#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal

#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal

“#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal” ​Ambassadors of 27 European Union member states on Monday unanimously approved the provisional application of the Brexit agreement struck on Christmas Eve between the United Kingdom and the EU.   “Green light,” said Germany’s spokesman Sebastian Fischer after the vote in Brussels. The deal, reached after nine…

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#Britain finally reaches Brexit deal with European Union

#Britain finally reaches Brexit deal with European Union

“#Britain finally reaches Brexit deal with European Union” Britain on Thursday finally reached a divorce deal for its exit from the European Union after more than four years of bitter negotiations. “The deal is done,” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted along with a photo of him joyfully giving two thumbs up. EU officials also…

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#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck

#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck

“#France’s Macron blames his COVID-19 on negligence, bad luck” PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday blamed his COVID-19 on a combination of negligence and bad luck, urging his compatriots to stay safe as critics called out slip-ups in his behavior to prevent infection, from a close-quarters handshake to repeated big-group meals over the…

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#Google wins EU antitrust approval for B Fitbit deal

#Google wins EU antitrust approval for $2B Fitbit deal

“#Google wins EU antitrust approval for $2B Fitbit deal” Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing to restrictions on how it will use customers’ health-related data. The deal had triggered criticism from privacy advocates on both sides of the Atlantic, consumer organizations and Google rivals about…

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# Germany legalizes digitized securities

# Germany legalizes digitized securities

“# Germany legalizes digitized securities ” The German word for securities is wertpapieren, or “papers of worth,” which may soon be as outdated as nocturnal traders saying they’re burning the midnight oil. Per a Reuters report from Wednesday, Merkel’s cabinet had passed a new law that will end the requirement to have a paper certificate…

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