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EU targets palm oil, but offers too many exemptions

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - February 12, 2019

The European Commission on February 11 published its proposed criteria for determining what crops caused harm, following a law passed by the European Union...

Palm oil and soy oil for biofuels linked to high rates of deforestation – study

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - January 24, 2019

A significant share of palm oil and soybean expansion happens on rainforests, forests, peatland and savannahs (land with high carbon stocks), according to a...

EU-Singapore free trade deal gets green light in Trade Committee

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - January 24, 2019

Trade Committee MEPs agreed on Thursday to the EU-Singapore free trade agreement, a stepping stone to cooperation between the EU and Southeast Asia. The agreement...

Eurogroup for Animals critical of EU’s FTAs

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - September 10, 2018

Eurogroup for Animals teamed up with three other NGOs, Transport & Environment, Fern and Humane Society International Europe, to launch a new study comparing...

Budget MEPs approve aid to Greece, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria

BULGARIA Theodoros Benakis - August 30, 2018

The European Parliament’s Budgets Committee on August 29 approved the European Union’s Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to support reconstruction in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria...

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