The European Union has given the green light for free trade agreement negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. The talks could lead to a multi-billion dollar deal that has the
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Amidst concerns that the United Kingdom will weaken environmental protections after it leaves the European Union, Erik Solheim, executive director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), called on UK environment
The European Union is preparing to unveil a new directive to reduce plastic pollution, particularly in oceans and on beaches, but a leaked first draft of the legislation published by
The European Commission has proposed spending €100 billion on its next major research funding programme, Horizon Europe. The announcement on Wednesday was met with mixed reactions – while some members
Intense debates are underway in Europe over the European Commission’s plans to limit the amount of cadmium in fertiliser. The planned changes have caused disagreement among farmers, industry and environmental
Following complaints from central and eastern European member states, the European Commission announced on Wednesday that it would ban “dual quality food” in the European Union. Brands including Coca-Cola, Pepsi,
The European Union announced several new digital initiatives on Tuesday in Brussels, including agreements on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and 5G, as well as a new venture capital investment fund.
In an effort to foster collaboration among academic networks of the EU, four universities in Europe are leading the charge in forming a “4EU” alliance for the betterment of research
The European Commission announced on Monday that it has opened a comprehensive investigation to determine whether Romania’s public support provided to Complexul Energetic Hunedoara (CE Hunedoara), a state-owned electricity and
The European Union’s General Court said on Wednesday that civil society organisations could submit legal cases challenging the way the European Commission authorises the sale of genetically modified organisms, or