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Restricting the use of microplastics and why is it essential for you

A new restriction proposal could reduce the amount of microplastics released to the environment in the EU by about 400,000 tonnes over 20 years.

05/02/2019

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The truth behind propylene glycol

Or the most popular ingredient found in lifestyle products from beauty cosmetics to processed food.

07/01/2019

Earth News

The ethics of cosmetics : behind the scenes

We toured a factory making beauty products for big brands and that's what we learnt

26/10/2018

World

Half of the world's killer whale population in danger, study says

PCBs have been banned for decades, but they still have harmful effects on the ocean, putting half of the world’s orca population in danger.

28/09/2018

Business

Bayer shares plunge over weedkiller trial

Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 percent on Monday, losing about €12 billion in value, after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to pay €250 million in damages in the first of possibly thousands of US lawsuits over alleged links between a weedkiller and cancer.

13/08/2018

USA

Chemical giant Monsanto ordered to pay 252 million Euro fine

A court in San Francisco ordered chemical giant Monsanto to a man who claims the company's products caused his terminal cancer.

11/08/2018

France

France ‘committed’ to glyphosate herbicide ban despite MPs' rebuff

French MPs have rejected moves to ban the controversial herbicide despite President Macron’s vow to outlaw it within three years.

29/05/2018

World News

Syria: chemical weapons inspectors visit Douma

Western countries blame the Syrian government for the alleged chemical weapons attack on April 7, in which 40 people were killed.

21/04/2018

Belgium

Three Belgian companies summoned to court for chemicals exports to Syria

Three Belgian companies have been accused by Belgian Customs authorities of exporting chemicals to Syria without a proper export license.

18/04/2018

Netherlands

Moscow loses bid for joint investigation into ex-spy poisoning

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has rejected Russia's request to be involved in the inquiry into the nerve agent attack in Britain in March.

04/04/2018

United Kingdom

Spy case: Putin is 'tearing up the international rulebook'

Britain had hoped for a different scenario but it's now heading into a major showdown with Russia, a senior official at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank tells Euronews.

13/03/2018

World News

EU glyphosate extension strains German coalition talks

Monday’s decision by EU countries to prolong the weed-killer’s licence for five years has angered its detractors and critics of Germany’s backing for the move.

28/11/2017

Russia

Russia 'destroys chemical arsenal'

Russia says it is getting rid of its final remaining chemical weapons.

27/09/2017

United Kingdom

Mysterious haze cloaks Sussex coast

A mysterious gas cloud saw over 100 people seek medical treatment in south east England.

28/08/2017

Europe News

Does this weed killer cause cancer? It's certainly giving EU experts a headache

Activists protest in Brussels as EU experts discuss the fate of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate.

19/07/2017

Business Series

ChemChina's takeover of Syngenta set to go ahead

The takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta by ChemChina is set to go ahead as 80% of Syngenta shareholders agree.

05/05/2017

Syria

Sarin gas thought to be likely agent used in Syria attack

Sarin gas is now thought by many to have been used in the attack in Syria.

06/04/2017

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Bayer-Monsanto merger a "marriage made in hell", say activists

Environmental group Friends of the Earth staged protest action outside the European Commission on Thursday (March 30) against the planned merger of German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and US see

31/03/2017

Europe News

Bayer-Monsanto merger is 'marriage made in hell,' say activists

Environmental campaigners have turned out in Brussels to demand the EU blocks a deal that would create the world’s biggest seeds and pesticides company.

30/03/2017

Syria

Aleppo battle: both sides accused of war crimes

War crimes were committed by both sides in the battle for Aleppo, according the United Nations

01/03/2017