The escalating tensions in West Asia after Iran’s attack on Israel could affect your travel plans. Several international airlines including Air India are avoiding the Iranian airspace, a route frequently…
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EU-Tajikistan: 10th Cooperation Committee held in Brussels
The European Union and the Republic of Tajikistan held their tenth annual Cooperation Committee meeting on 27 November in Brussels. The meeting took place in an open and constructive atmosphere,…
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Windsor Framework: UK-EU Body to Meet Ahead of Brexit Deal’s Next Step
The UK-EU body overseeing the implementation of the Windsor Framework is due to meet later. The meeting of the Joint Committee comes ahead of a major step in implementing the…
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A Viking Funeral? Dwindling Nordics in Brussels Blame the EU
Northern countries want to revise the EU’s recruitment’s system to increase their share of Eurocrats. That’s the existential exhortation from countries like Denmark, Sweden and Finland, which say the European…
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EU Fine Possible if Estonia Fails to Expand Its Part of via Baltica on Time
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossBy 2030 all intersections on the Tallinn-Pärnu highway must be grade-separated or the European Union will impose sanctions. The Transport Administration estimates that the schedule can be met if twice…
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Turkey Holds Up NATO Defense Strategy Over Straits Amid Sweden Standoff
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansWith two weeks left before NATO‘s forthcoming summit in Vilnius next month, Al-Monitor has learned Turkey is upping its demands for the alliance’s defense strategy, requesting that critical waterways connecting the…
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EU to Meet on U.S. Data Transfer Pact in Mid-July – Lawyer
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe European Commission is due to finalise a new data transfer pact with the United States by mid-July, a lawyer for Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the bloc’s lead regulator…
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Families of Tunisia Opposition Say EU Aid Won’t Stop Migration
Families of jailed Tunisian opposition politicians have dismissed an aid package offered to Tunis by the European Union, warning the money would not help the north African country stop migrant…
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‘A Lamentable Situation’: Hungary Maintains Veto on €500 Million in EU Military Aid for Ukraine
The Hungarian government is preventing the EU from approving a new tranche of €500 million in military assistance for Ukraine. The month-long veto was re-affirmed during a meeting of foreign…
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Belgium Pitches EU Agency to Screen Algorithms
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesBRUSSELS — Belgium thinks the European Union needs an agency with technical expertise in algorithms — and it will push for one during its stint at the Council presidency next…