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Agrifood Brief: ‘Buttergate’ – could it spread to Europe?
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European Parliament expected to strip Catalan ex-president of immunity
The European Parliament is expected to withdraw the immunity of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two fellow MEPs next week, allowing proceedings to extradite them to Spain to resume. Last month, the parliament’s committee on…
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European parliamentarians warn against de facto West Bank annexation
A group of 442 parliamentarians from 22 European countries have urged the European Union to take action to prevent de facto Israeli annexation of the West Bank.“The recent regional normalization…
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Trade wars slash Kentucky bourbon exports by 35%, exports to European Union plunge almost 50%
Tariffs imposed on U.S. spirits as a result of unrelated trade disputes slashed exports of Kentucky Bourbon by 35% in 2020, with shipments to the European Union tumbling by nearly…
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Bulgaria Ranks 8th in EU in Electricity Generated by NPP
Nuclear power plants in the EU produced about 26% of the total electricity generated in the Union in 2019, according to data from the specialized Eurostat survey. Thirteen Member States,…
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EU countries battling lack of resources for food controls
Many European countries are struggling to perform all their planned checks on businesses because of resource issues, according to a report. The analysis covers national and EU Commission controls during…
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SARS-CoV-2 in mink: recommendations to improve monitoring
The report, compiled by ECDC and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) proposes options for monitoring strategies that will help to prevent and control spread of the disease. It concludes that…
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Coronavirus: Mallorca caught in mass tourism trap as poverty rises
Tom Mardorf considers himself to be among the wealthier and more privileged parts of the population in Mallorca. He owns two houses on the well-known holiday island where he has been…
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EU records 450,000 excess deaths between March and November
Countries in the European Union recorded over 450,000 excess deaths between March and November 2020, compared to the same period in the past four years, according to data released on…
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EU new car registrations hit record low in January
New car sales in the European Union fell steeply in January, hitting a record low for the month as coronavirus-related restrictions weighed, according to data published Wednesday. Across the EU,…