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(Europe) EU chance for ‘Brussels moment’ on human rights reporting, says leading lawmaker (Euractiv)

Benjamin Fox The European Commission is set to propose legislation making it compulsory for companies to ensure that their supply chains are free of human...

(Europe) EU adopts €5billion fund to train and equip foreign military forces (Euractiv)

Alexandra Brzozowski and Tiago Almeida Despite criticism from European lawmakers and advocacy groups, the EU adopted the €5 billion worth French-brokered European Peace Facility (EPF) on Monday...

(Europe) Portuguese Presidency rebuts Vestager’s concerns about ePrivacy proposal (Euractiv)

Samuel Stolton The Portuguese presidency of the EU has rebutted claims from the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Digital, Margrethe Vestager, that Portugal’s proposed text...

(Europe) New 2030 sub-target in revised Directive can keep Europe at the cutting-edge of renewable energy innovation (Euractiv)

Donagh Cagney A new sub-target in the revised Renewable Energy Directive for the deployment of innovative technologies is all it would take for Europe to...

(Iran) Iranian Revolutionary Guards Publication: Young People in Iran Pose a Security Threat to the Regime (JCPA)

Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall The weekly Sobh-e Eghtesad, the official newspaper of the Revolutionary Guards’ Political Bureau, in an editorial on March 7, 2021, called young...

(Europe/Israel) The European Green Deal: Challenges and Opportunities for Israel (INSS)

Tiziana della Ragione The European Green Deal (EGD) is the new European Union growth strategy to transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient, and competitive...

(Turkey/Egypt) Turkish-Egyptian Maritime Negotiations: Hype or Substance? (INSS)

Samuel Helfont During the first week of March 2021, the Turkish press highlighted Egypt’s ostensible compliance with disputed Turkish maritime claims in the Eastern Mediterranean....

(Germany) “Antisemitism-Lite” in Contemporary Germany (BESA Center)

Evyatar Friesel Let’s face it: Israelis aren’t interested in the problem of antisemitism. This is a mistake, as antisemitic views, in their diverse formulations and...

(Sri Lanka/UN) UN rights office gets mandate to document Sri Lanka war crimes (Al Jazeera)

The resolution received 22 votes in favour and 11 against, including China and Pakistan, and 14 abstentions including India. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/un-rights-office-gets-mandate-to-document-sri-lanka-war-crimes

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