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DR Congo – DR Congo imposes curfew in Beni after weekend bombings (Al Jazeera)

People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s city of Beni have woken up to a curfew on Monday after three bombs rocked the...

Libya – Libya’s stateless ethnic minorities and an upcoming election (Agnese Boffano, Al Jazeera)

Libyan expectations are high and candidates are beginning to express interest in running for the elections scheduled for December this year. These have been delayed...

Lebanon – ‘Catastrophe’ warning as Lebanese officials lift fuel subsidies (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Caretaker Prime Minister Hasan Diab approved a plan to decrease crucial fuel subsidies, a move observers warned could unleash a “social catastrophe” as the...

Europe – Portugal: Improve EU single market for post-pandemic recovery (Maria João Pereira, Euractiv)

Portuguese Economy Minister Pedro Siza Vieira has said that the European Union’s single market is still an “incomplete construction” with “barriers to be eliminated”...

UK – Britain could face food shortages due to lorry driver crisis (Euractiv)

Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer because of a shortage of more than 100,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, caused by...

Global Corporate Tax – Bargaining over global tax enters key stage (Euractiv)

Nearly 140 countries will haggle over key details of a global corporate tax plan this week, with some concerned about giving up too much...

Europe – The EU needs to make its upcoming climate and energy legislative package ‘Fit for 1.5°C’ (Wendel Trio, Euractiv)

A post-COVID Europe must make far more effort when it comes to tackling climate change. Even with its recently enhanced target of at least...

Europe – DMA: We need to talk about breaking up all-too powerful firms (Max Bank and Ulrich Müller, Euractiv)

With great concern, we have been observing the rising power of digital platforms such as Google, Facebook or Amazon. These platforms control central areas...

Volkswagen/Europe – Volkswagen to stop selling combustion engines in Europe by 2035 (Euractiv)

Volkswagen said Sunday (27 June) it plans to stop producing cars with internal combustion engines in Europe for its eponymous flagship brand between 2033...

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