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UN Plastic Treaty Talks Grapple With Re-Use, Recycle, Reduce Debate

A third round of United Nations negotiations to try to deliver the world's first treaty to control plastic pollution has drawn more than 500 proposals from...

Euro Zone Retail Sales Fall Much More Than Expected In August

Euro zone retail sales fell much more than expected in August, data recently showed, pointing to weaker consumer demand as inflation remains high.

Mercosur Splits Dampen EU Outlook For Trade Deal As Window Narrows

Splits within South American trade bloc Mercosur have dampened hopes in the European Union of a trade deal.

German Exporters See Decline In Trade In 2023: BGA

Most German exporters see trade declining or even strongly declining in 2023.

Britain Delays Post-Brexit Border Checks On EU Goods Until 2024

The British government will delay imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months, it said recently, p...

German Supermarket Seeks To Charge Shoppers 'True' Environmental Cost

German shoppers, who enjoy some of Europe's cheapest groceries, are being asked this week by discount supermarket Penny to pay extra for some items to...

Europe In Danger Of Losing EV Battery Race: Court Of Auditors

Europe is in danger of losing the race to become a global battery powerhouse as access to raw materials remains a major roadblock along with rising costs a...

Did You Know ...? 19 June 2023

The Belgian Federal Minister for the Economy, Pierre-Yves Dermagne, has given a mid-July deadline for food producers to bring down supermarket food pr...

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UN Plastic Treaty Talks Grapple With Re-Use, Recycle, Reduce Debate

Euro Zone Retail Sales Fall Much More Than Expected In August

Mercosur Splits Dampen EU Outlook For Trade Deal As Window Narrows

German Exporters See Decline In Trade In 2023: BGA

Britain Delays Post-Brexit Border Checks On EU Goods Until 2024

German Supermarket Seeks To Charge Shoppers 'True' Environmental Cost

Europe In Danger Of Losing EV Battery Race: Court Of Auditors

Did You Know ...? 19 June 2023

Bord Bia Launches EU Meat Promotion Campaigns Worth €8m In China

Italy To Cut Rice Output As Drought Looms For Second Year

Weekly Round-Up ... 14 March 2023

UN Chief Urges 'Credible' Net-Zero Pledges Or Risk Greenwashing

Why Malaysia Is Considering A Ban On Palm Oil Exports To The European Union

Unilever To Roll Out Battery-Powered Fridges In European Trailers

Britain-Northern Ireland Trade Grew In 2021 Despite Brexit Checks