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EU labels palm oil in diesel as unsustainable

The European Commission today decided that palm oil is not a green fuel and should not be promoted because it causes deforestation. The use...

Malaysia’s accession to the Rome Statute hailed by Federica Mogherini

Yesterday, on 4 March 2019 Malaysia deposited its instrument of accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. “Malaysia’s accession to the Rome...

Fostering democracy in the Muslim world

There is no inherent contradiction between Islam and democracy, ECR Co-chairman Syed Kamall told a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels last week. UK...

Myanmar: EU monitoring mission evaluates progress on human and labour rights

A high-level mission of the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) returned last week (18-22 February 2019) to Myanmar as part...

Singapore’s growing ties with EU

Trade is booming between Singapore and the European Union, reaching a record high of €58.1bn in 2018,  according to the latest data from the...

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