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How a Chinese ‘smart sex toys’ company fed Russian war tech against Ukraine — and exposed an EU sanctions blind spot“It takes years to sanction something that can be replicated in days—so what is the point of sanctions at all?” This is a question we hear repeatedly in our work at the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO) in Ukraine to close gaps in the sanctions regime. And the frustration behind it is justified: several entities we submitted for designation years ago were added to the EU sanctions list only recently.EUobserver
World’s coral reefs are losing recovery time between marine heatwaves, major global report warnsThe proportion of reef surface covered by living coral has fallen by 9.5 percent, compared with just the 1980–2009 average.EUobserver
Listen: Could Iceland join the EU?Production: By Europod , in co-production with Sphera Network . EUobserver is proud to have an editorial partnership with Europod to co-publish the podcast series “Briefed” hosted by Léa Marchal. The podcast is available on all major platforms . Find the full transcript below: On Saturday, Icelanders will go to the polls to answer this question: Should Iceland restart the EU accession process? The country could match the EU criteria quite quickly, but is it willing to do so?EUobserver
After today’s Independence Day parades, Moldova needs hard security guarantees against MoscowOn Thursday (27 August), Moldova marks 35 years of independence, and for the first time in its history, the day will be marked with a military parade through Chișinău. That single fact says more about European security than any communiqué. A country whose 1994 constitution enshrines permanent neutrality has decided that 2026 is the year to put its soldiers on display.EUobserver