As the political biodiversity push falters, legal enforcement continues On Wednesday 13 March, the European Commission published the latest list of infringement proceedings against Member States. Most of the alleged failures to implement EU environmental law concern the bloc’s biodiversity rules. Pressure mounts on Ukraine to scrap ‘sponsors of war’ blacklist Ukraine could dismantle within days its "sponsors of war" blacklist, central to Kyiv's campaign to expose companies doing business with Russia, after a backlash from countries including China and France, two people familiar with the matter said. Slovak presidential election pits pro-Western diplomat against ex-PM In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germans more interested than ever in the European elections, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk not delivering on his campaign promises, and so much more. Bolstering Europe’s resilience by strengthening the single market The European Economic Area, extending the single market and its four freedoms to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, has been a remarkable success story since its inception in 1994. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Daniel Risch, and Jonas Gahr Støre explain how to build on its strengths. EU, US discussed how to address China’s role as conduit for goods to Russia The European Union and its allies are considering steps to address the export from China of goods that could help Russia's military, including by imposing further sanctions, the bloc's sanctions coordinator said on Thursday (21 March).
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