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EU exports of shark fins dropped in 2025

In 2025, the EU exported 2.7 thousand tonnes of shark fins to countries outside the EU, worth €44.8 million. Compared with 2024, the export volume decreased by 15.2% (from 3.1 thousand tonnes), and the export value dropped by 31.3% (from €65.3 million). These decreases

Justice and Home Affairs Council

On 4 June, Justice and Home Affairs Ministers from EU member states and Schengen Associated Countries met at the JHA Council in Luxembourg. Among other topics, Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner presented the main findings of the 5th Report on the

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Netanyahu’s axis-vs-axis bet risks deeper, deadlier rifts

In February 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled what may be his most ambitious foreign policy doctrine yet. Standing before his cabinet ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, Netanyahu announced a “hexagon of alliances”, a sweeping

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