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10.5367 11.1855 10.69C11.1255 10.8367 11.0955 11.0033 11.0955 11.19V14H9.85549Z" fill="white"/> <path d="M15.9499 14.1C15.4232 14.1 14.9532 13.9833 14.5399 13.75C14.1265 13.51 13.7999 13.1833 13.5599 12.77C13.3199 12.3567 13.1999 11.8867 13.1999 11.36C13.1999 10.8333 13.3199 10.3633 13.5599 9.95C13.7999 9.53667 14.1265 9.21333 14.5399 8.98C14.9532 8.74 15.4232 8.62 15.9499 8.62C16.4699 8.62 16.9365 8.74 17.3499 8.98C17.7632 9.21333 18.0865 9.53667 18.3199 9.95C18.5599 10.3633 18.6799 10.8333 18.6799 11.36C18.6799 11.8867 18.5599 12.3567 18.3199 12.77C18.0865 13.1833 17.7632 13.51 17.3499 13.75C16.9365 13.9833 16.4699 14.1 15.9499 14.1ZM15.9499 13.01C16.2365 13.01 16.4899 12.9367 16.7099 12.79C16.9365 12.6433 17.1132 12.4467 17.2399 12.2C17.3732 11.9533 17.4365 11.6733 17.4299 11.36C17.4365 11.04 17.3732 10.7567 17.2399 10.51C17.1132 10.2633 16.9365 10.07 16.7099 9.93C16.4899 9.78333 16.2365 9.71 15.9499 9.71C15.6632 9.71 15.4032 9.78333 15.1699 9.93C14.9432 10.07 14.7665 10.2667 14.6399 10.52C14.5132 10.7667 14.4499 11.0467 14.4499 11.36C14.4499 11.6733 14.5132 11.9533 14.6399 12.2C14.7665 12.4467 14.9432 12.6433 15.1699 12.79C15.4032 12.9367 15.6632 13.01 15.9499 13.01Z" fill="white"/> </svg> EU shows no ‘sense of urgency’ in taxing novel tobacco products </p> </div> </a><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/coalition-of-could-bes-as-washington-goes-awol-europeans-search-for-ukraine-unity/" class="tw-flex tw-items-start tw-py-4 tw-space-x-3 tw-space-y-3 tw-w-full tw-mb-2 tw-no-underline hover:tw-no-underline">  <div class="tw-flex-grow">  <div class="tw-text-lg tw-text-gray-500"> <span class="ea-dateformat" data-timestamp="1739815204"> <i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> 17-02-2025 </span> </div>  <p style="margin-left: 2px;" class="tw-text-2xl tw-text-gray-900 tw-mt-1"> Coalition of could-be’s: As Washington goes AWOL, Europeans search for Ukraine unity </p> </div> </a><a 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tw-no-underline hover:tw-no-underline">  <div class="tw-flex-grow">  <div class="tw-text-lg tw-text-gray-500"> <span class="ea-dateformat" data-timestamp="1739813962"> <i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> 17-02-2025 </span> </div>  <p style="margin-left: 2px;" class="tw-text-2xl tw-text-gray-900 tw-mt-1"> <svg class="tw-inline" width="22" height="22" viewBox="0 0 22 22" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <rect width="22" height="22" rx="2" fill="#012B41"/> <path d="M3.93994 14V7H6.84994C7.24994 7 7.60994 7.09667 7.92994 7.29C8.25661 7.48333 8.51661 7.74667 8.70994 8.08C8.90328 8.41333 8.99994 8.78667 8.99994 9.2C8.99994 9.62 8.90328 10 8.70994 10.34C8.51661 10.6733 8.25661 10.94 7.92994 11.14C7.60994 11.34 7.24994 11.44 6.84994 11.44H5.23994V14H3.93994ZM5.23994 10.24H6.75994C6.92661 10.24 7.07661 10.1933 7.20994 10.1C7.34994 10.0067 7.45994 9.88333 7.53994 9.73C7.62661 9.57667 7.66994 9.40333 7.66994 9.21C7.66994 9.01667 7.62661 8.84667 7.53994 8.7C7.45994 8.54667 7.34994 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