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South Africa Clean Trade Partnership Holds First Official Dialogue
Pretoria: The South Africa clean trade partnership with the European Union has moved from signature to practice, as the two sides held their first government-to-government dialogue at senior official level,…
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Kazakhstan Critical Raw Materials Deal Needs Money Behind It
Astana: Kazakhstan critical raw materials cooperation with the European Union has the politics in place but little visible money, a gap that matters as Brussels competes with Washington for Central…
External Relations and Diplomacy
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Egypt Macro-Financial Assistance Nears End With €1.5bn Pending
Cairo: Egypt macro-financial assistance from the European Union has reached a late stage, with two of three planned tranches of the second-phase €4 billion loan released and a final €1.5…
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Malaysia EU Trade Talks Eye June 2027 With Palm Oil Unresolved
Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysia EU trade talks now have a target date, with International Trade and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani saying on 13 October 2026 that negotiations will likely…
Brussels Today
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Euro Area Inflation Splits As Italy Surges And Berlin Eases
Euro area inflation looked sharply divided after national flash estimates arrived on Friday 30 October 2026. Italy’s preliminary headline rate jumped to 5.4% from 4.2% in September, while Germany’s fell…
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Customs Data Hub Plan Puts Lille At Heart Of EU Reform
The customs data hub is moving from blueprint to reality after Parliament gave final approval to the Union’s customs overhaul on 29 September 2026. The Council had endorsed the text…
European Affairs
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Securitisation Reform Deal Cuts Bank Capital Charges Across EU
Place Schuman: Negotiators for the Council of the EU and the European Parliament struck a provisional deal on 21 October 2026 on securitisation reform, a package that aims to revive…
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Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 Faces Its End Of 2026 Milestones
Warsaw: The Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 reaches a run of deadlines before the end of 2026, and the Commission plan lists initial capacity for the Eastern Flank Watch and the…
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Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal and the Method Brussels Will Not Judge
The Commission has made clear who is entitled to sit on Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal. It has yet to say whether a government may restore judicial…
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