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The European Union has failed to achieve unanimous agreement on sanctions against Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir, despite increased calls from member states for punitive action. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed that no consensus was reached during the bloc’s recent foreign ministers’ meeting.

The Albanian government has committed to ensuring that a controversial €1.4 billion tourism project, linked to Jared Kushner, adheres to European environmental standards. Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos confirmed a full environmental impact assessment will be conducted, critical for Albania’s EU accession efforts amidst local protests.

EUROPE MORNING BRIEFING

The European Commission has requested clarification from Budapest this morning regarding reports of Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó briefing his Russian counterpart Lavrov on confidential EU Council meetings.
This has caused significant uproar within the bloc.

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