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☆ Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) and social media company Snap (SNAP.N) have been given a Dec. 1 deadline by the EU to give more information on how they protect children from illegal and harmful content, the European Commission said on Friday. The request for information on the measures the companies have taken to improve the protection of minors comes a day after a similar message by the European Union to Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) YouTube and TikTok. The Commission last month also sent companies including Meta, X and TikTok urgent orders to detail measures taken to counter the spread of content related to terrorism, violent content and hate speech on their platforms. The Commission can open investigations into the companies if it is not satisfied with their responses.

Persons: Yves Herman Acquire, Bart Meijer, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Meta, EU, European Commission, European Union, YouTube, Digital Services, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Rights BRUSSELS

☆ KLM cancels dozens of flights at Amsterdam airport due to storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

AMSTERDAM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Dutch airline KLM has scrapped dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Thursday as storm Ciaran is expected to hit the Netherlands with wind gusts of up to 110 kilometres (68 miles) per hour. "We have decided to cancel all KLM flights to and from Schiphol from early afternoon until the end of the day," the Dutch arm of airline Air France KLM (AIRF.PA) said. Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ciaran, Bart Meijer, Kim Coghill Organizations: Dutch, KLM, Air France KLM, Thomson Locations: AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam Schiphol, Netherlands, Schiphol

☆ Storm Ciaran kills six, lashes Europe with strong winds and rain
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A truck driver was killed when a tree fell on him in France while a second death was reported in Le Havre, according to authorities. [1/7]A surfer tries to navigate through rough sea during Storm Ciaran, in Tramore, Ireland, November 2, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Acquire Licensing RightsFrench Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters that in addition to the death of truck driver, 15 people, including seven firefighters, had been injured. Still, the storm in France showed some signs of abating with the Meteo France weather service reducing its alert for strong winds in Mache, Finistere and Cotes d'Armor from red to orange. La Pinilla, a ski resort north of Madrid, and Estaca de Bares in Galicia registered wind velocities of more than 150 kph, AEMET said.

Persons: Storm Ciaran, Storm Babet, Clodagh, Gerald Darmanin, Darmanin, AENA, AEMET, Kate Holton, Dominique Vidalon, Farouq Suleiman, Bart Meijer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Angus MacSwan, Gareth Jones, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Amsterdam PARIS, REUTERS, French, Cotes d'Armor, Dutch Airline KLM, Inti Landauro, Thomson Locations: France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Jersey, Amsterdam, BRUSSELS, Europe, Le Havre, Madrid, Belgian, Ghent, Finistere, Brittany, Storm, Northern Ireland, Britain, Tramore, Ireland, Roubaix, Brest, Cotes, Paris, Galicia, Cantabria, Bares, London

☆ Impeding relief aid to Gaza may be a crime under ICC jurisdiction, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO Oct 29 (Reuters) - Impeding relief supplies to Gaza's population may constitute a crime under the International Criminal Court's (ICC) jurisdiction, the court's top prosecutor told a news conference in Egypt on Sunday. United Nations officials have said the aid supplies are limited and do not correspond to the huge need on the ground. Khan said he was not able to get into Gaza but hopes to visit the Gaza strip and Israel while he is in the region. Israel, which is not a member of the ICC, has previously rejected the court's jurisdiction and does not formally engage with its investigations. Khan has previously said that the ICC has jurisdiction over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during both the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel and in the territory of Gaza.

Persons: Stringer, Karim Khan, Israel, Khan, Stephanie van den Berg, Bart Meijer, Hatem Maher, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Sunday, United Nations, ICC, Thomson Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Egypt, CAIRO, The Hague, Cairo

Overall EU support for Ukraine has totalled almost 83 billion euros since Russia invaded in February 2022, the Brussels-based executive European Commission said this week. Slovakia's Robert Fico, attending his first EU summit since being appointed for his fourth term as prime minister on Wednesday, adopted a similar line. Orban has also said he would not endorse in its current form the proposed EU budget revision, which includes the 50 billion in new aid for Kyiv. Fico said there was endemic corruption in Ukraine and demanded that any new EU aid include guarantees that the funds not be misappropriated, according to a statement from his office. "The questions are, what type of aid and how it is used, how we are sure, the European Union is sure, that this aid is used efficiently," he said.

