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Toxic flame retardants could face sweeping EU ban
A new report from the European Chemicals Agency suggests potentially carcinogenic aromatic brominated flame retardants, ABFRs, could be next in line for wide-ranging restrictions after the ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS also raised health concerns.
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Governments back tight controls on plastic pellet shipment by sea
In the wake of the spillage of some 26 tonnes of tiny plastic pellets which washed up on Spanish beaches a year ago, environment ministers have agreed that minimum standards and monitoring should apply to shippers operating in EU waters.
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Oil and gas majors demand massive public support for carbon capture
The clock is ticking on a legal deadline for the petroleum industry to deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure – a technology it has championed for decades – at an unprecedented scale by the end of the decade.
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European Commission opens probe against TikTok over Romanian election
The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against TikTok over potential breaches of the Digital Services Act, following evidence of Russian interference in Romania's election. The EC is gathering data to determine if TikTok violated EU law.
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France demands nuclear-friendly replacement for renewable energy law
A ministerial debate on the future of Europe’s energy system saw calls to build up cross-border power grids and end dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while France said it was time bring nuclear power into the centre of EU decarbonisation policy.
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Women's parity vital to EU competitiveness drive, says agency director
The gender employment gap costs the EU €370 billion a year. “If the EU truly wants to become more competitive, gender equality should play a crucial role,” the director of the European Institute for Gender Equality told Euronews.
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Brussels, my love? Paris rolls out the red carpet for Trump
In our 100th episode of 'Brussels, my love?', we discuss the delicate diplomacy and political turbulence behind the spectacular reopening of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, and the fate of Syrian asylum-seekers after the fall of Assad's regime.
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EU Commission adopts wait-and-see approach with mystery Congo virus
The Commission will organize a Health Security Committee meeting to coordinate any necessary EU response as soon as they have more information on the virus that so far has affected hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Polish EU presidency to focus on energy, defence and economic security
With Trump's arrival in the US White House, a new EU Commission and the ongoing war in Ukraine, security in all its possible dimensions will be the main priority of the next rotating EU presidency, said Poland's Ambassador Agnieszka Bartol.