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- 1Why EU sanctions on Sudan's gold trade fall short▼Why the EU's sanctions on Sudan's gold trade are fundamentally flawed
Commentary is questioning the European Union's sanctions targeting Sudan's gold trade, arguing the measures are fundamentally flawed. Critics say the restrictions fail to address how gold is smuggled out of the war-torn country and how revenues reach armed factions, while risking harm to ordinary Sudanese instead of cutting off the financing that sustains the fighting.
- 2German parliament hearing on tobacco tax draws scrutiny●Es geht um die # Tabaksteuer . Bevor der Bundestag so ein Gesetz beschließt, gibt es eine Anhörung. Jede Fraktion darf i
Ahead of a Bundestag vote on changes to Germany's tobacco tax, parliamentary hearings are under way in which each faction may nominate its own experts. Commentators are examining the guest lists, with particular attention to which experts the CDU/CSU union chose for its four allocated seats. Critics are using the hearings to question how closely lawmakers align with tobacco industry interests before finalising the tax law.