Persons: Fico, Orban, Olaf Scholz, Slovakia's Robert Fico, Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Denkov, Jan Strupczewski, Phil Blenkinsop, Bart Meijer, Tassilo Hummel, Marine Strauss, Krisztina, Jason Hovet, Miranda Murray, Gabriela Baczynska, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Ukraine New, Union, EU, Ukraine, European Commission, Russia, Kyiv, European Union, European, Bulgarian, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Ukraine New Slovak, Ukraine BRUSSELS, Russian, Hungary, Slovakia, Brussels, Russia, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY Hungary, Budapest, Bratislava, European Union

"If fuel is not received into Gaza, UNRWA will be forced to significantly reduce and in some cases bring its humanitarian operations across the Gaza Strip to a halt. Israel has refused to let in fuel with aid shipments, saying it could be seized by Hamas. "In the last 24 hours another three UNRWA staff members have been killed, bringing the total to 38 staff killed," said UNRWA. The enclave is reeling from unrelenting Israeli air strikes, triggered by a deadly cross-border rampage into southern Israeli communities by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. Gaza's health ministry said on Thursday that more than 7,028 Palestinians had been killed in air strikes since then.

Persons: Khan Younis, Mohammed Salem, Israel, Mahmoud Shameya, Riyad al, Maliki, Omar Al, Namara, Abu Taaema, Taaema, Hamas's Al, Elias Abu Shammala, Stephanie van den Berg, Bart Meijer, Emma Farge, Michael Georgy, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Nations, UN, REUTERS, United Nations, Nasser Hospital, Palestinian, . Security, World Health Organization, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, GAZA, Israel, Iran, Qarara, Khan, The Hague, Rafah, Aqsa, Egypt

☆ Israel is waging 'war of revenge' on Gaza, Palestinian minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Stephanie Van Den Berg | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki attends a meeting of the Security Council on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Acquire Licensing RightsTHE HAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel is waging a "war of revenge" on Gaza aimed at its total destruction, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Thursday, as Israeli troops bombard the Palestinian enclave in response to the devastating Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. Al-Maliki urged international leaders to press Israel for a full ceasefire to make sure urgently needed humanitarian aid can be brought into Gaza. During his visit to The Hague, al-Maliki visited the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity on Palestinian territory from 2014 onwards. "Israel, by cutting electricity, water and fuel, by forcing people to starvation, by forcibly transferring people, is committing war crimes," al-Maliki said.

Persons: Riyad al, Maliki, Shannon Stapleton, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, al, Khan, Stephanie van den Berg, Bart Meijer, John Stonestreet, Nick Macfie Organizations: Palestinian, Security, REUTERS, HAGUE, Israel, Criminal Court, ICC, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, U.N, New York, U.S, Gaza, The Hague, Iranian, Brussels, al

EU officials also drafted a statement in support of the proposal for an EU summit later this week, although they cautioned the text could still change in the coming days. "There's a vital need to get water, to get food, to get medical supplies into Gaza," said Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin. Some questioned whether a pause would impede Israel's right to defend itself as it seeks to destroy Hamas positions in Gaza. But Israel has the right to self-defence," said Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky questioned "how such a ceasefire should be established with a partner inside Gaza, where the Hamas terrorist organisation now is controlling the situation".

Persons: Josep Borrell, Juan Medina, Antonio Guterres, Borrell, Micheal Martin, Annalena Baerbock, Israel, Alexander Schallenberg ., Jan Lipavsky, Andrew Gray, Bart Meijer, Jan Strupczewski, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Alison Williams Organizations: European Union for Foreign Affairs, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, U.N, United Nations, Irish, Austrian, Thomson Locations: Granada, Spain, Rights BRUSSELS, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Egypt, Rafah, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, Germany, Alexander Schallenberg . Czech

