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The Trump administration is considering changes to US biofuels policy that would ease compliance costs for US refiners while supporting other incentives for domestic renewable fuels, according to sources familiar with the proposal.

Human rights must not be used as a means of applying pressure

According to the Prime Minister’s Chief Security Advisor, the construction of the new security fence will enable a reduction in the number of staff manning the southern border.

At the proposal of Malta, currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, members of COELA, Working Group of the Council of the EU on enlargement, as well as representatives of the EU Council and the European Commission are visiting Belgrade, from 28 February to 3 March 2017.

The two ministers will hold a series of high-level meetings with President Poroshenko, Prime Minister Groysman, Deputy Prime Minister Klympush-Tsyntsadze and Foreign Minister Klimkin.

On Monday 6 March, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis will be visiting for talks with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.

On 27 February, the Speaker Urban Ahlin received the President of the German Parliament (Bundestag) Norbert Lammert at the Riksdag.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

The roundtable was held as part of the Sochi 2017 forum.

The visit’s agenda included discussions on a provisional free trade zone agreement between Iran and the EAEU and a preferential trade agreement with Iran.

By decision of Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen, Finland will grant EUR 500,000 to the Finnish Red Cross for humanitarian aid activities in Iraq.

The European Commission sends final warnings to Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom for failing to address repeated breaches of air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). NO2 pollution is a serious health risk.