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Commission approves Danish compensation of up to €77 million to Post Danmark for legacy costs of dismissal of former civil servants

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, Denmark's compensation to Post Danmark A/S for legacy costs ...
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How Business Could Make or Break Recovery in Nepal, Syria, and Bangladesh

A year after the world saw roughly 1.5 billion people head to the polls, political upheaval hasn’t stopped. While 2024 saw elections in more than 50 countries, 2025 was largely marked by youth-led ...
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Wildberries is betting on AI and robots to boost e‑commerce across Eurasia

While Amazon dominates online retail in the US and Alibaba leads in China, Wildberries has emerged as one of the top digital platforms in Eurasia. Founded in Moscow by entrepreneur Tatyana Kim two ...
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EU leaders meet in Brussels as farmers protest Mercosur deal and EU agricultural policy

As EU leaders gathered in Brussels today for a crucial European Summit, the streets surrounding the EU institutions became the stage for a powerful demonstration of rural discontent. Thousands of ...
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Commission approves €408 million Spanish state aid scheme to support decarbonization of industry, in line with Clean Industrial Deal objectives

The European Commission has approved a €408 million Spanish scheme to support the decarbonization of manufacturing industry, ...
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Between peace and no peace: Why a ceasefire must come first

The conflict in Sudan has provoked the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and poses grave risks to regional - and indeed international - peace and security.  Peace has proved defiantly elusive because ...
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Greenland’s strategic shift as a game-changer in the global rare-Earth race

The competition for rare-earth minerals, crucial for everything from clean energy to defense technology, has reached a new level of intensity. As global supply chains are realigned away from China, ...
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Commission publishes first draft of Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content

The first draft of the Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content was published on 17 Decembder in line with the timeline to finalise the code in June 2026. Article 50 of the AI ...
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Commission fines automotive starter battery manufacturers and association €72 million for participating in a cartel

The European Commission has fined three automotive starter battery manufacturers, Exide, FET (including its predecessor Elettra) and Rombat, as well as the trade association EUROBAT, a total of around ...
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Successful trial of Explosive Trace Detection equipment provided by the European Commission in Poland

Since October 2024, Polish Police and Border Guards have been taking part in the European Commission’s Detection Trial to test explosive trace detection equipment in the rail environment. Detection ...
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Ilham Aliyev’s visit to the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan’s post-fossil fuel economic transformation vision

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev (pictured) paid an official visit to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 17 December, at the invitation of President of the United Arab Emirates ...
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Fisheries ministers agree on fishing opportunities for 2026, in the Atlantic and North Sea, and in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

EU fisheries ministers have agreed fishing opportunities for 2026 for the Atlantic and North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea. The Commission could not support the compromise reached on the ...