☆ EU Commission fines pharma companies for price fixing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday said it had fined five pharmaceutical companies for a total of 13.4 million euros ($14.1 million) in a settlement of an antitrust investigation. The commission fined Alkaloids of Australia, Alkaloids Corporation, Boehringer, Linnea and Transo-Pharm for participating in a cartel aimed at fixing the minimum price of an ingredient to produce the abdominal antispasmodic drug Buscopan and its generic versions. ($1 = 0.9489 euros)Reporting by Bart Meijer, Editing by Charlotte Van CampenhoutOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bart Meijer, Charlotte Van Campenhout Organizations: European, Corporation, Boehringer, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Australia

He lost his case in October 2020 and, the following March, was issued an order to leave Belgium. With at least three EU countries involved, the case points up the challenges the EU faces tracking people across the bloc's Schengen open-travel zone that is mostly free of border checks. Proponents of the EU's new migration pact - which has been tentatively agreed by most EU countries and is now being further negotiated with the European Parliament - say it would support returns by shortening time for migration and asylum procedures. "Those who are not allowed to stay in the EU must leave Europe. "This is a wake-up call for those who are not ready to accept ... the migration pact."

Persons: Alexander de Croo, Vincent Van Quickenborne, Manfred Weber, Marine Strauss, Bart Meijer, Angelo Amante, Gabriela Baczynska, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Belgium Case, EU, Immigration, Belgian, Frontex, Eurostat, Reuters, European People's Party, Thomson Locations: Italy, Sweden, Belgium, BRUSSELS, ROME, Tunisia, Europe, Israel, Germany, Brussels, Tunis, ITALY, SWEDEN, BELGIUM, Lampedusa, Poland, Hungary, East, Africa, Rome

[1/8] Police barricade tape is seen at a cordoned-off area after a police operation in Schaerbeek near Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Belgian police on Tuesday shot and wounded a 45-year-old Tunisian suspected of killing two Swedish football fans in Brussels, Belgian media said. Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said earlier the wounded man was suspected of being the gunman. The suspected gunman, calling himself Abdesalem Al Guilani, claimed in a video on social media that he was a fighter for Allah. According to a media transcript of the video message recorded by the self-declared perpetrator, he said he had killed Swedes to take revenge in the name of Muslims.

Persons: Bart Biesemans, Annelies Verlinden, Verlinden, Philippe Close, BFM, Alexander De Croo, De Croo, de Croo, Vincent Van Quickenborne, Abdesalem Al Guilani, Philip Blenkinsop, Bart Meijer, Benoit van Overstraeten, Jan Strupczewski, Tassilo Hummel, Zhifan Liu, Ingrid Melander, Gerry Doyle, Christina Fincher, Nick Macfie Organizations: Police, REUTERS, Rights, Belgian, Islamic State, Red Devils soccer, Palestinian, Thomson Locations: Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium, Rights BRUSSELS, Belgian, Sweden, Israel

☆ Germany to support Israel in its defence efforts with two drones - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Visitors stand in front of an Heron TP drone at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Berlin will allow Israel to use two Heron drones the German air force has in use in the country, defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels. "We will provide two drone the Israelis had asked for. In addition, there are first requests for ammunition for ships that we will now discuss with the Israelis," Pistorius said, adding: "We stand by Israel's side." (This story has been corrected to make clear that Israel requested 'ammunition for ships', not 'ammunition and ships')Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, editing by Bart Meijer and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Axel Schmidt, Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Israel, Tassilo Hummel, Bart Meijer, Alex Richardson Organizations: ILA, REUTERS, Rights, NATO, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Israel, Brussels

The Balticconnector gas pipeline was shut early on Sunday on concerns that gas was leaking from a hole in the 77-km (48-mile) pipeline. Finnish operator Gasgrid said it could take months or more to repair. "It is likely that damage to both the gas pipeline and the communication cable is the result of outside activity. The damage to the gas pipeline was believed to have taken place in Finnish waters, while the telecoms cable breach was in Estonian waters, Finnish authorities said. Prices were already up on Tuesday due to fears over tensions in the Middle East but expectations that outside activity caused the pipeline damage pushed prices in the nervous market higher.

