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Day: December 13, 2018

The European Council observed a minute of silence for the victims of terrorism in Strasbourg (credit: Council of the EU)
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Europeans united on a message to Russia on the Sea of ​​Azov. Economic sanctions renewed but no more

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 4 min read

(B2) The Heads of State and Government succeeded in having a single message, as firm as possible, towards Russia, but without going so far as to qualify the Russian action in the Sea of ​​Azov as aggression or mentioning

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Chinese investments in Europe are worrying. The city of Hangzhou in China (credit: European Commission) aerialHangzhouChina
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[Decryption] Filtering foreign direct investments. Above all a framework of cooperation

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 5 min read

(B2) Investments by emerging countries in so-called strategic sectors are worrying. Member States and European Parliament reach agreement on draft regulation establishing a framework for investment screening

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