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EU to impose €2 tax on low-cost items in blow to Temu and Shein • May 20, 2025, 5:42 AM ET (Irish Times)
European Parliament votes to lower protections on wolves • May 8, 2025, 1:17 PM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
China to lift sanctions on members of European Parliament • Apr. 30, 2025, 11:08 PM ET (Reuters)
European Parliament in ‘final stages’ of talks with China to remove sanctions on lawmakers • Apr. 26, 2025, 6:31 AM ET (The Star)
European Parliament in ‘final stage’ talks with China to drop lawmaker sanctions • Apr. 24, 2025, 6:10 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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Also Known As Common Assembly
Date 1958 - present
Related People Helle Thorning-Schmidt • Jacques Santer • Jerzy Buzek • Franco Malerba • Mário Soares

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