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The European Union (EU) is an international organization whose 27 member countries have adopted common laws and regulations, lifted borders, pooled security and formed a single market. The EU negotiates trade agreements, enforces competition law and has budgetary powers over its members. The bloc's common currency, the euro, has been adopted by 19 out of the 27 EU members.
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The proposal comes days after the EU and allies imposed a price cap on Russian oil ..read more
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The bloc’s executive arm said its proposal was designed to deal with exceptional circumstances where the benchmark price for natural gas in Europe reaches a certain threshold ..read more
The Wall Street Journal » European Union
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The U.K.’s Supreme Court voted that Scotland’s parliament doesn’t have the power to call a second referendum, quashing a plan by the Scottish National Party to force one next year ..read more
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The fine issued by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, Meta’s main privacy regulator in the European Union, is the latest sign of how authorities in the region are becoming more aggressive in applying the bloc’s privacy law to big technology companies ..read more
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Amid U.S. pressure to increase support for Ukraine, the bloc is looking to lock in $18 billion in economic support for Kyiv next year in a way that would give Brussels greater power to ensure the money is delivered ..read more
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Europe’s scramble to wean itself off Russian natural gas faces its first big test in coming weeks, with falling temperatures expected to boost demand amid tight supplies and high prices ..read more
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Traders braced for a European Commission proposal to place a price cap on wholesale markets if the continent’s energy crisis spirals into an emergency ..read more
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In the years following the Brexit vote, tussling with the EU was seen as a rite of passage for any Conservative Party leader. But in recent weeks, Prime Minister Liz Truss has led a shift that has taken the bloc by surprise ..read more
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Prime ministers, presidents from 44 countries discuss Ukraine war and other issues in a French-pushed meeting in Prague ..read more
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The U.S. is starting to implement a deal with the European Union aimed at allowing information about Europeans to continue to be stored on U.S. soil, reducing a looming threat to thousands of companies with trans-Atlantic operations ..read more