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Somali piracy in the region cost the world’s economy €6 billion in 2011, with €138 million paid out in ransoms, according to the Oceans Beyond Piracy monitoring group.
EU Parliament throws up last-minute hurdle to Mercosur deal ⊖
A negative court opinion on the trade pact would put the EU executive in an impossible spot, given how fraught the issue is across the bloc.
Far right cheers as von der Leyen’s party abandons centrist coalition over green rules ⊕
It marks a dramatic departure from previous EU norms, where centrist groups refused to collaborate with the far-right.
Musk to VDL: EU leader should be ‘elected by the people’ ○
Tech mogul weighs in on the state of European democracy.
The EU invited Ukraine to join the club, but will it ever happen? ⊖
Zelenskyy wants admission before 2030, but with a growing far-right, anti-enlargement contingent and budgetary fears mounting, some countries are hiding behind a Hungarian veto
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UK scores Brexit win as EU fast-tracks electricity trading talks ⊕
The breakthrough comes after days of wrangling in Brussels over the extent to which London might be expected to pay for access to the EU’s single market.
Singapore sees further cooperation between ASEAN and EU on digital economy, deputy PM says ⊕
Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong said if the EU and ASEAN can come together to discuss a digital economic agreement, it would be a "major breakthrough."
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles ○
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The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy, child harm and foreign political interference. Deregulation plans are misguided
Europe is hurtling toward digital vassalage. Under Ursula von de…
Chip scare sends Brussels back to the drawing board ○
As the U.S. and China weaponize valuable chip supplies, the EU is forced to admit it hasn’t yet found a solution.
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