SA citrus farmers are lobbying President Cyril Ramaphosa to take on the European Union (EU) over its stringent black spot regulations after the bloc claimed it had intercepted some imported…
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How the EU Wants to Police Human Rights Abuses in Global Supply Chains for Every Firm With 500 Workers and $162 Million in Revenue
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe European Union will soon require thousands of large companies to actively look for and reduce human rights abuses and environmental damage in their supply chains. And although it’s an EU law,…
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Global Gateway: EU and Chile Strengthen Cooperation on Sustainable Critical Raw Materials Supply Chains
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossAs part of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Summit (EU-CELAC) taking place in Brussels on 17 and 18 July, President Ursula von der Leyen and the President of Chile,…
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Horizon Europe: EU Missions on Track to Meet Their 2030 Ambition Towards a Greener and Healthier Continent
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansDuring their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal, making Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Since their inception, EU Missions…
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U.S. Professor Declines EU Job Offer After Backlash From Lawmakers
American citizen and Yale professor Fiona Scott Morton decided not to take up a key job in the heart of the European Union after facing significant backlash from politicians in…
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4 Things to Watch in EU Nature Law Talks
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe EU’s effort to pass a law restoring some of the Continent’s degraded land and water is back after a near-death experience in the European Parliament; now the final form of the legislation will…
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EU Border Pushbacks: a ‘Shadow’ Migration Policy?
by Kit Westby Kit WestThe word “pushback” has entered the EU’s lexicon along with hundreds of thousands of people who have sought asylum in the bloc since 2015. Campaigners say “pushbacks” are now so…
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The European Commission proposed today a sixth Horizon Europe Mission dedicated entirely to the New European Bauhaus (NEB). If endorsed by the Member States and the community, this Mission would be added…
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Wildfires: EU Mobilises Air and Ground Firefighting Assistance to Greece
by Kit Westby Kit WestAs tens of wildfires continue to spread across Greece, the EU is deploying 4 Canadair firefighting planes from France and Italy together with 3 firefighting teams from Poland, Romania and…
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EU Sends Water Bombers to Battle Greece Wildfires as Rome Shatters Temperature Record
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansThe European Union sent four Canadair water bombers to help Greece fight wildfires that have been raging for a third day on Wednesday, while authorities warned of another extraordinary heat…