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Debate: Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh: calm returning?

Eurotopics.net - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 12:10
The conflicting parties in Nagorno-Karabakh have agreed on a ceasefire and the resumption of peace talks. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday after a meeting with his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan. Military attacks continued over the weekend nonetheless. Commentators see little hope of real peace.
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Debate: Covid autumn: are we heading for another lockdown?

Eurotopics.net - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 12:10
Infection numbers are rising rapidly across Europe and breaking previous records in many countries. Politicians warn that without more discipline new lockdowns are inevitable. The WHO's special envoy on Covid-19, David Nabarro, has now explicitly warned against this, saying that governments would do better to use other means to combat the pandemic. Europe's press discusses the dilemma.
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Debate: US elections: tension growing apace with Biden's lead

Eurotopics.net - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 12:10
In the run-up to the US presidential elections on November 3, the polls show the presidential challenger Joe Biden with a substantial lead against Donald Trump in some states. While some observers are already looking at how Trump would react to defeat, others voice doubts about the reliability of the polls.
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The importance of engaging with Africa

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 12:00
To paraphrase the words of the American political activist Ralph Nader – if you’re not turned on to Africa, Africa will turn on you. Udo Bullmann is the S&D group Coordinator on the European Parliament’s Development Committee. Carlos Zorrinho is...
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Commission must refuse UK data adequacy, rights group says

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 10:54
The European Commission should not grant the UK a data adequacy agreement as part of its ongoing assessment of the country's data protection landscape, an Irish civil rights group has said. 
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US sanctions turn up heat but Huawei serving European 5G clients, says executive

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 08:35
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is finding it harder to counter US sanctions designed to choke off its access to semiconductors but can continue to serve European 5G network clients, a senior European executive told an Austrian newspaper.
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Poland eyes broker role between EU-US

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 08:21
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the curfews imposed in some of Germany's major cities, A Bulgarian EPP MEP calling the EU Parliament's resolution on the rule of law and fundamental rights in Bulgaria "slander", and so much more.
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Celebrities lead global call to act on climate crisis

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 08:20
With a call to "fix our climate" by 2030, Prince William on Saturday (10 October) joined a global array of activists, artists, celebrities and politicians taking part in a free streamed TED event aimed at mobilising and unifying people to confront the climate crisis.
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Vucic silent over Kosovo’s independence

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/12/2020 - 08:17
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday that he didn’t have to answer when asked to “recognise Kosovo’s independence without getting anything in return, and seeing the Serbs exposed to a pogrom similar to that of 17 March 2004.” Commenting...
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