European Union Likely to Ban Common Insecticides to Save the Bees

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The European Food Safety Authority has released a new assessment reasserting the dangers of the most widely used pesticide in the world. This is likely to influence future policies. Bees all over Europe may soon be just a little safer, … Read More

Syria is a moral defeat for Europeans

After 1945 Europe said “never again” but never again is happening before our eyes in the Middle East, says Guardian columnist Natalie Nougayrède.  Syrian civilians flee airstrikes in eastern Ghouta, February 2018. Photograph: Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images Syria is a European … Read More

EU at war: The member states REFUSING to pay Brussels more after Brexit

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ONLY 14 EU member states have agreed to pay more into the union’s vast budget as bloc officials attempt to recover the damage caused by the UK’s decision to leave. EU officials have been grappling with members to pay up … Read More

EU budget crisis ERUPTS: FURY as Brussels Brexit cutbacks ‘TARGET’ Visegrad states

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BRUSSELS looks set to use Brexit to PUNISH farmers in Central and Eastern Europe by resolving the Brexit financial blackhole with a severe cutback on agricultural subsidies that could see a 10 percent plunge in income. THe EU risks inflaming … Read More

May pleads for ‘urgent’ post-Brexit EU security deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May called for a deal with the EU on post-Brexit security cooperation at the Munich Security Conference  Photo: AFP MUNICH, Germany British Prime Minister Theresa May pleaded Saturday for an urgent deal with the European Union on post-Brexit … Read More

Nigel Farage warns ‘Brexit betrayal’ would thrust Britain into crisis

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LONDON (Reuters) – If Prime Minister Theresa May allows Brexit to be watered down or halted by supporters of European Union membership, then Britain will be thrust into the gravest constitutional crisis since World War Two, Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage … Read More

EU threatens to BLOCK sanctions against Iran in USA showdown

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THE European Union is preparing for a showdown with the United States as Brussels considers new regulations to protect EU firms doing business in Iran in case Donald Trump scraps the 2015 nuclear deal and restores tough sanctions. AFP/GETTY Donald … Read More

Brexit: pressure on PM to clarify vision as new cabinet split emerges

Calls for Theresa May to define position on EU customs union after ministers’ divisive remarks. Theresa May is under pressure to spell out her vision for the UK’s future trading relations after a new cabinet split emerged on whether the country … Read More

Trump blasts ‘very unfair’ EU over trade

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© Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP | US President Donald Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. The European Union trades with America “very unfairly”, … Read More

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