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Baywatch star causes chaos in French parliament over foie gras

Canadian-born actress Pamela Anderson, who is the former star of the popular Baywatch series, caused chaos in the French parliament when she

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Radish: a piece of art

Farmers in Oaxaca showcased their carving talent on Wednesday (23DEC2015) during the annual Night of the Radish festival. The century-old event known

Spain

Spain's sweet economy: alive, well and living in Alicante

The Spanish traditional Christmas sweet known as turron is ‘bread and butter’ to some 2,000 of the townspeople of Jijona, on Spain’s Mediterranean

Economy

Eurozone growth confirmed at 0.3% in third quarter

The week after the ECB extended its stimulus programme and cut a key bank rate for the eurozone, data from the European Union’s Statistics Agency

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World News

A la Bonne Biere reopens after Paris nightmare with back to business promise

The first of the cafes in Paris to reopen after being struck in the November 13 attacks, A la Bonne Biere, has seen regulars and new clients alike in

Europe News

EU opens McDonald's tax probe

The European Commission has opened an investigation into the tax affairs of fast food giant McDonald’s. EU competition officials will look at the

Russia

Kremlin gets tough on Turkish food imports

As the row over the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet continues Moscow has announced it is to tighten controls of agricultural imports from

My Europe Series

Food for thought: what are 'novel foods' and how safe are they?

The safety of new types of food products is a concern for Euronews viewer Sylvie in Lyon, France who asks: “as the European Union is reviewing its

Economy

Europe Weekly: first migrants relocated from Greece to Luxembourg, the EU's 'moderate' economic recovery and food label warning

In this edition of Europe Weekly, the first group of migrants in Greece is relocated to Luxembourg; and the EU’s economics commissioner comments on

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Can art feeds the hungry

Various artists and designers build sculptures out of canned foods for the annual “Canstruction” competition. At a later date, it will be donated in

Europe News

New consumer rights report reveals dishonest meat labelling in certain EU supermarkets

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EU institution eateries and sushi restaurants among those guilty of fish fraud in Brussels

New research from global environmental group Oceana says one in three fish served in Brussels does not correspond to what has been ordered and paid for.

Series

Postcards from Okinawa: The food of longevity

We end our visit to Okinawa, Japan, with a Postcard about the fascinating food

Series

Keeping alive Okinawa’s tasty secrets of longevity

Economy

Eurozone prices and jobless data better, but still not good enough

Prices in the eurozone were unchanged in October compared to the same period last year, according to an initial estimate by Eurostat. In September

Europe News

EP rejects possible GM food bans

MEPs on Wednesday rejected a draft law that would have allowed countries to ban certain GM food and animal feed even if the produce was authorized by

Russia

Caviar, but no body, found in speeding hearse in Russia

An unusual discovery was made when police pulled over a speeding hearse on a Russian motorway. Half a tonne of caviar was found in the vehicle, some

World News

Meat cancer report: fear and confusion

Many people have responded to a World Health Organisation report carried out by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — which put

My Europe Series

What can I do as a consumer to prevent food waste?

This week on Utalk, a question from Olivier in Brussels: “90 million tonnes of food are thrown away in the European Union every year. What can we do

Germany

Huge rally in Berlin says 'No' to EU-US trade deal

Organisers are hailing a huge success, claiming that 250,000 people marched in Berlin on Saturday to protest against proposed free trade deals