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Spanish farmers obstructed traffic in many parts of the country with slow-moving vehicles and road blockades for the second day in a row on Wednesday. In Barcelona, farmers with around 1,000 tractors were on their way to the city centre at midday to demonstrate for higher incomes and better working conditions, the state television station RTVE reported. Protests also took place in nine other regions. Spain is considered the fruit and vegetable garden of Europe. Farmers blame the EU's policy...

Europe is failing to deliver on its promise to send one million artillery shells to Ukraine by March, and the Czechs say it is time to look outside the EU for supplies. Source: European Pravda with reference to Politico Details: The EU initially pledged to supply one million shells by March, and France led calls for Europe to build up its own industrial capacity to deliver the munitions to Kyiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizes Europe for Russophobia and blames the Baltic States for their human rights record during a World War II memorial inauguration.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna's comment came after Politico, citing unnamed European diplomats, reported that Ukraine is allegedly negotiating with the EU to establish new rules to encourage the return of Ukrainian refugees in 2025.

The European Commission plans to offer EU countries an extension of the duty-free trade regime with Ukraine until June 2025, dismissing Poland's proposal to reinstate tariffs on some "sensitive products," Polish Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski said in an interview with Business Insider Polska on Jan. 17.

Britain has lifted costly obstacles on school trips post-Brexit, only for students from France. The move follows talks between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron. French and EU nationals at French schools now need a simple identity card for language-learning holidays. Non-EU nationals still need a passport, but London has removed the need for a £115 visa.

The agreement was aimed at allaying pressures from the far-right amid rising anti-migrant sentiment in Europe and beyond.

EU lawmakers agree on migration reform, focusing on accelerated vetting, border detention centers, and a solidarity mechanism amid rising irregular migrant arrivals

European Union finance ministers agreed on Wednesday changes to the EU's fiscal rules updating them to the post-pandemic realities of high public debt and the need for massive public investment to fight climate change. On the basis of a debt sustainability analysis, the European Commission and the country concerned agree on a path for net primary expenditure for four years, to cut the debt and deficit to below the EU's limits of 3% and 60% of gross domestic product (GDP) respectively....

The Council of the European Union completed the process of adopting the 12th package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, 18 December. Source: statement by the EU Council, reported by European Pravda Details: The 12th package of sanctions assumes a ban on the direct or indirect import, purchase or transfer of diamonds from Russia.