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Charging cables to be standardised in European Union from 2024

The European Parliament has adopted a law requiring all portable devices sold in the bloc - such as phones - to have a USB-C port. Laptops will be included from 2026

EU votes to ban new petrol and diesel cars in Europe from 2035

Proponents call the decision ‘historic and revolutionary’, but some have said it is hypocritical, and the bloc still needs to negotiate the finer points

Phones, cameras, tablets: A universal charger system voted in by EU

It will require devices – including Apple products – to have USB-C ports and will save waste amounting in weight to that of the Eiffel Tower every year, says one campaign group

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How can a Brexit deal (if done) be ratified in two weeks?

It was originally hoped that around two months would be left to check, translate and ratify a Brexit deal

EU works to avoid border ‘chaos’ as Covid continues spread

EU countries are working to enact a coordinated approach to any possible border closure policy within the Schengen Area as Covid-19 continues to spread, in a bid to avoid mismatched rules and border “chaos”.

EU considers border safety amid fear of Covid-19 second wave

The European Union is considering how to adapt its safety measures as a “second wave” of Covid-19 threatens to appear, in a bid to avoid a reclosure of interior borders at the height of summer holiday season.

Former French Europe minister: no cherry-picking over Brexit

France’s former Europe Minister, now an MEP, has hit out at the “eternal British mistake of believing that by dividing the EU, the UK will obtain what it wants”.

European parliament

Charging cables to be standardised in European Union from 2024

EU votes to ban new petrol and diesel cars in Europe from 2035

Phones, cameras, tablets: A universal charger system voted in by EU

How can a Brexit deal (if done) be ratified in two weeks?

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