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EU Commission seeks new fisheries deal with Morocco

The European Commission has approved a proposal to launch negotiations with Morocco for a new fisheries agreement, EU Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis announced Tuesday during a visit to Madrid. Speaking before the Joint Committee of the Spanish Congress and Senate on European Union affairs, Kadis said the Commission had submitted a negotiation mandate to EU […]

Tunisia’s UGTT to stage workers’ rally and march on August 21

The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), chaired by Secretary General Noureddine Taboubi, has announced plans to hold a workers’ rally and march on Thursday, 21 August. Union officials say the action aims to defend union rights in response to stalled negotiations, the cancellation of social dialogue, and what they describe as attacks on union headquarters. […]

Libya: GNC attacked by armed men while discussing draft agreement

The parliament of the Libyan Islamist government in Tripoli has reportedly been attacked while in a session to discuss the draft UN-brokered text that is meant to end the war in the country with the formation of a Unity government. The General National Congress (GNC) was attacked when its members were in session in the […]