Persons: Jens Stoltenberg, Gasgrid, Sauli Niinisto, Petteri Orpo, Orpo, Elisa, Timo Kilpelainen, Terje Solsvik, Anne Kauranen, Anna Ringstrom, Andrius, Marta Frackowiak, Louise Rasmussen, Susanna Twidale, Julia Payne, Bart Meijer, Gwladys Fouche, Susan Fenton, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Finnish Border Guard, Companies Gas, PM, NATO, Reuters, Finnish, Amber Grid, Thomson Locations: of Finland, Estonian, Finland, Estonia, HELSINKI, Baltic, Finnish, Inkoo, Paldiski, St Petersburg, NORD, Russia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Lithuanian, Ukraine, United States, Latvian, Hamina, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Andrius Sytas, Vilnius, Gdansk, Copenhagen, London, Brussels

☆ Anger in Poland after Legia Warsaw players arrested in Netherlands
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WARSAW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested two players from Polish soccer team Legia Warsaw following their Europa Conference League match against AZ Alkmaar, officials said, prompting an angry reaction in Poland. The players were pulled off the team coach and taken to a police station, public broadcaster TVP reported. Legia Warsaw fans had attacked the local police force before the match, knocking one officer in riot gear unconscious as they violently stormed the stadium's entry gate, police said in a statement. "Polish players and fans must be treated in accordance with the law. Legia spokesperson Bartosz Zaslawski was quoted by RMF as saying the team would return to Poland without Josue and Pankov.

Persons: Radovan Pankov, TVP, Josue, Dariusz Mioduski, RMF, Mateusz Morawiecki, Bartosz Zaslawski, Alan Charlish, Bart Meijer, Gareth Jones Organizations: Polish soccer, Legia Warsaw, Europa Conference League, AZ Alkmaar, Legia, Thomson Locations: WARSAW, Polish, Poland, Serbia, Portugal

☆ Discovery of Dutch prince's Nazi membership card revives calls for inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Tosterling Bart H. Meijer | Bart H. Meijer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The card, which showed Bernhard first joined in 1933, was found by historian Flip Maarschalkerweerd, the Royal Information Service. via Reuters TV Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The discovery of a Nazi membership card in the name of late Dutch Prince Bernhard, a German who married into the Dutch royal family in the 1930s, revived calls on Friday for an inquiry into his ties to Adolf Hitler's party. Prince Bernhard, the grandfather of Dutch King Willem Alexander, died in 2004. The Dutch government confirmed the card was found but has resisted calls for an inquiry. The card, which showed Bernhard first joined in 1933, was found by historian Flip Maarschalkerweerd, the Royal Information Service said.

Persons: Bernhard, Flip Maarschalkerweerd, Dutch Prince Bernhard, Adolf Hitler's, Prince Bernhard, Dutch King Willem Alexander, Prince Bernhard's, Bernhard von Biesterfeld, Maarschalkerweerd, Juliana, King Willem Alexander, Prince, Willem, Alexander, Toby Sterling, Bart Meijer, Anthony Deutsch, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Royal Information Service, Reuters, Rights, Nazi, NSDAP, for Information, Documentation Israel, Institute for, Genocide, De Volkskrant, Allies, Germany, NOS, Thomson Locations: Dutch, Nazi, U.S, Netherlands

☆ EU States Try to Seal Migration Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Envoys of the European Union's 27 member states were meeting in Brussels on Wednesday hoping to overcome a latest spat between Rome and Berlin over charity ships to finalise an agreement on sharing out the task of caring for refugees and migrants. Envoys were meeting at 0730 GMT on an amended text of the tentative agreement proposed by Spain, which chairs EU talks until the end of the year, sources said. The meeting is the last chance to seal a deal before the bloc's 27 national leaders meet in Spain's Granada on Thursday and Friday, where they are due to discuss irregular migration amid increased arrivals across the Mediterranean, including to the Italian island of Lampedusa. A dispute over NGOs picking up people in the sea prevented an deal among the EU's migration ministers last week but the bloc is still keen to get it done ahead of key elections in Germany, Poland and a pan-European parliamentary vote in 2024. (Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; editing by Bart Meijer)

Persons: Gabriela Baczynska, Bart Meijer Locations: BRUSSELS, Brussels, Rome, Berlin, Spain, Granada, Lampedusa, Germany, Poland, Hungary, East, Africa

