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The move to be announced publicly later on Wednesday followed the adoption of landmark EU copyright rules three years ago that require Google and other online platforms to pay musicians, performers, authors, news publishers and journalists for using their work.

EU states freeze $130 million worth of Lebanese assets

The measures taken by officials in France, Germany, and Luxembourg come as Lebanon grapples with a devastating economic crisis and coincide with domestic and European investigations of its longtime central bank governor, Riad Salameh.

EU countries urged to halt non-essential travel from India

The European Commission said its proposal followed the World Health Organisation's proposal on Monday to reclassify the B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19 found in India as a "variant of concern", raising the alert from a "variant of interest".

Alkem gets 8 observations from UKMHRA for Taloja plant

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulator Agency (UKMHRA) had conducted an inspection at the company's facility at Taloja earlier this month with respect to marketing authorisation applications made by the company to the EU countries.

Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy, debt relief

Voters gave Tsipras and his Syriza party the benefit of the doubt over a dramatic summer U-turn, when he ditched his anti-austerity platform to secure a new bailout and avert 'Grexit', a Greek exit from the euro zone.

Merkel to seek 'no spy deal' within EU as well as with US

A German government spokesman late on Friday confirmed Merkel had made such a proposal to European leaders gathered at a summit in Brussels. Sources who attended the meeting said they appeared to be open to the suggestion.

Sarkozy-Merkel to work on united fiscal policy: StanChart

Sarah Hewin, Regional Head of Research-Europe at Standard Chartered, gives her views on what these announcements amount to and what they will mean for the Euro Zone and whether they provide any sort of lasting solution to the problems that the zone currently faces or not.