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Hundreds of cosmetic goods contain toxic substances, says EU agency
Many retail goods contained ‘forever chemicals’ that are harmful to humans and the environment, according to reportWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
EU should spend 20% of budget on security and climate disasters, report says
Finland’s former president reports on cost of Europe’s preparedness for multiple crisesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Greece seeks tougher EU migration policies as it braces for impact of Mideast wars
Greece is seeking stricter European Union migration policies as it braces for a potential surge in migrants and refugees due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle EastWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
EU considers stepping up engagement with Syria for migrant returns
Also in this newsletter: Why Italy’s anti-migrant government wants to hire Indian nursesWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
EU launches action against shopping website Temu over illegal products
Formal investigation opens amid concerns Chinese shopping website is breaching Digital Services Act. Business live – latest updates The EU has launched formal proceedings against the Chinese ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Temu Faces EU Probe Over Failure to Stop Illegal Sales
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it had opened formal proceedings against the Chinese e-commerce platform to assess whether it may have breached Europe’s digital services ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
EU fines world’s largest generic drugmaker Teva for hindering competition
European Commission says company abused ‘dominant position’ to ‘artificially’ extend patent protection of MS medicine CopaxoneBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
EU emissions fall by 8% in steep reduction reminiscent of Covid shutdown
Decline over 2023, helped by switch to renewable power, means greenhouse gas pollution is now 37% below 1990 levels. The EU’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 8% last year, the European Environment ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
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Japan and EU announce a security and defense partnership as regional tensions rise
Japan and the European Union have announced a security and defense partnership as they seek to step up military ties, including joint exercises and exchanges between their defense industries, amid ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
Moldova's pro-EU leader in tight run-off as Russia accused of meddling
President Maia Sandu is in a race seen as a choice between Europe and a return to Russian influence.Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
Revealed: billionaires are ‘ultimate beneficiaries’ linked to €3bn of EU farming subsidies
Thousands of small farms have closed according to analysis of official but opaque data from EU member states. ‘We didn’t realise how hard it is’: small farmers in Europe struggle to get by The ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Maia Sandu wins second term in Moldovan election in rebuke to Kremlin
Incumbent wins presidential runoff with 97% of votes counted, defeating Russia-leaning rival. The pro-western incumbent Maia Sandu has won a second term in office in the Moldovan presidential ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Pro-EU leader wins Moldova election despite alleged Russian meddling
Maia Sandu said she would be president for all, after a run-off against a rival backed by a pro-Russian party.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
EU lawmakers grill candidates who will drive policy for the next 5 years
Nominees for some of the European Union’s top jobs are facing parliamentary hearingsWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
South Korea and EU worry about Russia's technology transfer in return for North Korea troops
Top South Korean and European Union officials have strongly condemned North Korea’s reported troop dispatch to RussiaWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
UK pays more than EU for gas as winter looms
High transmission costs and global shortage of LNG push gap over European prices to widest since late 2021World - Financial Times - November 5 -
Europe’s chocolate groups lead opposition to EU deforestation law delay
Nestlé, Ferrero and more than 50 other companies say the uncertainty is putting investment at riskWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
UK ‘falling behind’ on sewage pollution regulation while EU tightens rules
EU member states agree to update urban waste water treatment directive. The UK is falling further behind on sewage pollution regulation as the EU tightens its rules to clean up Europe’s waterways, ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
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This year ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest on record, finds EU space programme
Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2024 marks ‘a new milestone’ and should raise ambitions at Cop29 summit. It is “virtually certain” that 2024 will be the hottest year on record, the European ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
World still on track to exceed warming of 1.5C this year, EU agency says
The data comes as experts fear Donald Trump will deliver on his promise to pull the US out of the Paris AgreementWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
EU leaders strain for unity after Trump win and German crisis
Bloc gathers in Budapest at summit hosted by Brussels’ antagonist Viktor OrbánWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
EU leaders vow to make bloc more competitive in face of Trump threat
Budapest meeting finds consensus on need to raise growth and productivity as ‘America first’ protectionism looms. EU leaders meeting in Budapest have signed a declaration aimed at boosting the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
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Labour under fire for failing to name MPs for key EU role
Calls for UK to work more closely with the EU on everything from defence and trade to immigration grow following Trump’s re-election. Keir Starmer’s government is coming under fire for having ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Brussels to free up billions of euros for defence and security from EU budget
Policy shift will allow the bloc’s capitals to redirect ‘cohesion funds’ amid Ukraine conflict and Trump victoryBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
FirstFT: Meet Trump’s hawkish foreign policy team
Also in today’s newsletter, Wall Street bonuses set to jump after two fallow years and China unveils new stealth jetWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
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Tariff test for EU as Trump prepares to squeeze trade partners
Senior US official urges Brussels to postpone resumption of ‘retaliatory’ levies scheduled for MarchBusiness - Financial Times - November 12 -
French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal that will increase South American imports
French farmers have protested against a trade deal that would increase agricultural imports from South America, saying it hurt their livelihoodsWorld - ABC News - November 12
