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Finland, Sweden sign protocol to join NATO but still need ratification

BRUSSELS: NATO's 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday to allow them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once allied parliaments ratify the decision, the most significant expansion of the alliance since the mid-1990s.

Bangkok Post

Saudi Arabia Maintains Role in Drawing Up Global Customs Policies

Saudi Arabia has been re-elected as a member of the Customs Policies and Financial Committees of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. The move followed an agreement among North African and Near and Middle East countries reached at the 56th coordination meeting held at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU urges UK to ‘come back to the table’ as it highlights economic harm from Brexit

European Commission vice-president says Brussels wants to get ‘Brexit done’ – while London refuses to talk about Northern Ireland

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Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam found guilty of murder and jailed for life

Abdeslam was only survivor of 10-man terrorist unit that struck in city, killing 130 people, in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Aboriginal fashion creatives tour Europe to tell Australia's 'real story'

A group of Indigenous designers and models hold fashion shows across a series of European cities, with the audience in Brussels including policymakers from the United Nations and the European Union.

ABC News

Q&A: What is the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and why is it significant?

MPs on Monday will debate new legislation to give ministers the power to override parts of the post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Macron ends French EU presidency with four global summits

French President Emmanuel Macron – badly bruised during parliamentary elections that took away the absolute majority of his party group Ensemble – will focus on international politics during the last days of France's presidency of the European Union.

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Kyiv orders troops to pull out of Sievierodonetsk – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine set to quit ruined Sievierodonetsk as Russians close in

Ukraine was set to pull its troops from the ruined city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of street fighting and bombardment, the regional governor said, in what would be a significant gain for Russia as it grinds out its offensive in the east.

Reuters

Belgium returns tooth taken in 1961 from slain Congolese icon

Relatives of murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba attend a sombre ceremony in Brussels as Belgium returns his tooth. It's all that remains of him after his assassination in 1961. Also, Kenya has no reproductive health legislation but the public is going to have its say on a regional bill…

France 24

‘Ukraine’s future is in the EU’: Zelenskiy welcomes granting of candidate status

Move opens door to EU membership amid outrage over the brutality of the unprovoked Russian attack

The Guardian - UK

Western Balkan countries deserve realistic chance to join EU, Germany says

Western Balkan countries must have a realistic opportunity to join the European Union after working hard for many years to fulfill the conditions for entering the bloc, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in Brussels on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine set to be approved as EU candidate at Brussels summit

Ukraine is set to be approved as an EU candidate at a Brussels summit on Thursday, after the European Commission gave the green light.

Evening Standard

Brexit anniversary: What's changed since UK voted to leave EU 6 years ago today?

David Cameron was prime minister, Jose Mourinho managed Manchester United and The Neales were number one on the UK Singles Chart - but what else has changed since the 2016 Brexit vote?

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Radio France Internationale

European leaders to debate Ukraine EU membership

European leaders gathering in Brussels are expected to formally grant Ukraine "candidate status" to join the bloc on Thursday - a symbolic move in a process that could take decades.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Debates Ukraine Candidacy as Russia Makes Life 'Hell' in East

EU leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to discuss calls to formally grant war-torn Ukraine "candidate status" to join the bloc, as Russian forces slowly advance in the eastern Donbas region despite fierce resistance from Kyiv's military. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had been conducting a "telephone marathon" on…

Axios

Fight for key Donbas cities reaching "fearsome climax," Ukraine warns

Russian forces aim to destroy Donbas "step by step," Volodymyr Zelensky said ahead of EU membership talks in Brussels.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine granted EU candidacy status – as it happened

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'Light is on for Scotland': Europeans to celebrate historical links with Scotland at event

SCOTLAND’S historical ties to Europe are to be celebrated tonight at an event that will hear from European citizens on why there’s still a place…

Reuters

South Korea plans to establish diplomatic mission to NATO in Brussels

South Korea plans to set up a delegation to NATO in Brussels, the national security adviser said on Wednesday, as Seoul pushes to strengthen its partnership with the organisation and play a bigger role on the global stage.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Voices Concern Over Iran’s Non-Compliance with Nuclear Commitments

The European Union has expressed concern over Iran’s non-compliance with its nuclear commitments. Talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal are ongoing, EU spokesman for foreign affairs and security policy Peter Stano told a news conference in Brussels on Tuesday. “We are very close to reach a final agreement, but…

The Guardian - UK

More flowers, fewer cars: the rewilders turning parking spaces into parks

Across the UK and Europe, the ‘parklet’ movement is gaining pace, transforming dead spaces where cars used to be into pockets of green

The Independent UK

Are Eurostar trains affected by UK rail strikes?

Will trips to the Continent be disrupted?

France 24

Belgium hands over tooth of slain Congolese icon Patrice Lumumba to family

In tonight's edition: Relatives of murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba attend a moving ceremony in Brussels as Belgium returns his tooth. It's all that remains of him after his assassination in 1961. The former colonial power was found to be morally responsible for Lumumba's shocking death. Also, to mark…

Reuters

Turkey says talks on Finland and Sweden's NATO bids to continue, but summit not a deadline

Discussions between Turkey, Finland and Sweden about the Nordic countries' NATO membership will continue but an alliance summit in Madrid next week is not a deadline, Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said after talks in Brussels on Monday.

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