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Ankara: The Türkiye EU report row opened on 4 November 2026, when Türkiye’s foreign ministry rejected the European Commission’s 2026 report on the country as prejudiced and unfair. Press release…

Brussels: Western Balkans roaming has moved from a regional favour to a formal EU negotiating track, after the European Commission announced on 6 November 2026 that it had opened talks…

Brussels: Russia sanctions alignment reached a new scale on 3 November 2026, when nine non-EU countries joined the Union’s latest listings against Russia’s arms industry. High Representative Kaja Kallas issued…

Brasília: The EU Mercosur trade deal is producing its first hard numbers, and they come from Brazil’s side of the ledger. Brazil’s agriculture ministry figures, published in trade press on…

Wolf protection in Europe enters its decisive implementation phase this winter, as Sweden prepares the second-largest licensed wolf hunt in its history and member states apply the Habitats Directive change…

A ban on Israeli settlement imports could be adopted by qualified majority, according to lawyers at the Council, yet the European Commission appears to favour a unanimity vote. That gap…

Nicosia: CBAM expansion is the next big test for the EU carbon border levy, after finance ministers agreed the Council’s negotiating position on 12 June 2026 under the Cyprus presidency.…

Brussels: The European Commission presented the EU sustainable tourism strategy on 4 November 2026, setting out how it wants Europe to stay the world’s leading destination while easing pressure on…
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