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The Council put 7 individuals holding official positions on the list of those subject to an asset freeze and travel restrictions in view of the situation in Venezuela.

The Council has added 17 individuals to the list of those subject to an asset freeze and travel restrictions.

The Council adopted conclusions on a new strategy for Iraq.

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EU Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs meet on 29 January 2018 in Brussels to adopt negotiating directives for the Brexit negotiations addressing in particular the transition period.

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OPINION on the next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020
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Incumbent Miloš Zeman has again won the Czech presidential election. Known for his Euroscepticism, rigid migration policy and closeness to the Kremlin, Zeman won 51,4 percent of the vote, only narrowly beating his rival, the political novice Jiří Drahoš. Europe's media examine the motives of the Czech voters.

A new law in Poland has triggered a major dispute between Poland and Israel. Under the legislation using the term "Polish death camp" to refer to Nazi concentration camps located in today's Poland will be a crime punishable with up to three years in prison. Israel has accused the Polish government of denying the Holocaust and falsifying history. Is the criticism justified?

Turkey's President Erdoğan announced on Saturday that "Operation Olive Branch" will be extended southwards to Idlib province. The Turkish army has been fighting the Kurdish militia in the northern Syrian province of Afrin for a week now. Commentators take a look at the offensive's motives and chances of success.