COPping out The COP28 climate conference is in full swing in Dubai and not a single day has passed since the grand opening on Thursday (30 November) without new announcements being made. US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence The US on Tuesday (5 December) began imposing visa bans on people involved in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Washington officials said, after several appeals for Israel to do more prevent violence by Jewish settlers. One year of ‘Qatargate’: Investigation going nowhere? A year after a bribery scandal dubbed "Qatargate" engulfed the European Parliament, Belgium's investigation into the alleged wrongdoing of certain lawmakers and aides still seems far from resolution. One year on, Russian oil price cap partially delivers A Western price cap imposed a year ago Tuesday (5 December) on Russia's oil has had limited success with Russia increasingly finding ways to deliver crude at prices above the $60 limit. How the war on terroir was won – part 2 Geographical indications (GIs) were also a big factor in the EU’s growing export performance. But the globalisation of the EU’s approach also triggered two unplanned and unintended developments, writes a former top EU trade negotiator.
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