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Trump's cancellation of the nuclear deal with Iran, strife within the EU over the US embassy's transfer to Jerusalem, conflict over tariffs and the military spending of Europe's Nato states: transatlantic relations are facing one test after another. Commentators examine what's at stake for Europe.

Israel has come under fire after military operations against Palestinian demonstrators in which at least 60 Palestinians were killed. EU Foreign Affairs Representative Federica Mogherini has called on Israel to respect the principle of proportionality, but a UN resolution was blocked by the US. What are the causes of the latest escalation in the Middle East?

In May 1948 David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the founding of the State of Israel with the Declaration of Independence. The 70th anniversary has been overshadowed by the conflict with the Palestinians and domestic problems. Is this the state its founders dreamed of seven decades ago?

A 19-kilometre bridge now connects the Russian mainland with Crimea, allowing vehicles to cross to the peninsula annexed four years ago by Russia. The US and the EU have criticised the project as they consider Crimea to be still part of Ukraine. What is Moscow trying to prove with this bridge?

A meeting between German national football team players Mesut Özil and İlkay Gündoğan and the Turkish president has provoked outraged reactions from the German public. Photographs of the two presenting Erdoğan with jerseys were interpreted as a show of electoral campaign support for the AKP leader.

Bayer CropScience v Commission
Agriculture and fisheries
The General Court confirms the validity of the restrictions introduced at EU level in 2013 against the insecticides clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid because of the risks those substances pose to bees

Karel de Grote - Hogeschool Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen
Approximation of laws
The EU directive on unfair terms in consumer contracts may apply to an educational establishment

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