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EU fur trade accused of ‘twisting the truth’

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Commission has not recognised the ‘credibility’ of the fur farm certification scheme WelFur, according to the Humane Society International/UK. Putting the record straight,...

Interview with Ingeborg Grässle: A closer look at Brussels’ fraud fight

CZECH REPUBLIC Theodoros Benakis -
Fraud represents a major problem for the European Union where political elites in some member states sap EU funds for their own benefit. The...

France says EU tax on big digital companies coming soon

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced that a European Union-wide tax on top digital companies like Google and Facebook is on the way....

Sweden finally finds a government

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Ending four months of tense negotiations, Sweden’s Social Democratic leader Stefan Löfven has been confirmed as Prime Minister of Sweden after a vote in...

Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič decides to run for Slovakia’s presidency

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Commissioner for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič announced that he will run for Slovakia’s presidency in March. Šefčovič, born in 1966, served in the Slovak...
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