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Issue 1251: United Front (Print Edition)

EU Affairs

epa06688813 General view of the European Commission in Brussels, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Turnbull is in Brussels to meet with officials from NATO and the European Council. EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH / POOL AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

EU agrees to kickstart trade talks with Australia, New Zealand

epa04224791 Election assistants prepare the vote count of the postal ballot for the European election 2014 in Munich, Germany, 25 May 2014. More than ten million people were expected to have voted in Bavaria. The European elections, which ran from 22 to 25 May, will form a new European Parliament, whose 751 members will help set laws in the European Union for five years to come. About 400 million people in the 28-country bloc are eligible to vote. EPA/TOBIAS HASE

EU sets dates for 2019 parliamentary elections

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EU to invest €100 million for energy efficient homes in Germany

epa05798076 (FILE) - A file phoptograph showing a British Airways airplane landing at Heathrow airport in London, Britain, 25 October 2016. The British London Metropolitan Police reported that Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) detectives have arrested a man following his arrival at London Heathrow Airport on the afternoon of 16 February 207. The 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts (contrary section 5 Terrorism Act 2006). He has been taken into custody, under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), at a west London police station where he remains at this time. Enquiries by detectives continue. EPA/HANNAH MCKAY

The Commission warns UK planes could still be grounded in March 2019

epa05968962 Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament Manfred Weber reatcs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 17 May 2017. In the morning, MEPs will debate the guidelines for the negotiations with the UK on the terms of its withdrawal, adopted at the April EU Summit. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

Markets mount pressure on Italy while Weber warns Rome is “playing with fire”

Miguel Arias Canete (L ) Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy greets with Iranian Vice-President and head of Iran Atomic organisation Dr Ali Akbar Salehi ( R )during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, 19 May 2018.

In Tehran, EU Energy Commissioner Cañete discusses continuation of Iran Deal

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Name Dispute negotiations: Zaev’s “Ilinden Gambit” melts down in Athens and Skopje

epa06740284 Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks to the press after a meeting on the Iran Nuclear deal in Brussels, Belgium, 15 May 2018. High Representative Federica Mogherini met with the E3 Foreign Ministers and the Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Remaining Iran nuclear deal participants plan Vienna meeting to discuss way forward

epa06056596 US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (C) takes a question from a member of the news media after announcing actions by the US Treasury Secretary to punish a Chinese bank, a Chinese shipping company and two Chinese individuals in an attempt to obstruct efforts by North Korea to gain access to the international financial system, during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 June 2017. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

US tones down trade war rhetoric with China as Europe awaits cautiously on the sidelines

epa06299602 (FILE) - A file photo dated 01 February 2013 shows London's financial district Canary Wharf pictured from the top of The Shard in London, Britain. The BBC said in a report on 31 October 2017 that the Bank of England is expecting up to some 75,000 finance industry jobs could be lost during the years that follow Britain's expected departure from the European Union. BBC?s economics editor Kamal Ahmed wrote that the Bank of England may be using the figure as a 'reasonable scenario', especially if EU and UK would not be able to reach a deal on financial services. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

UK parliament says London turns a blind eye to dirty Russian money

EU National News

epa05913198 (FILE) - A ballot box at a Polling Station in Oxford, Britain, 07 May 2015 (reissued 18 April 2017). British Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement on 18 April 2017 that she was to call for general elections for 08 June 2017. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Customs political deadlock pushes the UK towards snap elections

epa04576866 Leader of Spanish movement Podemos Pablo Inglesias raises his fist to supporters during a pre-election rally of radical leftist Syriza party in central Athens, Greece 22 January 2015. Greece will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday 25 January. EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS

Amid growing criticism, Iglesias calls leadership vote for Spain’s leftist Podemos party

