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Post-Cotonou: Council gives greenlight to the new Partnership Agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States

European Council - Wed, 26/07/2023 - 07:34
Council gives greenlight to the signature and provisional application of the new EU/Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Partnership agreement.
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Council extends the mandates of the EU Special Representatives for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia for one year

European Council - Wed, 26/07/2023 - 07:34
The Council extended the mandates of the EU Special Representatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Kosovo* and for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia for one year.
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Council renews EU's terrorist list for a further six months

European Council - Wed, 26/07/2023 - 07:34
The Council renewed the EU terrorist list setting out persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combating terrorism for a further six months.
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European Peace Facility: Council adopts an assistance measure in support of the 31st Rapid Reaction Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

European Council - Wed, 26/07/2023 - 07:34
The Council adopted an assistance measure worth €20 million under the EPF that will benefit the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Russia: EU renews sanctions over Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine

European Council - Wed, 26/07/2023 - 07:34
The Council prolonged restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine by six months.
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Moldova: Council adopts renewal of temporary trade liberalisation measures

European Council - Wed, 26/07/2023 - 07:34
The Council adopted today a regulation which renews and expands the temporary suspension of all outstanding tariffs and the entry-price system that are still applicable to seven agricultural products for another year, until 24 July 2024.
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Press statement following the 5th meeting of the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Council

European Council - Wed, 26/07/2023 - 07:34
The EU issued a press statement following the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Council meeting.
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Five frontline EU states push to extend Ukraine grain ban

Euobserver.com - Tue, 25/07/2023 - 17:44
Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia called on the European Commission to extend their ban on Ukrainian grain imports until the end of 2023 in a bid to safeguard their farmers and agricultural sector.
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Top story - Parliament reforms - Boosting Parliament's integrity and strengthening trust

European Parliament - Tue, 25/07/2023 - 16:23
Discover the measures reinforcing Parliament’s integrity and closing loopholes to protect the institution and MEPs from outside interference.

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP
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DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Ukraine Facility - PE751.825v01-00

DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Ukraine Facility
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Budgets
Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Michael Gahler

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP
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[Feature] EU banks in Russia: next in line for asset-grab?

Euobserver.com - Tue, 25/07/2023 - 16:11
Leading EU banks are still operating in Russia despite a growing risk of being plundered by the Kremlin, as well as dragging their brands through the mud.
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ECB rate hikes see corporate loans drop to record low

Euobserver.com - Tue, 25/07/2023 - 15:29
According to the ECB lending survey, demand for corporate loans fell 42 percent in the second quarter of 2023, and 38 percent in the first quarter. "The decrease was again substantially stronger than expected by banks," the ECB reported.
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[Opinion] Silencing Muslim voices: France's authoritarian security state

Euobserver.com - Tue, 25/07/2023 - 13:24
France's extensive use of anti-terrorism legislation bears witness to the increasing authoritarianism that comes with the expansion of the security state, hitting several freedoms France would normally claim to uphold: freedom of thought, of speech, of travel, and of assembly.
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Everyone or no one

Euractiv.com - Mon, 24/07/2023 - 17:55
When two children are arguing over a toy, there are two options: you either take the toy away or make sure that everyone has a toy. And this is exactly the kind of dilemma the Commission is facing over the age-old question of agri-trade vs. environment.
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Europe enters patchy road to audit online platforms’ algorithms

Euractiv.com - Mon, 24/07/2023 - 17:12
Under the EU’s new digital rulebook, online platforms must let auditors look under the hood and grade their algorithms. But several questions remain around this unprecedented task.
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Spanish elections: Paris welcomes Vox’s defeat

Euractiv.com - Mon, 24/07/2023 - 16:58
The French left and members of the government welcomed on Monday (24 July) the result of Sunday's Spanish elections, in which the far-right Vox party lost 19 seats compared to four years ago, reducing its chances of taking part in any new government.
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EU’s animal welfare revision passes quality control test

Euractiv.com - Mon, 24/07/2023 - 16:41
The impact assessment on the animal welfare rules overhaul has received the approval of the European Commission’s quality control board, according to sources, as the EU executive insists the revision remains a ‘high priority’ despite recent backlash on green files.
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The Brief — Charles Michel’s self-styled diplomacy

Euractiv.com - Mon, 24/07/2023 - 16:17
In his capacity as president of the European Council, Charles Michel’s trademark has become high-level international mediation in the Caucasus - a questionable activity that has brought no results yet.
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EU centre-right calls for grand coalition in Spain

Euractiv.com - Mon, 24/07/2023 - 16:07
Following an inconclusive election in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez must decide “quickly” whether he wants to join a coalition with the “extremes” or with “centrists”, a high-ranking European People’s Party (EPP) source told EURACTIV in the aftermath of Sunday’s (23 July) vote.
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[Opinion] Rhodes to ruin — fleeing the Greek inferno

Euobserver.com - Mon, 24/07/2023 - 15:41
We were left dazed and disoriented by the blazing spike which had punctured our tourist bubble. Last Monday we were in Lindos, marvelling at its panoramic acropolis and enjoying its beaches. Now it is the site of mass tourist evacuations.
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