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Access to children in need in Syria continues to be severely restricted

“Up to 180,000 people are estimated to have fled the recent wave of violence in southern Syria. UNICEF estimates that half of them are children. According to reports, many of these children and their families continue to be cut off from basic...

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More efforts needed to achieve comprehensive ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, says OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine

While a new recommitment to cease fire that came into effect on 1 July has brought an immediate decrease in violence, a comprehensive ceasefire is yet to be reached, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), Ertugrul...

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Turkey Ends State of Emergency

A state of emergency imposed in Turkey following the failed 2016 coup to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expired.

The end of the decree, which came in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning, marked a pledge made by President Erdogan...

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Financial services: Commission refers Spain to Court for not applying EU prudential rules for banks and investment firms

The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to fully implement the Capital Requirements Directive (Directive 2013/36/EU).

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