Italian PM

Europe looks on as Italy moves to name unknown lawyer as next PM

epa06744639 The Italian Five-Star Movement's (M5S) leader Luigi Di Maio (C) uses his mobile phone as he leaves the Lower House at the end of his meeting with 'League' party leader Matteo Salvini (not pictured), in Rome, Italy, 17 May 2018. Others are not identified. Luigi Di Maio said 17 May that he was confident a deal with the League on a programme for a new government will be reached by the end of the day. 'I think that we will close the (government) contract in the evening,' Di Maio told reporters at the Lower House after meeting Salvini. When asked about the thorny issue of who will be the Premier of an eventual M5S-League executive, Di Maio replied: 'we are still reasoning, it's not closed yet.' EPA-EFE/GIUSEPPE LAMI

Italian spreads climb while M5S and Lega unveil government “contract”

epa05031495 Thousands of residents of Molenbeek of all nationalities gather to commemorate the Paris attack and also their Love for there city, in Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium, 18 November 2015. More than 130 people were killed and hundreds injured in the terror attacks which targeted the Bataclan concert hall, the Stade de France national sports stadium, and several restaurants and bars in the French capital on 13 November. Authorities believe that three coordinated teams of terrorists armed with rifles and explosive vests carried out the attacks, which the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

Brussels district of islamist reputation Molenbeek wants to sue British columnist

World News

epa05385438 The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas (C) and the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz (R, behind) arrive for a small plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 23 June 2016. Others are not identified. Abbas currently is on a visit to the European institutions in Brussels. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

Abbas frail health opens succession debate

epa06617336 Cambridge Analytica's sign at their offices in London, Britain, 21 March 2018. Britain's Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has applied for a warrant to search the offices of 'Cambridge Analytica', which is accused of using the personal data of 50 million Facebook members for its own campaigns during the US presidential elections in 2016 and Brexit referendum. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

Cambridge Analytica files for bankruptcy in New York

epa03373570 Close up of fuel nozzles at a gasoline station in Nice, France, 29 August 2012. The French government announced a temporary cut in petrol prices to ease the cost of living, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Francois Hollande. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on 28 August that an agreement had been reached with oil companies to reduce gasoline and diesel oil prices in up to 6 cents of euro a liter for a three months period. This will cost the French state 300 million euros. The reduction will be funded in halves by the state and the oil companies. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

Crude oil price spike eases on supply concerns

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Japan, Ukraine to boost nuclear cooperation

epa06698543 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R), and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (not pictured) leave after a photo prior their trilateral on the Syrian crisis in Moscow, Russia, 28 April 2018. Russia hosts a trilateral with Turkey and Iran to discuss current developments in Syria including an alleged chemical attack in Douma. EPA-EFE/SERGEI CHIRIKOV

Iran FM to meet Lavrov on Syria

Leaders' Perspectives

Rainforests Should Be Put to Good Use

By: Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson

Why Marx Was Wrong

By: Carl Bildt

Europe Should Embrace the Value of Diversity and Inclusion

By: Sandeep Gopalan

A Blueprint to Save the Iran Deal

By: Guy Verhofstadt

Corralling the Info-Monopolists

By: Amar Bhidé

Managing the Risks of a Rising Dollar

By: Mohamed A. El-Erian

From Brexit to Itexit

By: Basil A. Coronakis

Reducing the cash economy in Latin America is key for its growth

By: Leonardo González Dellán

Conservatives have the solution to protect our environment

By: Debbie Dooley

The Long Road to Nuclear Disarmament

By: Ramesh Thakur

Chocolate’s Sustainability Challenge

By: Jeff King

China and the Future of Democracy

By: Barry Eichengreen

EU moves to block US sanctions on Iran

epa06743702 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker waits for the start of a round table meeting at an informal European Union (EU) summit with Western Balkans countries at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria, 17 May 2018. EU leaders will discuss a European future for the Western Balkans, and the response to President Trump's policies on trade and Iran. EPA-EFE/DIMITAR DILKOFF / POOL

The European Commission has revealed that it plans to use a series of legal measures that will block US sanctions

By Irene Kostaki Journalist, New Europe

Energy

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EU to invest €100 million for energy efficient homes in Germany

Miguel Arias Canete (L ) Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy greets with Iranian Vice-President and head of Iran Atomic organisation Dr Ali Akbar Salehi ( R )during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, 19 May 2018.

