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Read this ‘at a glance note’ on ‘ Review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement ‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.
Ukraine was granted EU candidate status in June 2022. Accession negotiations were opened in June 2024. While bilateral screening meetings of three thematic clusters have been completed, negotiations ...
Since April 2025, the United States (US) and Iran have been engaging in talks over a new nuclear deal. The current multilateral agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear programme is considered defunct by ...
The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, making it an important trade and logistics hub.
Russia's war on Ukraine has been a wake-up call for many EU Member States' defence budgets. Rising from €218 billion in 2021 to €326 billion in 2024, a further increase of at least €100 billion is ...
Written by Sebastian Clapp, Martin Höflmayer, Elena Lazarou and Marianna Pari. The European Commission’s ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, presented in March 2024, proposes to leverage over €800 ...
The US Trump administration has set its sights on Ukraine's vast mineral resources, and proposed a deal: to secure a portion of Ukraine's rare earths in exchange for US support in the war against the ...
Following the adoption, in 2022, of the Strategic Compass – a jointly agreed action plan for the EU to achieve its goals in security and defence – the EU launched a new set of tailored security and ...
Dark patterns are deceptive techniques used by online platforms to manipulate users' behaviour, often without their knowledge or consent.
This infographic provides an insight into the economic performance of China compared with the European Union (EU) and looks at the trade dynamics between them.
In response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the EU, the United States (US) and other like-minded partners, including the G7 (EU/G7+), imposed unprecedented sanctions on entire sectors of ...
Standards are voluntary guidelines, providing technical specifications for products, processes and services. They ensure a certain level of quality, enable interoperability, boost consumer confidence ...