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EU’s green fashion rules face test as global emissions rise 6.3%
The findings of a report on fashion data pose a political challenge for the EU, which has made textiles one of the testing grounds for its broader push to move from a linear economy – make, sell and throw away – towards a circular one.
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Business
Death of Germany's richest man creates a giant charitable foundation
Klaus-Michael Kühne had no children and lived in a Swiss canton with zero inheritance tax. When he died, his €42.2bn fortune passed tax-free into a decades-old charity, instantly making it one of the wealthiest foundations in Europe.
Europe
EU eyes Arctic resources to cut dependence on China
The EU’s growing dependence on the Arctic’s resources is forcing Brussels to view the region through the prism of economic security and supply chain resilience – but the rights and living conditions of indigenous and local communities could suffer.
Europe
Orbán-founded Brussels think tank MCC Brussels to close
MCC Brussels, the Eurosceptic think tank established by Viktor Orbán’s government, is shutting down after losing its Hungarian state funding. Its director, Frank Furedi, resigned in protest, describing the decision to wind down the organisation as “unprofessional and childish.”
Culture news
Mud, flippers and snorkels: Wales celebrates 40 years of bog racing
Competitors have plunged into a Welsh peat bog for the 40th World Bog Snorkelling Championships. The unusual event in Llanwrtyd Wells combines snorkels, flippers and doggy paddling, attracting participants and spectators to the rural town.
