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Hungary’s president enacts constitutional amendment concluding his term

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On Saturday, Hungary's president, Tamás Sulyok, officially signed a...

Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation to enhance Europe’s security independence

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Germany and France announced on Friday that the German...

Hundreds protest in Venice against Trump’s envoy’s super yacht diplomacy tour

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Several hundred protesters marched on Friday, 17 July, against...

Freedom of movement between Gibraltar and Spain established after British territory’s border fence removed

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Thousands of individuals who travel regularly between the southern...

EU labels palm oil in diesel as unsustainable

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

EU targets palm oil, but offers too many exemptions

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

Indonesia to challenge EU palm oil rules

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
The European Union’s directive on renewable energy is being challenged by Indonesia, the world’s top producer of palm oil. The Southeast Asian country is...

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

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

Apes protest EU rules on palm oil

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