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Kosovo celebrates 15 years of independence with eye to reaching deal with Serbia

Kosovo feted 15 years of independence with a parade of soldiers and police cheered by thousands in Pristina on Friday with an eye to a normalisation deal with Serbia, key to stability in a region still scarred from ethnic wars in the 1990s.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2023

Can ASEAN Benefit From the EU’s Green Agriculture Push?

The EU wants to champion “green agriculture” in Southeast Asia. But limited trade relations, regulatory nightmares, and distrust could stymie it.

The News Lens · Feb 17, 2023

France awaits climate progress in EU-Mercosur talks -agriculture minister

France is waiting to see if Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's return to power in Brazil will allow progress on climate and deforestation issues that remain red lines for Paris in any EU-Mercosur trade deal, its agriculture minister said.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2023

UK passport rules set to change as Brits issued with nine month warning

The Entry/Exit System (EES) and European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will kick in later this year and impact how British passport holders travel to and from EU Schengen Zone countries

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

TikTok Planning 2 More Data Centers in Europe amid Data Security Concerns

Chinese social media company TikTok plans to open two more data centers in Europe, a senior executive said on Friday, a move that could mitigate concerns over the security of users' data and ease regulatory pressure on the company. TikTok has been seeking to assure governments and regulators that users'…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2023

DUP leader keeps hopes of protocol deal on track as he declares ‘progress’ in talks

Jeffrey Donaldson says ‘big moment’ looming in Rishi Sunak’s effort to cut a post-Brexit deal with EU

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Zelenskiy to open Munich summit amid fears of new Russian offensive

Security conference seen as a key test of west’s resolve to fight out a prolonged, expensive war

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Britain's Sunak touts EU protocol progress in Northern Ireland, no deal yet

Britain's prime minister told Northern Ireland politicians on Friday that progress had been made on easing post-Brexit trade rules as he sought to keep the province's sceptical unionists on side in a final push for a deal with the European Union.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2023

Huge increase in number of cars being stolen, gardai warn

Second-hand cars that have been imported from outside the EU are increasingly being stolen by criminals

Dublin Live · Feb 17, 2023

Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US

Facebook allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that country's government — even though he and his political party are subject to U.S. sanctions

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023