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EU to curb packaging pollution through waste reduction, reuse, and recycling big-plus
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Business EU to curb packaging pollution through waste reduction, reuse, and recycling

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

The European Parliament and the EU Council reached an agreement today on a landmark regulation aimed at addressing Europe’s mounting packaging waste crisis. Each year, the average E ...

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Hungary’s Ukrainian refugees in two minds as relations sour big-plus
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Business Hungary’s Ukrainian refugees in two minds as relations sour

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

Less than 32,000 Ukrainians found refuge in Hungary (as of August 2023) — far fewer than in neighbouring countries, such as Poland which took 977,000 (Photo: International Organization for Mig ...

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European Commission will increase emergency support to Palestinians by EUR 68 million big-plus
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Business European Commission will increase emergency support to Palestinians by EUR 68 million

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

The European Commission has decided to allocate an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian population across the region to be implemented through international partners ...

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’Outdated’ rules bar MEP from entering plenary with child big-plus
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Business ’Outdated’ rules bar MEP from entering plenary with child

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

Portuguese Socialist MEP João Albuquerque, with his young son. MEPs do not have parental leave recognised in the same way as the citizens they represent (Photo: Karen Melchior/Instagram ...

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Putin’s nuclear riposte to Macron fails to impress EU diplomats big-plus
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Business Putin’s nuclear riposte to Macron fails to impress EU diplomats

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Photo: Kremlin.ru) Russian president Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat was meant to maximise Western division over French remarks on Nato ...

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US State of Florida set to Ban Artificial Lab Meat due to Health Concerns big-plus
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Business US State of Florida set to Ban Artificial Lab Meat due to Health Concerns

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

In Florida, a significant legislative move unfolded, aiming to restrict the sale of lab-made meat while preserving avenues for scientific exploration in this rapidly evolving field. The pushba ...

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EU supply chain law fails, with 14 states failing to back it big-plus
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Business EU supply chain law fails, with 14 states failing to back it

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

‘Germany, Italy and France should be dealmakers, not deal-breakers,’ said Marc-Olivier Herman, Oxfam EU’s economic justice lead, after the vote (Photo: Unsplash) Member states have ...

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Key German Companies Create Consortium for Lithium Mining in Kazakhstan big-plus
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Business Key German Companies Create Consortium for Lithium Mining in Kazakhstan

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

Leading German companies – Knauf Group, GP Günter Papenburg AG, Roxtec, as well as the German Institute of Lithium (ITEL) – have joined forces to form a consortium for lithium ...

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Amazon lobbyists banned from EU Parliament big-plus
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Business Amazon lobbyists banned from EU Parliament

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

The US online giant failed to cooperate with MEPs on various occasions since 2021, they said (Photo: European Parliament) Amazon lobbyists are to be banned from the European Parliam ...

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Memo from Munich — EU needs to reinvent democracy support big-plus
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Business Memo from Munich — EU needs to reinvent democracy support

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

Ten days ago, I was at the Munich Security Conference. The mood was sombre. Russia on the offensive in Ukraine, the US Republicans blocking support for Ukraine, and the murder of Alexei Navalny in ...

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For Ukraine’s sake, pass the EU due diligence directive big-plus
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Business For Ukraine’s sake, pass the EU due diligence directive

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

The war in Ukraine has clearly demonstrated that human lives can be totally dependent on companies’ behaviour during conflict (Photo: UNICEF) EU companies will be actively involved ...

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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Committed to Strengthen Relations, Boost Trade Turnover big-plus
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Business Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Committed to Strengthen Relations, Boost Trade Turnover

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 01:31

Kazakhstan attaches utmost importance to the development of cooperation with brotherly Uzbekistan, said President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a Feb. 19 meeting with t ...

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