Trawler wars: Europe’s fights over fish
The UK’s decision to send gunboats to Jersey in response to fishing protests by French trawlers should not come as a surprise: the EU’s history is full of fishing skirmishes.
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EUROPE
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CYPRUS 
April 23, 2021 Cyprus is one of Europe’s frontline states and it faces increasing migratory pressures
Access to territory and asylum, and improving reception conditions for asylum-seekers dominated the four-day visit of the UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs to Cyprus.
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EUROPE
April 20, 2021 Europe reunited against football Super League proposal
From top EU officials to European leaders, UK politicians and bosses of nationalist parties: the universal condemnation against the project of a new football tournament has reunited Europe for once.
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EUROPE
March 30, 2021 Pandemic upsurge hits Europe recovery hopes
An upsurge in new coronavirus cases is forcing governments across Europe into new, damaging lockdowns that threaten to delay a much hoped-for return to growth, economists say.
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HEALTH
March 22, 2021 AstraZeneca vaccine: Safety confidence plummets across Europe after blood clot row
Trust in the AstraZeneca vaccine’s safety has plunged across Europe due to the blood clot row with massive falls over last two weeks in Spain, Germany, France and Italy.
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ENVIRONMENT
February 22, 2021 Time for Europe to draw exit scenarios from the Energy Charter Treaty
By Anna Cavazzini and Pascal Canfin If efforts to reform the Energy Charter Treaty do not bear fruit, Europe must urgently consider exiting the agreement, write Pascal Canfin and Anna Cavazzini.
