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Under French law, producers of goods like packaging, textiles, phones or even gardening equipment must include a sorting label — known in France as the “Triman” logo or “Info-tri” label — on their products, so citizens can be informed about how to dispose of them properly. Introduced in 2022, the labels use symbols to explain which parts of the products go in which bin. Paris and Brussels have been fighting over them ever since. Brussels wants to harmonize labelling rules at the EU level. The bloc introduced new packaging rules last year that will require all packaging placed on the…

At the center of the EU’s concern are fears that Putin will do with Libya what he has already attempted in parts of Eastern Europe, where he has waged what EU officials say is a hybrid war on the bloc that includes weaponizing migration. EU countries accuse Minsk and Moscow of facilitating irregular crossings of asylum seekers through Poland and Lithuania, a tactic meant to put pressure on European governments by sowing political discord and boosting support for anti-immigration, often Russia-friendly parties. Brunner said the dangers of Putin’s influence in Libya left Europe with little choice but to hold talks with…

The foreign ministers’ statement came after over 100 people seeking aid from distribution sites and U.N. food trucks were reported killed by Israeli gunfire over the weekend, and as Israel on Monday announced a new offensive in central Gaza. In a post on social media, Israel’s foreign ministry said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had “fired warning shots in order to remove an immediate threat posed to them” on Sunday, and that “the number of casualties reported does not align with the information held by the IDF.” It blamed Hamas militants for “seek[ing] to create friction” and said “the IDF…

As part of the U.K.-U.S. Economic Prosperity Deal, struck between the Trump administration and Starmer’s U.K. government, the U.K. granted Washington a new tariff-free quota of up to 1.4 billion liters of ethanol, which is used in farming and as a fuel source. Hackett said this is worth “the entire” U.K. bioethanol market. Previously, U.S. ethanol imported into the U.K. faced tariffs ranging from 10 to 50 percent. “Those tariffs are in place, not because we’re worse at making ethanol than the U.S. — they use genetically modified corn, antibiotics, they have lower energy costs and they have tax subsidies…

Earlier in July, Trump gave Putin 50 days to reach a ceasefire or face economic sanctions. The U.S. president, whose administration had temporarily halted some promised munitions for Ukraine, also agreed to sell American weapons to Europeans and let them donate them to Kyiv. “We need to step up in turn to a 50 day drive to arm Ukraine on the battlefield,” said U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey as the group of allies, also known as the Ramstein format, met online on Monday. London and Berlin — who have taken over the UDCG’s chairmanship from Washington since Trump came to power…

Certains avertissent qu’à moins d’être clairement alloués, les fonds iront inévitablement aux projets industriels qui s’inscrivent dans la politique de compétitivité de la Commission, laissant sans financement des programmes environnementaux non rentables, mais tout aussi urgents. “[Il existe un] réel danger que la biodiversité soit mise de côté au profit de priorités industrielles qui peuvent être présentées comme des investissements verts”, a alerté Ester Asin, directrice du bureau des politiques européennes du WWF. L’UE accuse déjà un déficit annuel de financement de protection de la biodiversité estimé à 37 milliards d’euros, selon la Commission européenne. Dans la nouvelle structure budgétaire…

With Kendall and Bell imposing so many stipulations on the commission, it’s been hamstrung before it’s even got to work, according to former Coalition-era Pensions Minister Steve Webb. “They have had one hand tied behind their back from the outset,” Webb said.  “Central to any plans for the future of retirement incomes is a view on how the state pension will contribute, yet they have been told they are not to comment on the future indexation of the state pension and the triple lock policy in particular.” ‘Complex barriers’ The revived commission will be led by Jeannie Drake (a member…

Published on 21/07/2025 – 19:42 GMT+2 The United Nations expressed concern on Monday about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code. “These incidents serve to further isolate women and girls, contribute to a climate of fear, and erode public trust,” the mission added, without details including the number of arrests or the ages and where they have been held. The UN mission urged the Taliban government to “rescind policies and practices” that restrict women and girls’ human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly the ban on education beyond sixth grade.…

“We would consider multiple partners including El Salvador,” documents accompanying the party’s crime policy launch said. Reform argues that pulling Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights would remove a key barrier to this plan. “We can send some of our worst violent criminals overseas to serve their terms,” said Farage at a press conference to launch the proposal. “If that means that [child murderer] Ian Huntley goes to El Salvador … our attitude is so be it.” In March, the Trump administration invoked the U.S. Alien Enemies Act to deport dozens of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador. They were…

“József Sebestyén was beaten to death by people called recruiters during forced conscription.” For almost a week, that’s the line Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been repeating on almost platform. This has been backed up by pro-government media outlets, with their constant stream of criticism of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership, trying to gather evidence to support the “Hungarian hating” narrative. On Friday, the news spread like wildfire on government-connected portals that the pathologist who performed the autopsy on Joseph Sebestyén had been blackmailed by Ukrainian authorities. First, Index reported that forensic pathologist Joszip Akar had falsified the…