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European shares end May higher as trade uncertainty persists
Business Recorder
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May 31, 2025
FRANKFURT: European shares closed higher on Friday, rounding off the month with gains in a still uncertain trade environment as investors assessed the latest developments in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. The continent-wide STOXX 600...
BiH Defense Minister and Ambassadors Visit Defense Industry Company to Strengthen Cooperation and Development
Sarajevo Times
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May 31, 2025
Ambassadors from about 10 countries, together with the Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of BiH and the Minister of Defense of BiH, Zukan Helez, visited the BNT TMiH Novi Travnik defense industry company today. They were, Helez said...
President of Turkmenistan Meets Italian Prime Minister in Astana
News Central Asia
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May 31, 2025
On 30 May 2025, in Astana, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Giorgia Meloni, to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and exploring new avenues for cooperation. President...
Europe Sees China-Russia Threat as World’s ‘Greatest Challenge’
Mint
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May 31, 2025
European leaders headed to Asia this week with a key message: We need to work closer together to preserve the rules-based order against threats from China and Russia. Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, and French President Emmanuel...
Trump court turmoil strengthens EU hand in tariff talks
Politico Europe
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May 30, 2025
On Wednesday and Thursday, two separate courts destroyed the legal basis of Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs on some 60-odd countries and the EU. An appeal in the first case reinstated the tariffs — at least while the legal process drags on....
The President of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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May 30, 2025
On May 30, 2025, in the framework of his working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the first «Central Asia – Italy» Summit, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian...
The Weekly Wrap: Abandoning Trudeau’s economic agenda is a good first step for the Liberals
The Hub
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May 31, 2025
In The Weekly Wrap, Sean Speer, our editor-at-large, analyses for Hub subscribers the big stories shaping politics, policy, and the economy in the week that was. Mark Carney is right to prioritize economic growth Perhaps the most important...
President of Uzbekistan proposes “Central Asia–Italy” business club to boost cooperation
Daryo
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May 31, 2025
President of Uzbekistan proposes “Central Asia–Italy” business club to boost cooperation President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan took part in the Central Asia–Italy summit held in Astana, Kazakhstan on May 30. The high-level gathering, chaired...
Veto block means end of EU
MENAFN
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May 31, 2025
(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has strongly criticized a reported European Union plan to eliminate the veto power of member states in foreign policy matters, warning that such a move could dismantle the EU and spark a major military...
Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream
BBC
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Nick ThorpeCentral Europe correspondent ShareSave Hungary's Viktor Orban described President Trump as a "truth serum" It's been a big week in Europe for CPAC, the US Conservative Political Action Conference, with large gatherings in Poland and...
Leader Of Government Business And Lead UDP Senator Clash Over Budget
Channel 7 Belize
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Also in Belmopan today, the Senate met for the first time in its fifteenth session. Following 3 days of the budget debate in the House of Representatives, the Senators weighed in on it today. Leader of Government Business, Eamon Courtenay praised...
Why (most) European workers are right to love AI
EurActiv
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May 30, 2025
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Instagram is calling for EU regulation requiring age verification and parental approval at the app store. With this solution, apps can place...
World News | French President Macron Touts positive New' Asia-Europe Alliance Amid US-China Rivalry
Latestly
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May 31, 2025
Singapore, May 31 (PTI) French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European and Asian nations to work together to build a "positive new alliance" to avoid being dragged into the growing rivalry between the US and China. Addressing the...
New Defence Minister For Singapore
Asian Defence Journal
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May 31, 2025
ON May 21, Singapore’s prime minister Lawrence Wong announced his first Cabinet lineup which saw Chan Chun Sing take over as the republic’s defence minister from his long-time predecessor, Ng Eng Hen’s retirement from politics after 14 years at...
Azerbaijan, Germany Identify 20 Specific Projects Across Various Sectors Of Economy - Michael Harms (Exclusive Interview) (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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May 31, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 31. Azerbaijan and Germany have identified 20 specific projects across various sectors of economy, Michael Harms, Chairman of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, said in an exclusive...
Growing political pressure for firm Govt action on Gaza
RTE Ireland
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May 31, 2025
All day Wednesday and late into the evening on the street facing Leinster House, demonstrators sang a stinging song urging politicians to find their "backbone" and to enact the Occupied Territories Bill. The same sentiment echoed through the Dáil...
Germany hopes for EU deal on sending failed asylum seekers to third countries, minister says
KFGO - North Dakota
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May 31, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s interior minister is hoping the European Union can reach a bloc-wide agreement on sending failed asylum seekers who cannot go home to safe countries near their original homelands. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s...
Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows
The Guardian
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May 31, 2025
Just two of 30 European countries have set a date to stop their militaries from emitting planet-heating emissions, a Guardian analysis has found, raising concerns about the carbon cost of Europe’s coming rearmament wave. Austria and Slovenia are...
Iraqi Airways closer to Removal of EU Ban
Iraq Business News
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May 31, 2025
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired a key meeting with representatives from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to track progress on lifting the European Union's ban on Iraqi Airways. During the session, the...
Launching a new pharma product in Europe: 6 supply chain cost factors to consider
Consultancy.org
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May 31, 2025
For any pharmaceutical company seeking to launch a first product in Europe, conducting a thorough assessment on supply chain costs is a key step in the decision-making process. So, what are the costs that should be considered and compared Ronald...