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On Wednesday the EU Commission presented a new "anti-coercion instrument". In future Europe will be able to respond to trade boycotts or punitive tariffs by third countries against a member state or the EU as a whole with counter-sanctions. The aim of the instrument is to prevent such aggressive actions from the outset. In view of recent developments, commentators approve of Brussels' approach.

Ever since the protests against Lukashenka began, Lithuania has sided with the Belarusian opposition and given asylum to many activists. But now it has emerged that Lithuanian Railways has been transporting Belaruskali fertiliser despite US sanctions against the Belarusian state-owned producer. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and Transport Minister Marius Skuodis have already announced their resignations.

Plenary session - Strasbourg

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In the coming decade, it is expected that more European patients will need access to plasma-derived medicines.

The Italian antitrust body has slapped a €1.128 billion fine on Amazon after finding that the US giant holds a position of absolute dominance in the Italian e-commerce market, which has allowed it to favour its own logistics service. The European Commission has already praised Italy's move, while Amazon said it would appeal the decision

The new German government will not support French plans to label nuclear energy as 'green', foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said in Paris on Thursday.

Hungary has the right to apply its own measures in areas where the European Union has yet to take adequate steps for common implementation of EU rules, the Hungarian Constitutional Court ruled on Friday (10 December). The Hungarian court has...

Parliament will award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, discuss the pandemic situation and gender equality in the EU in December plenary.

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Parliament will award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, discuss the pandemic situation and gender equality in the EU in December plenary.

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This week our Beyond the Byline podcast focuses on the position on the minimum wage directive agreed by the EU council. We are also talking about the opening of the vaccinations for children aged between 5 and 11 years old in France and other EU countries.

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Farewell Angela Merkel, you will be missed, Boris Johnson lies about party, but we all get the gist, while the Finnish PM went out and got pissed!