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Euroviews. Europe’s raw materials rush does not justify hiding lithium's dangers

A scientifically-backed proposal to classify three lithium salts as toxic to reproduction under Europe’s hazard system is at a dead end, and business -- including potential harm to workers handling lithium salts -- continues as usual, Natacha Cingotti writes.

Europe News

Italy and Poland oppose e-fuels deal struck by Brussels and Berlin

The regulation on CO2 standards will be put to a final vote on Tuesday during a meeting of energy ministers.

Food and Drink

EU Investigation uncovers major honey fraud in European markets

Nearly half of the honey imported into the European Union is suspected of being fake, according to an EU probe.

Croatia

Croatia lifts air borders for Schengen zone countries

Travellers flying between Croatia and other Schengen zone countries will no longer have to go through border controls, marking the final step after the Balkan country officially joined the world's largest free travel area on 1 January.

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World News

Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row

Berlin and the EU have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Putin-Xi's bromance & the EU's banking environment

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Hungary

Euroviews. Viktor Orbán has used the war in Ukraine to advance his own interests

Viktor Orbán’s critics often portray him as a Kremlin pawn. The reality is more complex: Orbán always pursues his own political game, Zsuzsanna Szelényi writes.

United Kingdom

Sunak's Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt

The House of Commons voted 515-29 to back a key portion of The Windsor Framework, designed to resolve a trade dispute between the UK and Northern Ireland.

Green News

These countries are pushing back on the EU's petrol and diesel car ban

An alliance of countries is looking to water down new legislation over worries it could harm consumers and the European car industry.

Bulgaria

Arms exports to Ukraine from Bulgaria on hold until after elections

Bulgaria’s president Rumen Radev has put arms supplies to Ukraine on ice until after his country’s parliamentary elections on April 2. He urged parties contesting the election to spell out their stance on the collective EU arms supply strategy.

Montenegro

Đukanović v Milatović: the race to become Montenegro's president

Election pollsters in Montenegro are predicting the incumbent president Milo Đukanović, who has led the country in various posts for three decades, could be swept aside by Europe Now candidate Jakov Milatović.

Ukraine

What would actually happen if Ukraine joined the EU?

Ukrainian membership would have serious - and profound - implications for the bloc.

Europe Decoded

Winter is gone. But can we really say Europe's energy crisis is over?

Against all odds, Europe managed to fend off the worst-case scenario of the energy crisis, mainly thanks to savings and weather events.

World News

Euroviews. The EU's new proposal to fight textile pollution has to get it right

Ensuring that consumers can easily access reliable information about a garment’s environmental impact and make responsible purchasing choices is key to driving the necessary changes in the fashion industry, Dalena White writes.

Europe News

€7 billion in aid is pledged by EU & international partners

The European Union and its international partners gathered in Brussels on Monday seeking to raise money for Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake.

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland Democratic Unionists will vote against EU trade plan

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his Democratic Unionist Party will vote against the UK government's new trade plan for Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the EU.

Europe News

EU greenlights €2 billion ammunition deal for Ukraine

Ukraine roughly needs 1 million ammunition rounds, primarily the 155 mm kind, over the next year.

World News

Euroviews. Humanitarian aid needs to stop being used as a weapon of war

This Monday, humanitarian access will be in the spotlight at the European Humanitarian Forum. The discussions must translate into action, with the EU and its member states driving the necessary changes, IRC's Harlem Désir writes.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Why EU governments are banning TikTok for employees

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Europe News

Will reusable packaging pollute more? This is what McDonald's thinks

The fast food chain asks for more recycling ahead of an EU legislation that will ban single-use packaging by 2030.

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