In Tehran, EU Energy Commissioner Cañete discusses continuation of Iran Deal

epa06567859 A traffic sign with the inscription 'Luftreinhaltung' (Air pollution control) indicating a speed limit of 50 km/h to keep the air clean on the Landshuter Allee in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 27 February 2018. The German Federal Administrative Court, or 'Bundesverwaltungsgericht', the supreme administrative court in the Federal Republic of Germany which is located in Leipzig will decide on a ban for Diesel engine powered vehicles in cities on 27 February. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH

EU takes action to protect citizens from air pollution

epa03373570 Close up of fuel nozzles at a gasoline station in Nice, France, 29 August 2012. The French government announced a temporary cut in petrol prices to ease the cost of living, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Francois Hollande. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on 28 August that an agreement had been reached with oil companies to reduce gasoline and diesel oil prices in up to 6 cents of euro a liter for a three months period. This will cost the French state 300 million euros. The reduction will be funded in halves by the state and the oil companies. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

Crude oil price spike eases on supply concerns

EU, OPEC discuss recent market developments

From Russia: Reactor will drive Finnish nuclear power plant

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Schwarzenegger, Šefčovič lead R20 efforts to implement Paris Agreement

epa06738538 European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini reacts to Question on Iran Nuclear deal, during a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, 15 May 2018. This evening, High Representative is convening a meeting with the E3 Foreign Ministers (Heiko Maas, Foreign Minister of Germany, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Foreign Minister of France and Boris Johnson, Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom), followed by a meeting of the four with the Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Brussels looks to protect EU companies after Trump quits Iran deal

epa06737730 Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) the Foreign Minister of Iran during a meeting with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, Belgium, 15 May 2018. Media reports state that Javad Zarif is in Brussels asking for the EU's support for 2015 nuclear between Tehran and six world powers folowing the USA withdrawal from the agreement. EPA-EFE/THIERRY MONASSE / POOL

Iranian FM Zarif calls talks with Mogherini on nuclear deal ‘highly constructive’

epa06658053 Newly appointed National Security Advisor John Bolton listens to US President Donald J. Trump speak to the media before a meeting with his military leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington DC, USA, 09 April 2018. Trump said he will decide in the next few days whether the US will respond militarily for the reported chemical weapons attack in Syria. Trump also spoke about the FBI raid of his personal attorney Michael Cohen's office. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

EU moves to safeguard interests in Iran after threat of US sanctions

Internet & ICT

epa04089915 (FILE) A file picture dated 28 November 2013 shows a man using the social networking site Facebook on his phone in a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam. Facebook announced on 19 February 2014 that it will buy messaging service WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars. EPA/LUONG THAI LINH

5 questions EU leaders should ask Mark Zuckerberg during his Brussels visit if they are given the chance

epa06662255 CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on 'Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 11 April 2018. Zuckerberg is testifying before the second of two Congressional hearings this week regarding Facebook allowing third-party applications to collect the data of its users without their permission and for the company's response to Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW

Facebook’s Zuckerberg will explain Cambridge Analytica scandal to EP committee

epa06658053 Newly appointed National Security Advisor John Bolton listens to US President Donald J. Trump speak to the media before a meeting with his military leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington DC, USA, 09 April 2018. Trump said he will decide in the next few days whether the US will respond militarily for the reported chemical weapons attack in Syria. Trump also spoke about the FBI raid of his personal attorney Michael Cohen's office. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO

EU moves to safeguard interests in Iran after threat of US sanctions

epa06720052 US President Donald J. Trump signs a presidential memorandum on Iran in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 08 May 2018. Trump announced plans to pull out of Iran nuclear deal. Trump announced that he will reimpose sanctions that had been waived under the Iran nuclear deal. Five nations including the United States worked out a deal with Iran in 2015 that withdrew sanctions. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

What now for Iran?

