seeking agreement with EU over protocol, but play down talk that deal is closeRishi Sunak is considering a trip to visit Joe Biden in the US as talks between the UK and EU over the Northern Ireland protocol intensify…
No 10 refuses to deny Sunak was given informal warning about Raab’s behaviour before he made him deputy PM – as it happened
Dominic Raab under increasing pressure as civil servants’ union calls for him to be suspended until bullying inquiry concludes. This live blog is closedMPs have been told that paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have coerced young people with drug …
EU committee votes to lift immunity from two MEPs amid ‘Qatargate’ inquiry
European parliament expected to back committee and strip Marc Tarabella and Andrea Cozzolino of immunity from prosecutionA European parliament committee has voted to lift immunity from two MEPs after a request from Belgian authorities investigating the…
Proposal amending the Solvency II Directive [EU Legislation in Progress]
In July 2020, the European Commission initiated a review of Directive 2009/138/EC on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance, also known as the Solvency II Directive, or Solvency II.
Leaked EU plan reveals response to US and Chinese green subsidies
Draft plan to loosen state aid rules follows Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and Chinese subsidiesThe EU executive will loosen state aid rules and propose a new “European sovereignty fund” later this year, in response to the controversial US Inflat…