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EP Wants to Keep Budget for UK in 2020

17.10.2019 - The European Parliament (EP) is striving to secure EU budget payments to fund R&D and help farmers in 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit — provided the UK shoulders its share of...

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EU Adopts New Fertilizer Rules

28.05.2019 - The EU has adopted new rules for fertilizers from 2022, setting limits on toxic contaminants for the first time as well as opening the market for organic products. The regulation...

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Ineos CEO Slams EU Green Taxes

15.02.2019 - Jim Ratcliffe, founder and CEO of Ineos, has criticized the EU’s expensive energy and labor laws and “foolish” green taxes, claiming they have “frightened away” new investment. In...

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EU Probes BASF/Solvay Nylon Merger

28.06.2018 - The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into BASF’s proposed purchase of Solvay’s nylon (polyamide) business, saying the deal could reduce competition and lead...

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EU Targets Zero Greenhouse gas Emissions

23.05.2018 - The European Union, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is aiming to cut emissions to zero by 2050, Miguel Arias Cañete, commissioner for energy and climate...

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EU to Activate Blocking Rule to Save Iran Deal

18.05.2018 - After a series of meetings this week to discuss the consequences of the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, JPCOA, European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker...

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Brussels Region Challenges EU Glyphosate Vote

25.03.2018 - The government of Belgium’s Brussels region has lodged a complaint against the European Commission in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over its decision late last year to...

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EU and US Extend Mutual Recognition

06.03.2018 - The EU and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have extended their agreement on recognizing each other’s medicines inspections to include Greece, Hungary, Czech Republic and...