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Climate change: new rules to stop EU-driven deforestation globally

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - July 12, 2022

To fight climate change and biodiversity loss globally, Environment MEPs want only deforestation-free products to be allowed on the EU market. The UN Food and...

Eni fined €5m for deceiving consumers over its ‘green’ diesel, Italian watchdog rules

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - January 15, 2020

Italian regulators today fined Italy’s oil giant Eni over advertisements on TV and in newspapers, digital media and petrol stations that falsely claimed Eni Diesel+ was...

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

ENVIRONMENT Theodoros Benakis - January 7, 2020

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...

Øyvind Eggen: We should develop specific technological solutions to save rainforest

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - December 19, 2019

Europe has toughened its policies towards palm oil with the aim to restrict imports. The main reason seems to be the rising concerns over...

Eurobarometer: protecting human rights tops citizens’ list of EU values

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - December 10, 2019

This Eurobarometer survey, published on Tuesday, asked citizens, among several topics, which political issue the Parliament should deal with as a matter of priority. Parliament’s...

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