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Boris Johnson has ruled out extending the deadline for reaching a post-Brexit trade deal into 2021, amid a deadlock in talks and a growing Covid crisis.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and London mayor Sadiq Khan want the UK to follow EU trading rules beyond 31 December to allow more time for an agreement.
But the prime minister said his stance was unchanged and the UK would cope with any difficulties encountered.
UK-EU talks continue, with nine days left to reach and ratify any agreement.
The EU s chief negotiator Michel Barnier is expected to update diplomats from the bloc s 27 member states later on Tuesday, although there is no sign of an imminent breakthrough.
Ora News Petition For Correction Of The European Parliament Report On The Dissemination Of False News 15/12/2020 - 13:50
The report entitled:
“Tracing fake news and misinformation in the Western Balkans” accuses Ora News social media of spreading fake news and on the other hand uses insulting and unfounded labels against the president of Ora News.
The report, lawyers say, uses the wrong methodology when it says that Ora News social media has spread false news.
In fact, the drafters of the report did not take into account that it is the resistance not to publish the news served or the attempts to stop the publication of some news, that help the freedom of expression and the media.
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The Arctic is a unique region and is becoming more important in international politics. The region is under high attention as the Arctic itself is changing, mostly due to climate change. However, with the attention, also must come the responsibility, writes Urmas Paet.
Urmas Paet is the vice-chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee and chair of the European Parliament-Arctic Friendship Group.
Sustainability is a key challenge for all interested in operating in the high north. There needs to be strong cooperation and coordination amongst the actors. It is clear that with the increasing attention, also the policies involving the Arctic region must be up to date.