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Turkish president, European Commission president discuss cooperation against COVID-19

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed the possibility of cooperation against COVID-19 during a phone

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WHO launches initiative to share COVID-19 drugs, tests and vaccines

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday announced the launch of a joint initiative to speed up development of drugs, tests and vaccines to prevent, diagnose an

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EU to host May 4 donor conference for coronavirus vaccine research

The European Union will host an online conference on May 4 for governments and organisations to pledge money to support the search for a vaccine to the novel coronaviru

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EU sends medical team to Italy to help fight COVID-19

A team of European doctors and nurses from Romania and Norway is being dispatched to Milan and Bergamo to help Italian medical staff battle the coronavirus pandemic, t

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Chinese premier says China stands firmly with EU in fight against COVID-19

China stands firmly with the European Union (EU) and supports its anti-epidemic efforts, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday in a phone conversation with European Commission President Ursula vo

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Xi says China firmly supports EU's battle against COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China firmly supports the European Union (EU) in its fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. In messages of sympathy sent to European Council President C

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European Commission to propose 25-bln-euro initiative to fight COVID-19

Tourists visit the Milan Cathedral in Milan, Italy, on March 10, 2020. The novel coronavirus continued to spread in locked-down Italy on Tuesday, with authorities confirming that 8,514 people have t

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EU tells Turkey to pull migrants back from Greek border

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sought more European support on Monday over the war in Syria and for hosting millions of refugees, but was told he must first stop enco

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EU executive proposes climate law, targets zero emission by 2050

The European Commission introduced the European Climate Law on Wednesday, aiming to set a legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emission by 2050 into legislation. The legislation marks a

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EU raises risk level of COVID-19 infection

The risk for people living or travelling in Europe to be infected with the COVID-19 has been leveled up by the European Center for Disease Prevention Control (ECDC), European Commission Presiden

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'Friendship Will Remain': EU Chiefs Sign Brexit Deal Ahead of Parliamentary Vote

The Bill, which received approval in parliament last week, with the Lords finally backtracking on its amendments, was yesterday signed by the Queen, in line with the tr

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EU chiefs sign Brexit deal ahead of parliamentary vote

The presidents of the European Commission and European Council signed the British government's Brexit deal on Friday. With Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel's for

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Heads of European Council, European Commission sign Brexit deal

Heads of the European Council and the European Commission on Friday signed on Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) later this month. ".@eucopresident Charles Michel and I have just signed the

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European Commission chief calls for dialogue in Middle East

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, called on Wednesday for dialogue instead of war in the Middle East, saying that "the use of weapons must st