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Implementing international sanctions is never easy, but the sanctions regime on Iran is highly complex, buffeted by shifting diplomatic stances. With its Security Council ally Russia relying on Iranian military and technology supplies for it to pursue its invasion of Ukraine, time-limited UN restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme officially lapsed on October 18.…

Usually, free trade agreements are good news for dairy industries, or, at worst, one sector feels it has lost out compared to its competitors affected by a deal. But after the European Union (EU) and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement (FTA) this July (2023), after four years of negotiation, both the European and NZ dairy sectors – important global players – were underwhelmed by its terms.…

European Union (EU) member states are failing to comply with the bloc’s 2019 whistleblower protection directive (1) and two – Estonia and Poland – have not implemented the legislation at all, according to a new report (2) from Transparency International. ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers?…

While energy price rises have started levelling off after 2022 steep inflation, the need to boost sustainable electricity capacity in Europe, carried by strengthened transmission networks, boosting security of supply against unreliable partners such as Russia and further reduce carbon emissions, is becoming ever more pressing.…

The establishment of Study in Greece (SiG) as a national agency supported by Greek state is the latest step in an ongoing process to unlock a world of educational possibilities and deepen international collaboration to revitalise higher education in the country.…

The European Union (EU) today (June 21) struck political agreement on its 11th set of sanctions against Russia, that will – crucially – include new powers to block flows of goods to third countries, suspected of being rerouted to Russia.

Sweden, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, Tweeted: “Today, the EU Ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia.…

The use of money mules moving dirty money worldwide continues to grow, with law enforcement, financial institutions and researchers continuing to highlight the problem. In the UK, 31,979 money mule cases were recorded in 2017; rising to 40,129 in 2018; 42,900 in 2019; and 40,353 in 2020; according to 2022 research published in the International Journal of Business and Economy (1).…

The European Union’s (EU) new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation (1) will challenge importers of greenhouse gas emissions-intensive goods, who must pay and administer a complex environmental levy. KPMG the Netherlands’ senior tax manager Nicole de Jager and tax lawyer Merijn Betjes told Accounting & Business (A&B), affected companies will have to “create a core team to manage this topic and perform an impact assessment,” to determine strategies.…

Greece’s dairy market and industry has been struggling to deal with major inflation impacting the sector, with an annual year-on-year increase of 23.1% in March (2023) for dairy and eggs, with 25.2% in February, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).…

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has warned in its latest 2022 annual report that last year, cross-border VAT fraud accounted for 47% of the estimated EUR14.1 billion lost to frauds affecting European Union (EU) revenue and expenditure. That covers the 1,117 active EPPO investigations by the end of 2022, a year in which the office received and processed 3318 crime reports and opened 865 inquiries.…