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Catalonia Sets Independence Vote Deemed Illegal by Spain
Sep.26 -- Catalonia is going ahead with plans for a referendum on independence on October 1, despite warnings from Spain's government that the vote is unconstitutional. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."
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Resumption of trial for Australian Maria Elvira Exposto
An Australian grandmother who faces the death penalty in Malaysia gave her final testimony in court on Monday.
Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, who is accused of drug offences, was escorted away in handcuffs after her testimony...
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Spain Issues an Apology for Catalonia Clashes
Oct.06 -- Enric Millo, a Spanish government representative in Catalonia, said the government is "profoundly sorry" for clashes related to a Catalan independence vote. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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Catalan Leader Offers to Go to Mediation
Oct.05 -- Catalonia Separatist leaders say nothing will derail their drive for independence. They say they will make a declaration within days. Madrid is maintaining a hard line saying Sunday's vote was illegal and unacceptable....
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Spain's Rajoy Seeks Clarity From Catalan Government
Oct.11 -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made a statement warning the Catalan government that he has started the formal process that could lead to the assertion of direct control from Madrid while seeking clarity on the...
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EU solution to migration creates humanitarian crisis on Greek island
Greece is to move some 2,000 asylum-seekers out of a severely overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos this month, after local officials and charities slammed the squalid conditions at the site.
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May Survives No Confidence Vote, But Tough Brexit Talks Lie Ahead
Jan.17 -- Theresa May has survived a vote of no confidence, but with her Brexit deal all but dead and the EU saying they won't renegotiate, what comes next? The Prime Minister has opened negotiations with lawmakers across the political...
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May Said to Weigh Plan to Postpone Brexit Vote
Dec.07 -- Theresa May is said to be weighing a plan to postpone the crunch Brexit vote that is scheduled to take place on December 11th. It's an attempt to avoid a landslide defeat that could risk a major political crisis in the U.K....
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May Weakened by No-Confidence Vote
Dec.13 -- U.K. Prime Minister survived the no-confidence vote and heads to Brussels this morning to plead for a lifeline after her Brexit plans provoked a revolt from her Conservative Party. Bloomberg's Neil Callanan and Maria Tadeo...
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EU Ditches Early Favorites as Race to Succeed Juncker Gets Real
Jun.21 -- European Union leaders cast aside the formal candidates who’ve dominated the race to head the next EU Commission and will start again from scratch less than two weeks before a self-imposed deadline. Maria Tadeo reports from...
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Will May Leave Brussels Empty-Handed After Tusk `Hell' Jibe?
Feb.07 -- Theresa May arrived in Brussels braced for a tense set of talks after EU President Donald Tusk on Wednesday referred to the “special place in hell” for Britain’s Brexit campaigners. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports on "Bloomberg...
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U.S. Equities the Place to Be If Trade Deal Is Agreed, State Street Says
Jun.13 -- Marija Veitmane, senior multi-asset strategist at State Street, discusses her view that the U.S. is the equity market most likely to benefit if a trade deal with China is agreed. She speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."
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Wife of IS fighter back in Raqqa after 2yrs on the run
After two years on the run with the Islamic State group, Um Mahmoud just wanted to return home.
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EU, U.K. Grow Pessimistic as Brexit Negotiations Hit an Impasse
Oct.16 -- British and European Union officials are unsure about securing a Brexit deal in time for this week's summit amid growing resistance from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's allies in Northern Ireland. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports...
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European Commission, German Data Stoke Jitters in EU Markets
Jul.07 -- The European Commission predicts the European Union will see a deeper economic contraction than previously expected and faces a slow recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports on "Bloomberg The Open."
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EU Leaders Clinch 750 Billion-Euro Coronavirus Recovery Fund
Jul.21 -- European Union leaders agreed on a landmark stimulus package that will see the bloc issue 750 billion euros ($860 billion) of joint debt to help member states mitigate the economic downturn. The agreement represents a victory...
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European Banks Are Uninvestable: State Street’s Veitmane
Oct.01 -- Marija Veitmane, senior multi-asset strategist at State Street Bank, discusses her investment strategy for European Banks and outlook for risk assets. She speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
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Covid-19 Cases in France Hit Four-Month High
Aug.24 -- Europe is seeing a resurgence of the coronavirus. Yesterday, France reported almost 4,900 new cases over a 24-hour period, the largest one-day jump since the previous peak in mid-April. Bloomberg’s Maria Tadeo reports on...
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AstraZeneca Fails to Soothe EU Ire Over Vaccine-Delivery Delays
Jan.26 -- European Union regulators proposed requiring drugmakers to flag exports of coronavirus vaccines in advance as the bloc seeks to step up inoculations amid growing anger about delivery delays by AstraZeneca Plc, which faces a...
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CLEAN : Retirement home offers residents mobile-home to dine with family safely despite Covid
After long months without being able to see them, 93-year-old Guy, who lives in Beauregard retirement home in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, is being reunited with his daughters in a mobile-home fitted out in accordance with current sanitary...
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EU Leaders Approve Historic $2.2 Trillion Stimulus Plan
Dec.11 -- European Union leaders meeting in Brussels resolved a standoff with Hungary and Poland to agree on an historic $2.2 trillion budget and stimulus package just as the latest wave of coronavirus infections ravages the continent’s...
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Merkel’s CDU Holds ‘Economy Day’
Aug.31 -- The top brass of Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc is holding their annual economics summit along side some of Germany’s key business leaders in Berlin. The economy is usually a strong suit for the CDU and they see it as an...
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Maria Ressa's Fight For Press Freedom
Ressa is the first Filipino to win the peace prize and the first woman to be honored this year with an award by the Nobel committee.