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EUMED 9 meet in Athens to discuss climate change and security
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EUMED 9 meet in Athens to discuss climate change and security

20 September 2021
Leaders of the EU Mediterranean countries met in Athens on Friday to discuss climate change and regional security. The summit of southern EU states was established in 2016 by Cyprus, France, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. This year, Croatia and Slovenia joined for the first time to discuss issues ranging from the pandemic response to migration and the crisis in Afghanistan.
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IAEA makes small gains in talks with Iran, but Vienna talks remain stalled
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IAEA makes small gains in talks with Iran, but Vienna talks remain stalled

20 September 2021
After the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director admitted that the agency had “a major communication breakdown” with Iran, a meeting resulted in an interim agreement to store monitoring data. The Iranian nuclear talks are expected to resume but the determination of actors to reach a deal is not yet clear.
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German president hails the contribution of migrant workers to the state, economy and society
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German president hails the contribution of migrant workers to the state, economy and society

18 September 2021
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaking on the 60th anniversary of the day Berlin signed a migration deal with Ankara that allowed tens of thousands of Turkish citizens to find jobs in Germany said that "being German today can mean having grandparents from Cologne or Königsberg as well as from Istanbul and Diyarbakir". He said that German identity now includes "all those who want to live peacefully in this land of law and freedom."
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Turkey and EU discuss climate change at "excellent" first high level dialogue
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Turkey and EU discuss climate change at "excellent" first high level dialogue

17 September 2021
The European Union and Turkey on Thursday (16 September), held their first high level dialogue on climate change. The delegations were led by the European Commission’s executive vice president for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, and Turkish minister of environment and urbanization,  Murut Kurum. They discussed the necessary steps to fight the devastating effects of climate change and to significantly cut emissions by 2050.
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GCC foreign ministers vow support for Iraq and Yemen
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GCC foreign ministers vow support for Iraq and Yemen

17 September 2021
The Ministerial Council of the GCC countries held its 149th meeting yesterday (16 September) where it discussed progress in GCC relations since AlUla agreement was signed. The Iraqi and Yemeni foreign ministers were also present to meet separately with the Council to discuss economic recovery and relations with GCC.
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AUKUS: preparing for the inevitable confrontation with China
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AUKUS: preparing for the inevitable confrontation with China

16 September 2021
China and the US are still talking but it seems the talk is how to make the crisis or crises on the horizon less risky. In the meantime both sides are preparing for the worst. On Wednesday, the process was taken a step further with the launch of the new AUKUS security arrangement, bringing together the US, the UK and Australia.