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6th Jun 2023

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Bulgaria, North Macedonia new leaders want improved relations

The new leaders of Bulgaria and North Macedonia agreed on Tuesday to improve relations between their countries, Reuters reported. Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov, who took office last month, said he was a "big optimist for joint action" on finding solutions to issues that previously prompted Sofia to block accession talks between the EU and Skopje. North Macedonia's Dimitar Kovacevski said they will use "this new energy" for the negotiations.

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Final steps for EU's due diligence on supply chains law

Final negotiations on the EU due diligence law begin this week. But will this law make companies embed due diligence requirements in their internal processes or incentive them to outsource their obligations to third parties?

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