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Apes protest EU rules on palm oil

To protest the deforestation caused by the use of palm oil in biofuels, orangutans – activists in ape costumes – are slated to rally...

Indonesian civil society pleads with the EU to phase out palm oil-based biofuels

Crunch time approaches for a proposed policy change regarding palm oil and biofuels in Europe. Today, an unprecedented array of Indonesian indigenous and civil...

MEPs: Azerbaijan must release anti-corruption activist Mehman Huseynov

MEPs deplore the crackdown on dissent in Azerbaijan. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in...

Gdańsk, Europe and Poland mourn the loss of mayor Paweł Adamowicz

Reacting to the tragic death of Paweł Adamowicz, the S&D Group president Udo Bullmann said: "It was with great sadness we learnt of the death...

EU: Another setback to media freedom and the rule of law in Myanmar

Statement by the Spokesperson on the conviction of Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo in Myanmar Following the Myanmar’s court decision on January...

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Baltics and Poland raise alarm: Russia may target NATO with limited military or hybrid provocation

Lithuania's president announced on Wednesday that intelligence suggests Russia...

Ukraine and EU sign agreement for a weapons production partnership

The European Union's top official signed an agreement on...

Significant steps for EU enlargement as four candidates move forward with negotiations

On 14 July, four countries aspiring to join the...

Italian region angers US with employment of Cuban doctors

An Italian region is defying US pressure to isolate...

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