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1 day ago
By deciding to suspend rather than lift sanctions on Syria, Europe is losing a historical opportunity to help stabilise the Middle East. There is a fundamental difference between "suspending" and "lifting" sanctions — and European businesses will not invest in bridges, hospitals and schools if sanctions are not lifted.
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41 seconds ago
Vice president JD Vance toned down US rhetoric on his visit to Greenland on Friday (28 March), but the White House and Kremlin have still fuelled fears of an Arctic security crisis.
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5 hours ago
Donald Trump’s decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries on 2 April will effectively sink the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a law originally passed by George W. Bush’s administration in 2000, which gives more than 30 African states tariff and quota free trade access to the US. 
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

5 months ago
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.
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Dekonspiratsiya: Meet 20 of Putin's EU spies

17 days ago
Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.
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As Trump sells out Europe’s security, ‘war is not over’ in Ukraine

1 month ago
The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations “immediately" to end the war in Ukraine. But experts keep warning about the moral and strategic consequences of a bad deal — especially for Europe. Meanwhile, it is clear that Ukrainians have no trust in any peace deal with Moscow without strong security guarantees.
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