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MEPs to call for common charger for all mobile phones

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
To reduce electronic waste and make consumers’ life easier, MEPs will call for binding measures for chargers to fit all mobile phones in a...

New diesels’ particle emissions spike to 1,000 times normal levels in tests

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
New diesel cars’ pollution is peaking at more than 1,000 times their normal levels, tests of two top-selling vehicles show. The dangerous spikes in particles can...

Libya: David Sassoli welcomes the truce

AFRICA Theodoros Benakis -
Following the announcement of a ceasefire between the Government of Libya and the rebel General Khalifa Haftar the European Parliament President David Sassoli issued...

First ever EU rules on collective redress

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The Legal Affairs Committee confirmed on Thursday Parliament’s negotiating position on a new bill introducing EU-wide rules on collective redress. This means that MEPs can...

Five burning questions for the EU’s forest policies in 2020

ENVIRONMENT Theodoros Benakis -
In 2019, forests and forest peoples’ rights rose up the global political – and spiritual - agenda, and the European Union (EU) made high profile commitments to protect forests abroad and...
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