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Sixty countries to shut down global trade in torture tools

The Alliance for Torture-Free Trade has announced plans to step up the pace of its efforts and work towards a United Nations instrument (such...

Brussels says Slovak rail company obstructed antitrust inspection

The European Commission on September 25 informed Slovak rail company ZSSK of its preliminary view that the company obstructed a Commission inspection by giving...

Former Catalan leader calls for EU mediation

Europe needs to mediate an end to the stand-off with Madrid, according to the exiled former president of the Spanish region of Catalonia. In...

Netherlands: Budget MEPs back €1.2m in job-search aid

Following the dismissal of 1,324 workers in 20 banks in the affected regions, the most disadvantaged among them should receive EU aid worth €1,192,500...

MEPs cut support for Turkey by €70m

Budget Committee MEPs on Tuesday agreed to cancel €70 million in pre-accession funds earmarked for Turkey, as conditions to improve the rule of law...

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