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The Georgian government's announcement that it will suspend the EU rapprochement process has triggered widespread protest in Georgia. Tens of thousands took to the streets at the weekend and there were violent clashes with security forces. The protesters are calling for new elections under international supervision - as was already the case after the election at the end of October. The country is once again at a crossroads.

After eight years, rebels are back in the Syrian city of Aleppo. An alliance led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swiftly seized control of the city in the north of the country. The HTS is seen as the successor to the Al-Nusra Front, which was aligned with Al-Qaeda. Syria's ruler Bashar al-Assad has already announced a counter-offensive. The latest developments threaten to reignite the civil war.

Friday's general election in Ireland seems to have changed the balance of power. The two major centre-right parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, will continue to play a decisive role in the formation of a new government, but they will need a new coalition partner because the Green Party is expected to drop from 12 seats in the lower house to just one.

Dimanche 1er décembre, les négociations sur un traité mondial sur la pollution plastique ont pris fin sans qu’aucun accord ait été trouvé, notamment parce que les pays possédant de grandes réserves de combustibles fossiles se sont opposés aux dispositions susceptibles d’avoir un impact sur la production.

Die Ukraine brauche zuerst Sicherheitsgarantien von der NATO und mehr Waffen, bevor man Gespräche mit Russland aufnehmen würde, so der ukrainische Präsident Selenskyj. Hohe EU-Vertreter verdeutlichten bei einem Besuch im Kyjiw erneut ihre uneingeschränkte Unterstützung.

The DIGITAL SME Summit on 10 December will explore how SMEs can deliver it.