☆ EU states try to seal migration deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Migrants arrive on an Italian Coast Guard vessel after being rescued at sea, near the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, September 18, 2023. Envoys were meeting at 0730 GMT on an amended text of the tentative agreement proposed by Spain, which chairs EU talks until the end of the year, sources said. The meeting is the last chance to seal a deal before the bloc's 27 national leaders meet in Spain's Granada on Thursday and Friday, where they are due to discuss irregular migration amid increased arrivals across the Mediterranean, including to the Italian island of Lampedusa. A dispute over NGOs picking up people in the sea prevented an deal among the EU's migration ministers last week but the bloc is still keen to get it done ahead of key elections in Germany, Poland and a pan-European parliamentary vote in 2024. Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; editing by Bart MeijerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yara, Gabriela Baczynska, Bart Meijer Organizations: Italian Coast Guard, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Lampedusa, Italy, Rights BRUSSELS, Brussels, Rome, Berlin, Spain, Granada, Germany, Poland, Hungary, East, Africa

In particular, lawmakers want assurances that the European Commission is not planning to shelve green measures that it promised but has not yet delivered - including restrictions on harmful chemicals, microplastics pollution and animal welfare. The shake-up in Europe's green leadership comes as climate policies face mounting pushback from politicians warning of the large investments required. Some EU officials are wary of pushing through new green measures before EU Parliament elections in June. Recent EU proposals - including a landmark law to restore nature - have faced resistance from some lawmakers and governments arguing Brussels is tangling industries in red tape. But Sefcovic and Hoekstra also need backing from green and left-leaning lawmakers demanding urgent action to tackle the CO2 emissions fuelling extreme weather across Europe, and reverse the decline of nature.

Persons: Wopke Hoekstra, de, Maros Sefcovic, Pascal Canfin, Sefcovic, Canfin, Hoekstra, Robert Fico, Kate Abnett, Bart Meijer, Christina Fincher, Josie Kao Organizations: Ministers, REUTERS, Rights, European Commission, EU, Thomson Locations: The Hague, Netherlands, Rights BRUSSELS, Dutch, Brussels, Europe, Slovak, Ukraine, Russian Slovak

☆ Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections against fines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A man holds a bag with a new iPhone inside as Apple's new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China, next to an Apple Store, in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Apple Inc FollowAMSTERDAM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple (AAPL.O) against fines of 50 million euros ($52.9 million) it had given the company over failure to comply with regulations aimed at limiting the dominant position of Apple's App Store. The ACM said Apple had by now complied with most of its demands to open its App Store to alternative forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands, but had not met an undisclosed third element of the conditions related to the fines. ($1 = 0.9454 euros)Reporting by Bart Meijer, Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aly, Bart Meijer, Louise Heavens Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Apple Inc, ACM, Thomson Locations: China, Shanghai, Netherlands

☆ JetBlue files complaint in US against Schiphol flight curbs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JetBlue Airbus A321LR is displayed at the 54th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 20, 2023. "In so doing, the Dutch government stands in flagrant violation of the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement," JetBlue said in its complaint. The move essentially closed Schiphol to new entrants, JetBlue said. New entrants such as JetBlue are facing a completely closed market and 100% expulsion from the market," the company said. Airlines that use Schiphol including Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) have sued to try to prevent the cap at one of Europe's busiest airports.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Bart Meijer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Mark Potter, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: JetBlue Airbus, International Paris Air, Le, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, JetBlue Airways, European Union, U.S . Department of Transportation, Schipol, KLM, EU Air, JetBlue, historics, Airlines, Air France, Thomson Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, France, Netherlands, U.S, Schiphol, Amsterdam

☆ Ukrainian forces are "gradually gaining ground", NATO chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 28 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, on an unannounced visit to Kyiv, said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces were "gradually gaining ground" in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. Speaking at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Stoltenberg said "every metre that Ukrainian forces regain is a metre that Russia loses". Stoltenberg said he was "constantly pushing" NATO allies to provide more support to Ukraine and speed up delivery, "not least" of air defence systems. Stoltenberg also condemned Russian strikes near Ukraine's border with NATO member Romania.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Jens Stoltenberg, Gleb Garanich, Stoltenberg, Yuliia Dyss, Andrew Gray, Bart Meijer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Alex Richardson, Alison Williams Organizations: NATO, REUTERS, Rights, Russian, Ukrainian Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Moscow, Russian, Ukraine's, Romania

