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European Union bill passes to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities
MongaBay
September 15, 2022
European Union bill passes to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities
by André Schröder – MongaBay – Creative CommonsImports of 14 types of commodities into the European Union will soon have to be verified for possible association with deforestation in the countries…
Europe’s biggest-ever cocaine bust worth billions in street value
Crime News
February 24, 2021
Europe’s biggest-ever cocaine bust worth billions in street value
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Billions of dollars in street value worth of drugs was seized in Europe’s biggest-ever cocaine bust.More than 50,700 pounds of cocaine have been seized by German…
New EU Rulings Could Ban Memes: Destroying Internet as We Know It
News
June 21, 2018
New EU Rulings Could Ban Memes: Destroying Internet as We Know It
(COMMON DREAMS) – As key legislative panel approves measure, experts say copyright directive poses an “imminent threat” to online users and the network itselfThe European Union (EU) on Wednesday took…
In ‘Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and the Planet,’ EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides
Environment
April 28, 2018
In ‘Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and the Planet,’ EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides
(COMMON DREAMS) – “Authorizing neonicotinoids during a quarter of a century was a mistake and led to an environmental disaster. Today’s vote is historic.”Faced with mounting scientific evidence that bee-poisoning neonicotinoids, or neonics, could…