epa06721026 (FILE) - A visitor takes pictures at the stand of Vodafone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) is taking place in Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018 (reissued 09 May 2018). According to media reports, Britain's Vodafone Group has confirmed on 09 May 2018 that it has agreed to a deal, valued at 19 billion euro (22.5 billion US dollar), to buy European assets by Liberty Global international cable company. The deal includes operations in Germany, Hungary, Russia and the Czech Republic, media added. EPA-EFE/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ

Vodafone agrees €18.4 bln takeover of Liberty Global assets in Germany, East Europe

epa04818487 A man uses his smartphone to instruct a driverless Volkswagen E-Golf to look for a parking spot at the MobileLifeCampus in Wolfsburg, Germany, 25 June 2015. Volkswagen introduced its research project V-Charge on 25 June and demonstrated how a car can drive, spot a parking space and park, all by itself. EPA/JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE

Belgium to allow driverless cars for testing on its roads

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Amnesty International says Turkey has become ‘a dungeon for journalists’

epa06053379 Neflix Vice President of Innovation, Chris Jaffe poses for a photo during a conference in Mexico City, Mexico, 27 June 2017. Netflix, by using a new complex algorithm, will offer a more personalized service in which each user will have 'his own experience.' EPA/MARIO GUZMAN

EU institutions strike preliminary 30% quota deal on Netflix-like providers

epa04351861 A woman walks in front of Russian mobile suface to air air defense system S-400 Triumf launch vehicles during the military exhibition Oboronexpo-2014 in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, 13 August 2014. Reports state that the key topic of this year agenda is the replacement of imported components with domestic production. Many components for Russian arms, engines all helicopter and some aircraft engines for example, were produced in Ukraine and now banned for export to Russia. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

Turkey undeterred by US threat of sanctions over purchase of Russian missile system

epa06693731 EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Bulgarian Mariya Gabriel (L) and European Commissioner for Security Union British Julian King give a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, 26 April 2018, on the Commission initiatives to tackle the spread of disinformation online and to increase transparency and fairness. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

Commission proposes measures to tackle fake news and disinformation online

From the NE Knowledge Network

The Knowledge Network

epa02150995 (FILE) A file picture dated 11 March 2010 shows a euro coin and notes in Frankfurt Main, Germany. On 10 May 2010, German Chancellor Merkel defended the 'unprecedented' 750-billion-euro (960-billion-US dollar) safety net for eurozone members agreed upon overnight in Brussels. Merkel said the 'unique' measures served to 'strengthen and protect' the euro currency against 'broad attacks' on the markets. Merkel also stressed that any such bail-out would be attached to stringent demands for any ailing economy to enact budget reforms. EPA/TOBIAS KLEINSCHMIDT

The Economy is back!

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

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By Francisco Jaime Quesado

The Knowledge Network

epa02150995 (FILE) A file picture dated 11 March 2010 shows a euro coin and notes in Frankfurt Main, Germany. On 10 May 2010, German Chancellor Merkel defended the 'unprecedented' 750-billion-euro (960-billion-US dollar) safety net for eurozone members agreed upon overnight in Brussels. Merkel said the 'unique' measures served to 'strengthen and protect' the euro currency against 'broad attacks' on the markets. Merkel also stressed that any such bail-out would be attached to stringent demands for any ailing economy to enact budget reforms. EPA/TOBIAS KLEINSCHMIDT

Opportunity for a New Agenda

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

The Knowledge Network

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Hubs of Competence

By Francisco Jaime Quesado

From Brexit to Itexit

epa06736587 The League (Lega) party's leader Matteo Salvini (C) accompanied by party colleagues Gian Marco Centinaio (L) and Giancarlo Giorgetti (R) addresses the media after a meeting with Italian President Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, 14 May 2018. (M5S) leader Di Maio said that neither he nor prospective right-wing Lega (League) party ally Salvini would put forward names of a Premier yet and asked for a few more days to complete a government programme EPA-EFE/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI

The European Commission finally realised that there is something special about Italy when three Commissioners started giving the new Italian

By Basil A. Coronakis

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