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The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the COFINA Group, a pan-African financial institution, have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the development of sustainable agricultural value chains in Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal. The partnership aims to provide long-term financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps,
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Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has announced that the European Commission has approved an expanded indication for ERVEBO, a vaccine designed to protect against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by Zaire ebolavirus. This approval follows a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency'
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As the longtime scourge of tech giants and rate-rigging banks, Margrethe Vestager has taken a temporary leave of absence from her role as the European Union's competition commissioner after her formal bid to lead the European Investment Bank (EIB) became public. This move is in line with EU
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The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment on 04 February 2016, striking down certain provisions of anti-dumping regulations. In Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14, the court ruled on the validity of Council Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1294/2009.
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The European Commission has approved two German measures to support ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's (tkSE) decarbonization of its steel production processes and acceleration of renewable hydrogen uptake. The measures are part of the European Green Deal and the EU Hydrogen Strategy, aiming to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels
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The European Commission is supporting the United Nations and Turkey's efforts to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal brokered in July 2022 to alleviate the global food crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The deal, set to expire on Monday, allows Ukraine to
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The European Union has adopted a Regulation on 16 March 2023 to establish the form for the statement relating to the own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste. The Regulation aims to enhance the comparability, reliability, and exhaustiveness of data on plastic packaging waste generation and recycling. Key Takeaways:
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The European Commission has issued a new regulation, effective June 20, 2023, setting a minimum threshold for greenhouse gas emissions savings from recycled carbon fuels at 70%. This regulation complements Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and aims to reduce greenhouse
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The planned merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines has raised concerns from global antitrust regulators, prompting Transport Minister Won Hee-ryong to urge the company to address these concerns. Regulators in 14 countries, including the European Union, the United States, and Japan, are reviewing the merger. The European Commission has
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The European Union has issued a new regulation amending the authorization of certain feed additives for poultry, including the preparation of carvacrol, thymol, D-carvone, methyl salicylate, and L-menthol. The regulation, adopted on June 15, 2023, corrects the functional group of the feed additive, which was previously described as "other
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The Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) is organizing a special mission to Brussels, Belgium from June 18-22, 2023 to present a position paper on the European Union's (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD). The EU CSDD aims to promote sustainable and responsible corporate behavior, incorporating human rights and environmental
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A coalition of European consumer groups has filed a complaint with the European Commission and consumer authorities, alleging that Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter enable the misleading promotion of crypto assets through advertisements and influencers. The complaint is the latest development in the regulatory push to protect consumers from crypto
