UK asked to abandon EU palm-oil policies
Malaysia has promised the UK a post-Brexit trade deal if it abandons the European Union’s opposition to environmentally ruinous palm…
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Italian socialist wins European Parliament presidency
The European Parliament has chosen Italian socialist MEP David Sassoli (pictured) as its new president. The Democratic Party parliamentarian replaces fellow…
MEPs condemn Brunei gay-stoning laws
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to condemn Brunei’s “retrograde” Islamic laws that punish gay sex and adultery with death…
MEPs pass laws to protect whistleblowers
New European Union legislation will make it harder for firms to punish whistleblowers, in a move aimed at encouraging employees…
MEPs asked to ditch internet reforms
Tens of thousands of demonstrators across Germany have protested against the EU copyright reforms under the slogan “Save the internet”….
MEPs vote to dismiss Russia as ‘strategic partner’
The European Parliament, which faces a major potential populist shakeup after the May elections, has voted in favour of a…
Centre-right to retain EU grip after May: polling
The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) bloc is projected to retain its dominance in the European Parliament after the May…
No Brexit progress: Verhofstadt
The European Parliament’s Brexit representative has rejected UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s suggestion that an agreement is “95-per-cent done”, pointing…
MEPs vote to ban single-use plastic
The European Parliament has approved measures which could lead to a ban on single-use plastics, including straws, earbuds, plates, coffee…
MEPs due to vote on Hungary sanctions
MEPs are making their final arguments on whether Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s “illiberal” government should be subject to the…
Spaniard faces death penalty for murder
Thailand’s Appeals Court today (Friday) upheld the death sentence for a Spanish man, Artur Segarra Princep, who was convicted of…
Funding crisis ‘killing’ party: Le Pen
A decision by France’s financial prosecutor to withhold €2 million in public funds from the National Rally is an “attack…
UK palm-oil ban angers producers
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) says the UK supermarket chain Iceland’s decision to remove palm oil from…
Swiss cantons demand palm-oil ban
The canton parliament for Geneva in Switzerland has passed a resolution to exclude palm oil from free-trade discussions with Indonesia…
Trade war threatened over MEP vote
The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) has urged its government to halt trade deals with the European Union until MEPs’…
Malaysia looks to WTO over MEP vote
Malaysia’s trade minister Mustapa Mohamed has described the European Parliament’s backing of a ban on the use of palm oil…
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