Europol supports Spain and US in dismantling money-laundering organized crime

By EU Reporter Correspondent Europol have supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration to dismantle an organized crime group laundering money for major South American cartels. The criminal network was involved in debt collection and laundering of money coming from drug trafficking. They also provided so-called hitman services involving […]

GSK vaccines laboratory acquired by Nexelis

By Press release Nexelis acquires the GSK vaccines clinical bioanalytical laboratory located in Marburg – Germany and enters into a 5-year strategic agreement with GSK. Laval, Quebec, and Marburg, Germany, January 20, 2021. Nexelis,a portfolio company of Ampersand Capital Partners, and a leading provider of advanced assay development and laboratory testing services in the infectious, […]

European Greens welcome Biden as president

By Greens political contribution President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in today as the 46th president of the USA. Alongside Biden will be Kamala Harris who will take oath as the first woman and person of colour to be elected as vice-president. Henrike Hahn, German Green Member of the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with […]

Reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement

By Guest contributor “To drive systemic change towards true circularity, regulation and action must be based on science and facts. Reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 calls for a revision in the way we use energy and natural resources and how we are able to create a circular […]

Romania city of Timisoara becomes European Capital of Culture in 2023

By Cristian Gherasim Two years later than initially decided European Council designates Timisoara as the European Capital of Culture. Because of coronavirus, the European Council decided to postpone electing a new capital of culture and allow for the current European capitals of culture Rijeka (Croatia) and Galway (Ireland) to maintain their title until 2023. The […]

UK and EU-27 citizens in the UK to remain part of European Parliament communication programmes 

By EU Reporter Correspondent The European Parliament reaffirms its will to continue to engage with young generations of UK citizens and EU27 citizens resident in the UK. Following its decision in February 2019 to maintain the European Parliament’s presence in the UK, notably through its London Office, the Bureau of the Parliament (President Sassoli and […]

COVID-19 vaccines: EU must respond with unity and solidarity 

By EU Reporter Correspondent MEPs expressed broad support for the common EU approach to fighting the pandemic and called for complete transparency regarding contracts and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. In the plenary debate on Tuesday (19 January), MEPs exchanged views with Ana Paula Zacarias, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Stella Kyriakides, EU […]

Independent pandemic review panel critical of China and WHO delays

By EU Reporter Correspondent An independent panel said on Monday (18 January) that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until 30 January, writes Stephanie Nebehay. The experts reviewing the global […]

Biden to block Trump’s plan to lift COVID-19 European travel restrictions

By Reuters US President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump lifted those requirements effective 26 January, a spokeswoman for Biden said, writes David Shepardson. Trump signed an order on Monday (18 January) lifting […]

Italy PM Conte looks to cling to power in crucial Senate vote

By EU Reporter Correspondent Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (pictured) addressed the Italian Senate on Tuesday (19 January), hoping to win over enough opposition and unaligned lawmakers to keep him in office after a junior partner quit his coalition, write Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante. Conte gave almost the same speech to the upper house as […]

‘Brexit carnage’: Shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays

By Reuters More than 20 shellfish trucks parked on roads near the British parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street residence on Monday to protest against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has throttled exports to the European Union, write Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton. Many fishermen have been unable to export to the EU since catch […]

Israeli counter-terrorism expert fears rise of Iran-sponsored terrorism in 2021

By Guest contributor Professor Boaz Ganor, founder and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) in Herzliya, Israel, said: “We are going to see a rise in the phenomenon of global and local terrorism, both jihadi and far-right terrorism,” writes Yossi Lempkowicz. “The world is not very much aware to the fact that […]

Nokia teams with Google Cloud on 5G core and edge

By Technology correspondent Nokia inked a deal with Google Cloud to jointly develop 5G core and edge products for operators and enterprise, expanding its relationship with the tech giant three months after tapping it to help overhaul its IT infrastructure, writes Diana Goovaerts . In a joint statement, the companies said the collaboration will marry […]

Taiwan’s exports hit all-time high in 2020

By EU Reporter Correspondent Taiwan’s exports reached an all-time high of US$345.28 billion (€284.51bn) in 2020, after growing by 4.9 % from the 2019 figures, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced 8 January. The MOF attributed the rising figures to an increasing global demand for electronics and information and communications technology products caused by the […]

New Biden administration expected to focus on US-Russia relations

By EU Reporter Correspondent The election of Joe Biden as the next US president will trigger significant changes across a whole range of foreign policy issues. Russia, decried as the US enemy, could bear the biggest brunt of the White House’s foreign policy agenda. Troubled by the four chaotic years of the departing Trump administration, […]