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2025 › November › 07
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Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011, when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region in 2011 cost the world’s economy €6 billion, with €138 million paid out in ransoms.
Taiwan's vice president calls for closer EU ties in address to lawmakers in Brussels ○
EU member states, like most countries, have no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and follow the "One China" policy.
Trump suggests he’s open to exempting Hungary from sanctions on Russian oil ⊕
US president also praises Viktor Orbán’s hardline stance on immigration during White House summit
Donald Trump has suggested that he could exempt Hungary from sanctions on importing oil from Russia as…
EU forces free crew after Somali pirate attack on tanker ⊕
The Hellas Aphrodite crew have been freed from armed Somali pirates who seized it the previous day.
Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard ⊖
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Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOs
More than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended commun…
EU plans Centre for Democratic Resilience to fight online disinformation ⊖⊖
Move follows ‘escalating hybrid attacks’ by Russia and other foreign powers spreading fake articles across social media
The EU executive plans to create a Centre for Democratic Resilience to counter d…
European Commission mulls AI Act delays after Trump and business pressure ⊖
Spokesperson says ‘reflection is still ongoing’ over whether to postpone ‘targeted parts’ of legislation
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The European Commission is considering plans to delay parts of th…
Brussels 'to step up demands' for Britain to pay into the EU's budget for the first time since Brexit as part of Keir Starmer's 'reset' deal ○
The Prime Minister and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck a new agreement in May that Sir Keir claimed would 'move on' from past spats.
EU confirms tighter visa rules for Russians to help stop ‘sabotage’ ⊕
“Travelling to the EU is a privilege," the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas says.
EU naval force nears ship seized by pirates off Somali coast ⊕
Operation Atalanta says it will take 'appropriate action' to help the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite.