The EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, outlined her opposition to the suggestions as she set out plans to boost EU training for the Libyan coastguard, arguing that the situations were ?completely different?. Speaking in the European parliament last week, Muscat warned that ?unless the essence of the Turkey deal is replicated in the central Mediterranean, Europe will face a major migration crisis?. Turkey and Libya also have very different ties to the EU. EU officials believe the deal has been the main factor behind the dramatic reduction in arrivals to Greece. The commission wants to expand an IOM programme to return migrants from Libya to their home countries.

In the event of a US-UK trade deal, farmers on both sides of the Atlantic might argue that GM labelling, and cultivation and import bans, are discriminatory barriers to trade. A US-UK trade deal opens the door to imports of American foods grown using these pesticides. The UK?s willingness to accept imports of animal feed manufactured with animal byproducts (and GM soya) could be a prerequisite of any US trade deal. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A US-UK trade deal could lead to GM crops being grown commercially in the UK. The only GM foods currently on British shelves are sweet imported American junk foods, and cheap cooking oils aimed at the catering trade.

The European Union has prolonged for a year sanctions against dozens of Tunisians, including ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, accused of illegally using state funds. The measures target Ben Ali ? whose removal inspired the Arab Spring ? his wife and 46 others accused of money laundering. EU member states agreed Friday to extend the asset freezes on 48 people until Jan. 31, 2018. They believe "the misappropriation of state funds is depriving the Tunisian people of the benefits of the sustainable development of their economy and society," and undermines the spread of democracy. They have been in place since 2011.

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