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Are we turning a blind eye to Europe’s exports of banned pesticides?

From 'false' job loss arguments to mysterious transit routes: Here’s what you need to know about Europe’s trade in banned pesticides.

Business

China: Sharpest drop in exports since 2020 amid sluggish global demand

Sales of Chinese products to foreign markets fell by 14.5% year-on-year last month, shrinking for the third consecutive month.

Green News

‘Hypocrisy’: EU exporting a ‘carcinogenic’ pesticide it banned in 2020

This dangerous fungicide was banned in the EU three years ago. So why is it still being sent to developing countries?

Russia

Euroviews. The Black Sea Grain Deal might be Russia's Trojan horse for Ukraine

Failures to rethink and redo how Ukraine gets its grain out of the country would gravely undermine the war effort and security in Europe, Cristian Gherasim writes.

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Netherlands

Dutch flower exports to Russia blooming, despite moral questions

It's a business worth €9.4 million to EU producers last year, with the majority of exports to Russia coming from the Netherlands.

Food and Drink

Costa Rica's exclusive 'pink pineapples' go global

There's not much we don't know about Kim Kardashian... But did you know she's a fan of Costa Rica's newly developed and produced pink pineapples?

Living

EU dumps 37 million ‘junk plastic’ clothing items in Kenya every year

The clothing is too dirty or damaged to be reused and immediately becomes plastic waste.

Ukraine

International deal for safe exports from Ukraine has been extended

The agreement for safe exports of grain, foodstuff and fertilisers from Ukraine has been extended for a further four months

Ukraine

Ships with grain leave ports despite Moscow's exports deal pullout

Ukraine, the EU and US have turned on Moscow for halting the grain export deal, as Russia stands accused of risking increased global hunger and starvation.

Europe Decoded

Fact-check: Are UK weapons being used against protesters in Iran?

Images shared online purport to show that UK-made tear gas, stun grenades and other weapons are being used against protesters in Iran. But is this the case?

Ukraine

Four more grain ships set sail from Black Sea ports under Russia deal

The cargo ships carrying over 160,000 tonnes of corn and other foodstuffs left Chernomorsk and Odesa, heading for Turkey, Italy and China under an international deal struck in July.

Ukraine

Why aren't ships rushing to export grain after Ukraine-Russia deal?

Shipping companies are not rushing to export millions of tons of trapped grain out of Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea.

World News

African leaders welcome Russia-Ukraine wheat deal

Leaders across the continent have welcomed the deal which is set to unblock grain exports from Ukraine, after the UN said it feared a "hurricane of famine".

Ukraine

Six latest developments linked to Russia's war in Ukraine

From the four-year-old victim of Russia's missile strike on Vinnytsia... to our spotlight on Ukraine's attempts to beat the blockade and export its grain: six key developments today.

Turkey

UN cautious over Ukraine claim that end to grain blockade is close

Military officials from the two countries are holding their first face-to-face meetings for months in Istanbul, to discuss a UN plan to export grain and ease global shortages.

Ukraine

Anxiety grows for Ukraine's grain farmers as harvest begins

Over 20 million tonnes of last year's crop still cannot reach their destinations because of Russia's blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five things you need to know on Monday

From Sievierodonetsk "engulfed in fire" due to Russian shelling to the EU calling Russia's blockade of Ukrainian grain exports a "war crime", these are the five latest and most important developments.

Europe News

Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports a 'real war crime': Borrell

"The war is going to have dramatic consequences for the world," said the EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell.

World News

World Food Programme warns of mass starvation due to Russian blockade

Experts have sounded the alarm that if ports around Odessa remain closed, shortages of grain, oil and other goods will trigger famine and migration crises the world over.

My Europe Series

'It will get worse': Euro inflation adds to Lithuania's economic woes

A refugee crisis on the border with Belarus, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of sanctions against its neighbours all conspire to create a sense of economic uncertainty in the small Baltic nation.