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Politics: European Parliament ratifies Association Agreement with Ukraine
During what was called a historical session by its President, the European Parliament approved on 16 September the Association Agreement with Ukraine. This complex political and economic agreement was the trigger of the events in Eastern Ukraine and the MEPs, together with their Ukrainian colleagues...
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Politics: New Juncker Commission made public
The President-elect of the European Commission published last Wednesday (10 September) the distribution of the Commission portfolios among the 27 Commissioner-nominees. Also, he presented a new way of working of the European Commission, better suited for today´s challenges the EU is facing. The main...
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Politics: Another wave of economic sanctions against Russia comes into effect
Following the special meeting of the European Council of 30 August, the Committee of Permanent Representatives was presented on 3 September with a set of new restrictive measures prepared by the EEAS and by the Commission. These are seen as EU´s reply to the undeniable fact of Russian military prese...
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