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EU greenlights first set of tariffs hitting back at US
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EU greenlights first set of tariffs hitting back at US

10 April 2025
The EU on Wednesday adopted its first measures hitting back at President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught, targeting more than 20 billion euros of US goods including soybeans, motorcycles and beauty products. The levies of up to 25 per cent are retaliation for US duties on steel and aluminium imposed last month - with Europe's response to Trump's latest tariffs salvo yet to be announced.
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The National Mine Action Coordination Platform commemorates the “International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance Mine Action”
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The National Mine Action Coordination Platform commemorates the “International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance Mine Action”

10 April 2025
On Thursday 3 April the “National Mine Action Coordination Platform,” in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), held its annual workshop in Armenia to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action observed globally on 4 April.
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Georgia's Central Election Commission adopts amendments restricting election observation
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Georgia's Central Election Commission adopts amendments restricting election observation

9 April 2025
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has adopted amendments to the rules and procedures for voting using electronic means. Under the changes, persons authorised to be present at polling stations are prohibited from requesting voters to present ID cards or from confiscating them. Additionally, photo and video recording inside the precinct election commission building is now restricted.
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Gyumri Election Highlights Growing Challenge to Pashinyan’s Rule
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Gyumri Election Highlights Growing Challenge to Pashinyan’s Rule

8 April 2025
With just over a year left before parliamentary elections in Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan finds himself grappling with a rapidly changing political landscape. At the end of last month, voters in the country’s second largest city of Gyumri went to the polls to elect a new municipal council that would then select a mayor. While local elections might not seem as important as national votes, the results were anything but insignificant. With Pashinyan’s approval ratings around 11 percent according to a survey conducted in January, the results and how the vote was conducted could prove a useful barometer to assess his political future.
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LINKS Europe holds expert conference in The Hague on political transition in the South Caucasus
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LINKS Europe holds expert conference in The Hague on political transition in the South Caucasus

8 April 2025
A conference organised in The Hague by LINKS Europe Foundation brought together experts and activists from the South Caucasus, the European Union and beyond to discuss the current state of political transition in the region. The gathering gave particular attention to the European Union's evolving role in the region amidst rapidly changing domestic and regional dynamics as well as Türkiye's influence as a regional power.
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Finland, Poland and Baltic countries to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty due to Russian threat
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Finland, Poland and Baltic countries to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty due to Russian threat

7 April 2025
Finland's prime minister has announced that Finland plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines, citing the threat from Russia. The announcement comes two weeks after Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia took a first step towards also quitting the treaty, with them all pointing to the increased security risk from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.Finland's prime minister has announced that Finland plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines, citing the threat from Russia. The announcement comes two weeks after Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia took a first step towards also quitting the treaty, with them all pointing to the increased security risk from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
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Monday Commentary: Türkiye’s changing and growing role in the South Caucasus
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Monday Commentary: Türkiye’s changing and growing role in the South Caucasus

7 April 2025
Last week, LINKS Europe organised a major conference in the Hague with the theme, “The South Caucasus, again in transition”. The event brought together experts, policy practitioners, and political voices from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to discuss the regional dynamics in the South Caucasus and the role of the European Union and Türkiye in the region.
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Trump tariffs shock global economy
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Trump tariffs shock global economy

4 April 2025
Stock markets and the dollar have tumbled after US President Donald Trump's latest worldwide tariffs caused a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation. The dollar slumped by as much as 2.6 percent versus the euro, its biggest intraday plunge in a decade. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was "preparing for further countermeasures" but she emphasised it was "not too late to address concerns through negotiations". China announced on Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10 as a retaliatory measure.
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