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European Union cracks down on illegal timber trade
The European Union is cracking down on the timber trade in an effort to curb illegal logging, blamed for a host of ills from social upheaval to environmental and economic damage. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Friday that new rules effective from Sunday would affect everyone in…
EU approves testing plan to end horsemeat scandal
The European Union has agreed the immediate launch of tests for horse DNA in meat products, seeking to reassure nervous consumers that their food is safe and to end the horsemeat scandal spreading across Europe. The test programme will also look for the presence of phenylbutazone, an anti-inflammatory treatment for…
Ancient Pompeii to get 105 million-Euro makeover
The long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii will get a 105-million euro ($142-million) makeover partly funded by the EU starting on Wednesday, a day after former site managers were put under investigation for corruption. The project, which is being funded to the tune of 41.8 million euros from the European Union,…
British lawmakers will issue demands for staying in European Union
Lawmakers from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party will on Wednesday issue a “manifesto” spelling out the sweeping changes that need to be made to keep Britain in the European Union. The Fresh Start group of eurosceptic MPs will urge Cameron to demand four “significant revisions” when he makes his…
European Union and U.S. resist making pledges at climate talks
The European Union and United States said on Wednesday they would not make concrete near-term funding pledges at UN climate talks to help developing countries cope with the fallout from global warming. The EU said tight finances prevented it from taking on new commitments as a bloc, while Washington insisted…
E.U. ‘regrets’ Israeli settlement plan
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has criticised Israel’s plan to build hundreds of homes in annexed east Jerusalem and called for it to hold fresh talks with the Palestinians. Catherine Ashton “deeply regrets” the Israeli interior ministry decision to back the expansion of the Gilo settlement by 797 units,…
Spain tightens austerity screw in 2013 budget
Spain’s government unveiled a 2013 budget that tightens austerity even in the teeth of growing protests, easing the path to a widely expected sovereign bailout. The 2013 budget rakes in 39 billion euros ($50 billion) in spending cuts and tax increases so as to curb the public deficit despite a…
Bordeaux wine producers warn allowing U.S. labels to use ‘chateau’ would be ‘cheating’
Bordeaux wine producers warned Monday that a European Union decision to authorise their US rivals to use the term ‘chateau’ on bottles sold in Europe would amount to “cheating consumers”. As things stand, American wines which use ‘chateau’ on their label cannot be sold in the European Union, where rules…
EU court upholds billion-dollar Microsoft fine
A European court upheld a billion-dollar EU fine against Microsoft on Wednesday but reduced the penalty by tens of millions of euros. The General Court, the European Union’s second highest, dismissed Microsoft’s bid to annul the penalty but cut the US software giant’s fine by 39 million euros to 860…
U.S. and European Union form ‘global alliance’ to track online pedophilia
The European Union and the United States called on the rest of world Thursday to join them in a “global alliance” to combat child sex abuse on the Internet and track down paedophiles. The initiative aims to boost efforts to identify and protect victims, cut down on child pornography available…
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