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The Council has established a €15 million assistance measure to support the Senegalese National Navy with operational, educational, and mobility equipment, all non-lethal. The measure operates within the Yaoundé Architecture for West African maritime security and...
The Council has formally found an excessive deficit in Finland, with a 2024 general government deficit of 4.4% of GDP against the 3% Treaty reference value. A national escape clause activated in July 2025 for defence...

Road Transport Working Time Reporting Gets a New Standard Form After Nine Years

A new standard form for Member State compliance reports on mobile workers' working time replaces the 2017 predecessor. It is more granular on monitoring...

Myanmar Sanctions Renewed as Min Aung Hlaing Takes the Presidency

The EU extends its Myanmar restrictive measures regime until April 2027, amending 33 individual listings and 9 entity entries to reflect the junta's institutional...

Germany’s Forests Are Emitting More Than They Absorb. This Has Now Become a Legal Problem.

Two instruments published together set every member state’s binding annual carbon budget through 2030: one for land and forests, one for transport, buildings, and...

EU Launches New Civilian Mission in Armenia to Counter Hybrid Threats and Russian-Backed Interference

The Council establishes EUPM Armenia, the EU's first CSDP civilian mission in the South Caucasus. It focuses on protecting Armenia from disinformation, foreign interference,...

Brussels Renews Moldova Sanctions against Russian Influence Network

The EU extends measures against Kremlin-linked actors in Moldova to April 2027. The updated list targets Ilan Shor, Vladimir Plahotniuc, and five others accused...

Euromore and Pravfond Sanctioned for Information Warfare

One outlet operated from the EU's own capital while rebroadcasting RT and Sputnik content under a rebranded alias; the other is a Moscow foundation...

The Dagalo Family’s War Machine: How the EU Is Holding Sudan’s RSF Accountable

The newly approved EU sanctions lists brings four individuals with ties to the Rapid Support Forces into sharper focus as Sudan's civil war enters...

Bird Flu Worsens After New Outbreaks Hit Denmark and Poland

The European Commission has extended and revised highly pathogenic avian influenza protection and surveillance zones across eight Member States, responding to fresh outbreaks confirmed...

Middle East Crisis Triggers Emergency Support for Fisheries and Aquaculture

The Strait of Hormuz closure and attacks on energy infrastructure since late February are now formally recognised as causing significant market disruption, triggering EMFAF...

Newcastle Disease Zones Spread Across Poland

Three animal health instruments published today reshape disease control maps for parasites, aquatic infections and poultry Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/766 integrates the EU's Echinococcus...

New Law Enforcement Deal with Ecuador

The new agreement allows Europol and Ecuadorian police to share personal and operational data in the fight against organised crime, drug trafficking, terrorism, and...

Mongolia To Enter International Road Transport Agreement

The Council has authorised amending the AETR to open the treaty to Mongolian adhesion, extending the harmonised driver working rules to one of Asia's...

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