3 ways Christmas is busting the planet – POLITICO
TIE puts that down to loopholes in the EU’s toy safety regime. While the bloc has the “strictest”…
agriculture and food
Mercosur deal risks weakening EU anti-deforestation rules – POLITICO
The message behind the introduction of the rebalancing mechanism is that “environmental protection has a cost for society,…
Britain’s bold new world … as a Pacific trading nation – POLITICO
Indonesia, with its rapidly growing economy, applied to join in September following bids from Ukraine, Ecuador and Uruguay.…
Russia bans fruit and veg from Kazakhstan after country refuses to join BRICS – POLITICO
“At present and most likely in the foreseeable future, Kazakhstan will refrain from submitting an application to BRICS,”…
UK scraps Brexit’s ‘Not for EU’ food labels — for now – POLITICO
Under the plans inherited from the previous Conservative government, meat and dairy products sold across the U.K. would…
UK accused of stifling legal challenge to Australia trade deal – POLITICO
Carol Day, a solicitor from the firm Leigh Day, which is representing the campaign group, said protection from…
France can’t ban ‘sausage’ names for plant-based meat, EU top court says – POLITICO
Vegan sausages and burgers have as much right to their names as their meatier counterparts, the European Union’s…
British government split over new-look Brexit deal – POLITICO
The primary internal opposition to a full-blown youth mobility scheme is coming from Starmer’s top interior minister Yvette…