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Chaudfontaine Newsletter 49 – December 2022 Chaudfontaine Newsletter Issue 49, on dual-use items trade control, has been released. Read it now!

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Following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, the EU has adopted a series of restrictive measures and in March 2022 decided to set up a “Freeze and Seize” Task Force to reinforce rules on asset recovery and confiscation and contribute to the implementation of EU restrictive measures. In this context, on 25 May 2022, in addition to the Directive proposal on asset recovery and confiscation , the Commission presented a proposal for a Council Decision on adding the violation of EU restrictive measures to the list of EU crimes laid down in Article 83(1) TFEU, so opening the way to the harmonisation of this area of crime.

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The European Studies Unit is recruiting a trainee for a period of 3-5 months between February and June 2023. The trainee will be required to support some research related to strategic trade control (e.g. dual-use items, conventional weapons, torture-related items, cultural goods, conflict minerals, sanctions, Foreign Direct Investment screening), attend eventual conferences, and support other unit-related activities.

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JoSTC: the new Journal for the export control community The European Studies Unit (ESU) of the University of Liège is delighted to announce the hosting of the Journal of Strategic Trade Control (JoSTC), a peer-reviewed and open-access journal with the intention […]

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We are happy to announce that Kamshat Saginbekova’s is going to defend her PhD thesis entitled "Politico-economic aspects of strategic trade control in Central Asian countries" on December 14, 2022, at 11 a.m. in the University of Liege and online.
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Egor Kartuzov’s will defend his PhD thesis entitled “Transfer of Ukrainian Technologies of Production of Dual use Advanced Materials to the EU : Barriers & Challenges” on November 23, 2022 at 3:00 pm. The event will be accessible online.