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24 January 2019
The SG of Arab Maghreb Union visits the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean
On 24 January, the Secretary General of Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Taieb Baccouche visited for the first time the Secretariat of UfM in Barcelona where he met with the UfM’s Secretary General Nasser Kamel....
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24 January 2019
Tensions between Italy and EU over the operation Sophia
Last December the Council extended the mandate of the EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia until the end of March 2019. However, on 22 January Germany announced its withdrawal from the operation considering Italy's reluctance to allow rescued people to disembark. ...
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24 January 2019
The UN announce an independent international inquiry into Khashoggi murder
On 24 January, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard announced an independent international inquiry into the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi....
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23 January 2019
The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn announces a €305 million financial assistance to Tunisia in a meeting with the Tunisian PM in Davos
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the EU commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Hahn had a meeting with the Tunisian PM Chahed on 23 January....
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22 January 2019
The Council of EU introduces new sanctions against Syrian public figures; Assad restricts EU diplomatic visas
As a result of its first meeting in 2019, the Foreign Affairs Council decided on 21 January to add 11 prominent businessmen and 5 entities in the sanctions list against the Syrian regime....
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