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19th Mar 2024

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EU proposes mandatory lobby register

The European Commission has proposed a mandatory register for lobbyists who want to meet with senior officials, diplomats, or politicians in the commission, the European Parliament, and the EU Council. Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans said there would also be stronger controls on the quality of financial data submitted, with people suspended from holding EU meetings or removed from the register if they lied how much they spend on EU lobbying.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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