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Momentous decision by CITES to limit trade in wild caught African elephants

Wildlife experts from animal protection charity Humane Society International are celebrating a momentous win for elephants at the Conference of the Parties to the...

Juncker Plan: New microloans in Lithuania with EIF support

Vilnius Factoring Company, a private lending company in Lithuania, has signed a cooperation agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to issue microloans of...

G7: EU announced record €550m contribution to save 16 million lives from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

During the G7 summit in Biarritz, which is dedicated to the fight against inequalities this year, the EU announced a €550 million pledge to The...

Fears the EU will scupper CITES ban on trade in wild-caught baby African elephants for zoos

This week, countries attending CITES voted to end the highly controversial trade in wild-caught African elephants from Zimbabwe and Botswana to captive facilities such...

Europe’s top data protection regulator, Giovanni Buttarelli, passes away

Europe’s top data protection regulator, Giovanni Buttarelli, aged 62, has died. Buttarelli was appointed European Data Protection Supervisor on December 2014. His death yesterday, was announced...

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