EU steps up crackdown on human trafficking
By Martin Banks The Commission has outlined how it will step up its fight to combat human trafficking.
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January 27, 2025 EU agrees to gradually ease Syria sanctions
EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed in principle to begin gradually easing sanctions on Syria to support economic recovery after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. EU member states had begun reassessing their sanctions regime as Syria’s new leadership, the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), lobbied to have them lifted to improve the war-torn country’s economic situation. […]
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January 23, 2025 EU’s ‘overtourism’ response: welcoming more tourists
Transport and Tourism Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas told the World Economic Forum’s Davos summit today that the EU’s planned sustainable tourism strategy will allow the sector to keep growing.
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January 22, 2025 European Greens call for EU action as Trump starts second term
By Martin Banks The European Union has been told it “must stand on its own two feet, to fight both climate collapse and the rise of autocrats.” The blunt message came from the European Greens as Donald Trump started his 2nd term as US president on Monday. It also follows President Trump’s intention, announced soon after his swearing in, […]
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ECONOMY
January 17, 2025 EU and Mexico seal updated trade deal
The EU has concluded negotiations with Mexico on an updated trade agreement, the European Commission announced in a press release on Friday.
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January 15, 2025 EU to weigh up possibility of adopting IPI measures against China
BY Martin Banks A key report published on Tuesday (14 January) highlights what it calls “continued discrimination” against EU medical devices in China’s public procurement market.
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ECONOMY
January 11, 2025 EU cancels ‘TurkAegean’ trademark
The EU’s Intellectual Property Office, EUIPO, has canceled a “TurkAegean” trademark that had been registered by the Turkish Tourism Organization for use within the EU as of December 16, 2021.
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December 21, 2024 EU, Swiss hail ‘historic’ new deal resetting relations
The European Union and Switzerland announced Friday (20 December) they had sealed a new set of agreements aimed at recalibrating relations between the two neighbours.
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December 2, 2024 Pressure mounts on Georgia after EU accuses its government of “backsliding”
By Martin Banks The European Union says it “regrets” the Georgian Dream’s decision not to pursue the opening of EU accession negotiations and rejecting EU financial support until 2028.
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December 1, 2024 Combating foreign influences in media, experts call on EU to step up action
This article is part of our special report The state of media freedom in Europe, challenges and protections. The European Union and its Member States face significant foreign interference in politics and democracy, where legislative and policy gaps are increasingly exploited. To combat malign influences, the bloc must step up action and get beyond policy.
