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Massive farmers protest disrupts Brussels traffic

Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate converged on Brussels on Friday

The Independent UK

Belgian court prolongs pre-trial detention for graft case MEPs

Brussels (AFP) - Belgian judges on Friday prolonged the pre-trial detention of Greek MEP Eva Kaili, accused of receiving bribes from a corrupt network allegedly funded by Morocco and Qatar, for two more months.

AFP

Heaton-Harris says protocol deal ‘decisively takes back control from Brussels’

The Northern Ireland Secretary issued a robust defence of the draft agreement – but admitted it wasn’t perfect.

The Independent UK

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EU, NATO seek stronger Indo-Pacific ties

BRUSSELS -- The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are considering holding meetings in April and May with foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan, to strengthen ties with democratic nations in the region, with China in mind.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Sunak’s ‘seismic’ deal resolves N. Ireland border problem – but DUP support remains elusive

The Northern Irish question has caused endless headaches in Belfast, London and Brussels throughout the Brexit saga. Now analysts say the deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck with the EU Commission this week offers genuine resolution of the problem. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)’s backing will be needed to…

France 24

Belgium PM tells Iranian leader to free aid worker

BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday urged Iran's president to "immediately" set free an aid worker held by Tehran in a case denounced as hostage diplomacy.

Bangkok Post

Germany: Skulls and bones, a sinister colonial heritage

It's a sinister heritage: tens of thousands of skulls and other human remains are stored in German museums and research institutes. Many were taken during the colonial era and researchers are now trying to source them in order to send them back to their countries of origin, mostly in Africa.…

France 24

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EU parliament bans TikTok on work devices

Brussels (AFP) - The European Parliament has told staff to purge TikTok from devices used for work because of data protection concerns, after similar moves by the EU's main governing bodies last week.

AFP

‘It was time to act as adults’: how Sunak charmed his way through a deal

Timing, trust and intense talks brought Northern Ireland deal over the finish line

The Guardian - UK

Brits back Ukraine joining the EU - even though UK quit bloc three years ago

A survey for the pro-EU European Movement UK revealed support for Kyiv joining the Brussels bloc - on the same day NATO's boss said Ukraine will join the alliance in the long-term

Daily Mirror

EU publishes Kosovo-Serbia plan after tough talks

Brussels (AFP) - The European Union published its peace plan for Serbia and Kosovo on Monday, ramping up pressure on their leaders to come to a deal after tense talks in Brussels ended without a clear breakthrough.

AFP

No talks breakthrough as Serbia and Kosovo resist EU pressure

Brussels (AFP) - Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo resisted mounting international pressure to begin implementing a European peace plan Monday, as Brussels talks again broke up without a clear breakthrough.

AFP

Serbia, Kosovo back normalising ties but need more talks -EU's Borrell

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo agreed on Monday to a Western-backed deal to normalise relations but more talks are needed on the implementation of the pact, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

Reuters

Sunak’s NI deal looks like a Brexit win, but his next steps are tricky

Fixing the detail with Von der Leyen was the easy part – winning over Tory hardliners and the DUP will be harder

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The Independent UK

Sunak scraps Johnson’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

Brussels will end its retaliatory legal action against the UK.

AFP

Serbia and Kosovo leaders talk as EU presses for a deal

Brussels (AFP) - Brussels hosts the rival leaders of Kosovo and Serbia on Monday as the European Union turns up the pressure to reach a deal it hopes will lead to a de facto normalisation of ties between the bitter foes.

AFP

Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks as pressure mounts for deal

Brussels (AFP) - Brussels hosts the rival leaders of Kosovo and Serbia on Monday as the European Union turns up the pressure to reach a breakthrough deal it hopes will lead to a normalisation of ties between the foes.

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland Protocol: Key questions answered

The controversial arrangements have created red tape on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Humza Yousaf unveils plans for regional assemblies and SNP presence in Brussels

REGIONAL assemblies on how to win independence will be set up for SNP members across Scotland if Humza Yousaf is elected party leader, he is…

Bangkok Post

From Brussels to Bangkok, demonstrations of support for Ukraine

In Brussels, they sang Ukraine’s national anthem in the rain. In Sydney, they gathered to pray. And in London, they hung paper angels from the ceiling of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, in honour of the children who have died in the war.

AFP

EU agrees new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine

Brussels (AFP) - The EU agreed a new round of sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion, the bloc's Swedish presidency announced.

Reuters

EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions on anniversary of invasion

The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversaryof Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU presidency said late on Friday.

France 24

Ukraine's EU bid: 'What we've achieved in a year is unthinkable by normal standards'

Before February 24, 2022, few could have imagined that Ukraine would be awarded candidate status to join the EU in the space of just a few months. But the war on Ukraine has transformed the relationship between Kyiv and Brussels, evident not just in the various bilateral visits at the…

AFP

EU eases Syria sanctions to speed up quake aid

Brussels (AFP) - The European Union said Thursday it is temporarily easing sanctions on Syria to speed up aid deliveries to the country two weeks after a devastating earthquake.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ramps up pressure on Sunak to pass his EU-defying protocol bill

Ex-PM claims his legislation ‘fixes all the problems’ and refuses to say whether he would back compromise

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