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The EU-UK summit planned for 20 November in Brussels is shaping up as the biggest test yet of the post-Brexit relationship, and the negotiating window is closing fast. British Prime…

The Black Sea shipping attacks of the past two weeks have turned a long-standing security concern into a direct test of how the European Union protects civilian vessels in waters…

Tbilisi: Georgia EU candidate status is now a label with little behind it, a point Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos made bluntly on 7 October 2026 when she called Georgia a…

Jakarta: The Indonesia EU CEPA is heading for a signing at the end of October 2026, according to Trade Minister Budi Santoso, who briefed reporters at his ministry on 6…

The foreign investment screening regulation already sits in the Official Journal, yet most of its bite arrives only in January 2028. The text was published on 26 June 2026, entered…

The EU Deforestation Regulation will apply to large and medium-sized companies from 30 December 2026, which leaves importers and traders about ten weeks to finish their preparations. The date follows…

Lille: The EU parcel handling fee must be in place by 1 November 2026, and the European Commission has still not published the amount. The Council gave final approval to…

Tirana: EU budget fraud protection is moving closer to national capitals, and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) used a two-day Brussels conference on 6 and 7 October 2026 to say…
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EU leaders asked for targeted and temporary energy relief. Two days later, cost-of-living protests swept four member states, and Europe’s fiscal rules still make room…
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