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Beirut: The EU’s Lebanon security mission faces a hard deadline, because the UN peacekeeping force that has patrolled the south for decades loses its mandate on 31 December 2026. With…

Chisinau: Moldova EU accession has moved from a hopeful slogan to a dated timetable, and the European Commission’s 2026 Enlargement Package published on 4 November makes that shift plain. Brussels…

Brussels: Humanitarian action reform moved from strategy paper to political commitment on 9 November 2026, when EU member states approved Council conclusions on the Joint Communication that the European Commission…

Belgrade: Serbia accession talks have a rare opening this autumn, and Brussels wants the new authorities in Belgrade to use it quickly. On 4 November 2026 Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos…

Supermarket cyberattacks that left freezers running hot across at least ten European countries have moved from a retail headache to a test of how the European Union polices connected equipment.…

The EU Civil Protection Mechanism moved to the centre of Europe’s Ukraine winter response on 9 November 2026, when representatives of the European Commission and Ukraine met to identify the…

Lille: The customs reform is now moving from legislation to practice, and its biggest change lands on online marketplaces, which the new rules treat as importers. The Council gave the…

Parma: Geographical indications moved to the centre of the EU farm agenda on 10 November 2026, when Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen opened the fifth CAP Implementation Dialogue on the policy…
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