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Western nations agree to ‘disrupt and deter’ Russia shadow fleet, Estonia says

Twelve Western countries have agreed measures to “disrupt and deter” Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of vessels in order to prevent sanctions breaches and increase the cost to Moscow of the war in Ukraine, Estonia’s government said on Monday.The measures...

China-EU trade rises 1.3% in Jan-Nov, maintaining growth momentum despite challenges

The European Union (EU) continued to be China’s second-largest trading partner during the first 11 months of the year, with bilateral trade registering a 1.3-percent increase, marginally up 0.1 percentage point from the January-October period, latest data from Chinese...

Leaders from Western Balkans, EU, meet to discuss growth plan, reforms

The six Western Balkan countries, aspiring to join the European Union, met in Montenegro on Thursday to discuss how to speed up necessary reforms, create their own single market and ultimately join the bloc.The countries - Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo,...

EU countries approve law to slash trucks’ CO2 emissions

European Union countries gave their final approval on Monday to a law to cut carbon dioxide emissions from trucks, which will require most new heavy-duty vehicles sold in the EU from 2040 to be emissions-free.The law will enforce a...

Japan, U.S., EU to beef up countermeasures against counterfeit trade

Japan, the United States and the European Union are planning to reinforce countermeasures against the illicit trade in counterfeit products in cooperation with online marketplace operators, sources familiar with the matter said.With the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development...

EU works, will continue working with all democratically elected Gov’ts to move Georgia forward on European integration – bloc’s Ambassador

Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Sunday said the bloc was and would continue working with all democratically elected Georgian Governments to move the country forward on the European integration path.In his comments to...

EU adopts draft security guarantees for Ukraine

The European Union (EU) has agreed on a draft of security guarantees for Ukraine, Brussels is currently discussing this with Kiev.Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported, citing TASS.The ambassadors of the 27 EU countries recently agreed on an 11-page text...

Johannes Hahn: Moldova could become an EU member by 2030

Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, said, the Report reported, citing Interfax.‘Of course Moldova could become an EU member by 2030. There is still work to be done, but I must say that I have been...

EU countries kick off talks to ban re-exports of Russian LNG

European Union countries kicked off on Wednesday negotiations on the next round of sanctions against Russia, which for the first time targets LNG.The proposal on the table breaks a long-held taboo in Brussels as Russian gas has been until...

EU hosts defence forum to rally Europe’s military industry behind Ukraine

The European Union hosted a defence industry forum on Monday in a bid to find new ways to supply Kiyv with much-needed weapons and ammunition.Some 140 firms from 25 countries attended the event in Brussels, which was meant to...

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