☆ Deaths in shooting at Rotterdam university hospital, home -police
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Piroschka Van De Wouw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Ambulances are seen after Dutch police arrested a suspect after a shooting in Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsROTTERDAM, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Several people were killed on Thursday by a gunman who opened fire in a classroom at a university in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam and nearby house, police said. A 32-year-old suspect was arrested after police said on social media that shots had been fired at the Rotterdam Medical Centre and a home. Videos posted online showed police instructing students, some wearing medical gowns, to run outside as heavily armed arrest teams arrived at the scene. Two hours later police said there had been multiple deaths and that victims' family members were being informed.

Persons: de Wouw, Bart Meijer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Toby Sterling, Anthony Deutsch, Peter Graff, Hugh Lawson, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Rotterdam Medical, Police, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Rotterdam, Netherlands

☆ Dutch insurers' shares hit by unfavourable court ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AMSTERDAM, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Shares of Dutch insurers took a hit on Wednesday as a court ruling in a years-long fight over investment-linked products re-opened the prospect of large compensation claims. NN Group (NN.AS) traded down 13.5% at 0750 GMT in Amsterdam, while fellow Dutch insurer ASR (ASRNL.AS) fell 8.6%, as NN warned of the possibly "material adverse effect" of the interim court ruling. NN Group and other Dutch insurers have been dealing with issues related to these insurance policies, popularly known as "woekerpolissen" for years. "This also has impact for the legal cases against other Dutch insurers, who all sold similar unit-linked products at the time," KBC analysts wrote in a note. Between 2008 and 2010, Dutch insurers collectively paid clients about 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in compensation over similar policies, but several consumer groups have since filed suits arguing the compensation was too low.

Persons: Bart Meijer, Louise Heavens, Christina Fincher Organizations: KBC, Aegon NL, Dutch, Thomson Locations: AMSTERDAM, Hague, Amsterdam

☆ Abandoned Ajax v Feyenoord match set to resume on Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 25 (Reuters) - The abandoned match between Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord will resume on Wednesday without spectators, the Dutch football Association (KNVB) said on Monday. Ajax's home Eredivisie match against champions Feyenoord was abandoned on Sunday as fans threw flares onto the pitch, and mounted police used tear gas to disperse rioting fans outside the stadium. Ajax were trailing 3-0 in the second half when the game was initially suspended in the 56th minute before being abandoned. [1/2]Destruction at the main entrance of Johan Cruijff Arena by the hooligans is seen after the abandoned match between Ajax and Feyenoord last Sunday in Amsterdam, Netherlands September 25, 2023. The Eredivisie match between Ajax and FC Volendam, initially scheduled for Wednesday, will be postponed to a later date.

Persons: Ajax's, Johan Cruijff, de Wouw, Tommy Lund, Bart Meijer Organizations: Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord, Dutch football Association, KNVB, Ajax, Dutch, Johan Cruijff Arena, REUTERS, FC Volendam, Champions League, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Gdansk

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Intel (INTC.O) was fined 376 million euros ($400 million) on Friday in an EU antitrust case stemming from actions the U.S. chipmaker took between 2002 and 2006. An initial record fine of 1.06 billion euros in 2009 was thrown out last year by the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second highest. The court, however, agreed with the European Commission that Intel illegally excluded rivals from the market which prompted the EU antitrust watchdog to re-open the case. "The General Court confirmed that Intel's naked restrictions amounted to an abuse of dominant market position under EU competition rules," the European Commission said in a statement. The Commission has appealed the General Court's ruling last year at the EU Court of Justice, Europe's top court.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, chipmaker, Court's, Europe's, Bart Meijer, Jane Merriman, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Intel, European Commission, Devices, HP, Lenovo, HK, EU, Justice, Thomson Locations: Rights BRUSSELS, Luxembourg

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