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European Union

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Ukraine’s accession could cost €136 billion to the EU budget, new report estimates

This would represent 0.10% and 0.13% of the EU's gross domestic product (GDP). The projection uses the existing rules and design of the 2021-2027 budget to extract a projection of how much money the war-torn nation would be entitled to after obtaining the coveted membership. Ukraine was first declared a candidate in June 2022 and was given the go-ahead for accession negotiations in December 2023. The findings exclude the enormous […]

todayMarch 7, 2024 6

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Environment

EU to introduce 10-year prison terms for environmental crimes

The European Union has become the first international body to criminalise the most serious cases of environmental damage that are “comparable to ecocide”. Ecosystem destruction, including habitat loss and illegal logging, will be punished with tougher penalties and prison sentences of up to 10 years under the EU’s updated environmental crime directive. Here is local Ecologist Peter Cuningham.

todayFebruary 28, 2024 40

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World

Free movement in west Africa: three countries leaving Ecowas could face migration hurdles

    By Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute; Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Leonie Jegen, University of Amsterdam   For Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, a recent decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has thrown up questions about how they will navigate regional mobility in future. Ecowas covers a variety of sectors, but migration is a major one. The bloc’s protocols since 1979 […]

todayFebruary 22, 2024 8

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In seeking re-election, Ursula von der Leyen has one real rival: herself

The German politician is ready for another five years at the helm of the European Union's most powerful institution, from which she has shaped the bloc's policies in ways that would have been unimaginable when MEPs elected her in 2019 by a razor-thin margin. Her tenure kicked off amid a continent-wide movement of protests and strikes that thrust climate change to the very top of the agenda. It was therefore […]

todayFebruary 21, 2024 10

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World

Ukraine war: corruption scandals and high-level rifts could become an existential threat as Kyiv asks for more military aid

    By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy   The latest revelations about corruption in Ukraine tell a complex story. A scandal has engulfed the Ukrainian ministry of defence, where 100,000 mortar shells worth about $40m (£31m) were paid for but never delivered. But within days of this story emerging, Ukraine achieved its best-ever ranking in the annual corruption perceptions index complied […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024 22

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Local

EU-twinning project elevates Namibia’s trade landscape: A boost for economic growth

    Following an intensive 24-months of facilitation, training, peer-to-peer learning, and diverse events, the European Union-funded Twinning Project titled "Support to the Namibian Standards Institution" successfully concludes on 31 January 2024, marking a significant milestone in boosting Namibia's trade capabilities. This was revealed at the closing event, hosted at Droombos to take stock and celebrate the success of the first of its kind EU funded twinning project in Southern […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024 15

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World

EU considers imposing more sanctions on Hamas

The European Union could impose new sanctions on Hamas next week, according to reports. Earlier this week, it added Hamas leader Yahoo Sinwar to its terror list - effectively freezing his assets in the EU and banning citizens from carrying out transactions with him. Ishan Garg has more from Brussels.

todayJanuary 18, 2024 28

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Opinion Pieces

More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?

Shutterstock Nicholas Reece, The University of Melbourne 2024 is going to be democracy’s biggest year ever. In a remarkable milestone in human history, over four billion people – more than half of the world’s population across more than 40 countries – will go to the polls. National elections will be held in the United States, India, Indonesia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Mexico, and South Africa to name […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 7

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World

EU to debate sending naval mission to Red Sea

EU countries will discuss next week a plan to set up a naval mission to help protect Red Sea shipping following attacks from Yemen's Huthi rebels, diplomats said Friday. The proposal -- in the pipeline in Brussels for several weeks -- was mooted before US and British forces struck rebel-held Yemen early on Friday. Any EU effort would seek to complement a US-led coalition, which includes numerous countries from the […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024 19

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