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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2422 of 26 October 2023 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2227 of 23 October 2023 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea.

The Council decision enables the EU to adopt the relevant decision within the EU-UK Specialised Committee on Participation in Union programmes before the end of the year.

Samoa Agreement: EU and its Member States sign new Partnership Agreement with the Members of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.

The Council and the Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation to track and reduce methane emissions in the energy sector.

On Thursday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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On Thursday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Two ruling-clan individuals, seven mercenary firms, and a ban on Russian diamonds are to be added to EU blacklists in time for the Christmas holidays

The EU this week finally sealed an agreement on a new treaty that will govern relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) community, but the refusal of 35 of the 79 ACP states to sign it has cast a shadow over its merits.

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is appealing the designation of its social media application as a gateway that would make the service subject to Europe’s strict regime of ex-ante antitrust rules.

Ministers, members of the European Parliament, and industry representatives have urged the European Commission to launch a dedicated strategy to boost the use of night trains across the bloc, arguing that now is the time to get behind the low-carbon travel option.

In an unprecedented move, a new Polish MEP, Włodzimierz Karpiński, will come to Brussels directly from a prison cell.

Young people’s voices should have a permanent role when considering legislation, the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Oliver Röpke told Euractiv in an interview, adding that youth participation should not be treated as a ‘fig leaf’....

On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on an update of EU environmental crimes and sanctions rules to strengthen ecosystem protection.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on an update of EU environmental crimes and sanctions rules to strengthen ecosystem protection.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Tesla is facing combined opposition from its Swedish employees, trade unions and even companies in the industry itself. A small industrial dispute over the rejection of a collective agreement has snowballed in little over a month.

From the regulatory approach currently under discussion to the geopolitical risks of AI, Europe's challenges vis-a-vis Artificial Intelligence are many. The think thank network PromethEUs presented its paper on AI on Tuesday (14 November), focusing on the EU’s AI Act, generative AI, and AI and businesses.

Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 20 - 23 November plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 20 - 23 November plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Despite assurances that the EU does not want to decouple its trade from China, Chinese companies operating in Europe say they are facing uncertainty regarding their future, but nevertheless continue to invest in the bloc.