Member states reject EU system of donating unsold food
According to information obtained by EUobserver, national governments have dismissed a proposal by MEPs to make a system for donating would-be wasted food to charity.
Analysis
Bayer-Monsanto merger could reshape EU food sector
Mega-mergers in the food sector have become commonplace, but EU laws do little to help it keep check on the impact this could have on the environment, public health, and food security.
Investigation
Diesel cars contribute to about 10,000 deaths a year
Half the premature deaths from car pollution are caused by nitrogen oxide emissions exceeding the EU limits, a new study shows.
News in Brief
- EU to outline online hate speech rules
- Polish president proposes judicial reform amendments
- Left-wing MEP De Masi elected to Bundestag
- French PM downplays news of glyphosate ban
- France to ban glyphosates
- EU closes deficit procedure for Greece
- AfD leader will not join party's parliamentary group
- AfD aims to take power in Germany in 2021
Former UN climate chief says US will still leave Paris accord
Christina Figueres said that the "world of post-truth" makes it difficult to assess statements on the United States' climate commitments.
Investigation
Dieselgate 'omerta' banned EU experts from speaking to press
Two years after the emissions cheating scandal broke, anonymous sources tell EUobserver about the "tense" atmosphere in the EU offices dealing with the issue.
Opinion
A new and practical way of stopping EU law violations
The case against Polish logging in the Bialowieza forest shows that the EU court could impose periodic penalty payments as an interim measure.
Interview
Dieselgate disappointed car-loving commissioner
Industry commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska often finds herself on opposite sides to the car industry, referring to diesel engines as the "technology of the past".
Four European consumer groups team up to sue VW
Consumer organisations from Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland have asked an international law firm to sue Volkswagen in Germany.
Netherlands latest EU country to be told to improve air quality
Dutch court tells state to reduce air pollution. The ruling will have an effect on talks to form a new government.
MEPs call for Fukushima food data to be made public
A majority of the parliament's food safety committee adopted a text that warned of an increased risk of "radioactive contaminated food" from Japan, but one MEP said the text was full of "alternative facts".
MEPs to raise alarm on Fukushima food imports
Food safety committee will vote on a text expressing worries over lack of data, even though the Commission has since provided access to it.
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Seven of 28 EU states give feedback on glyphosate plan
The EU Commission proposed to renew the licence for the weedkiller for a period of 10 years, instead of 15, and asked member states to give their comments.
Investigation
New on-road car emissions test cannot prevent all cheating
As of Friday, all automakers applying for a car type approval need to pass the Real Driving Emissions test. While it is an improvement, the test is not foolproof.
VW has to fix 3.3 million cheating cars in under a month
One month before a deadline promised to the European Commission, the German carmaker has updated just over 60 percent of its diesel cars that have cheating devices.
Investigation
EU probe into VW loan remains opaque
EU anti-fraud agency and European Investment Bank tight-lipped on report that said Volkswagen deceived the bank when acquiring a €400 million loan.
Egg scare prompts review of EU alert systems
Health ministers' meeting called to discuss improvements to EU alert systems, but Danish and French authorities said pesticide levels in eggs too low to harm people.
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EU cautious with German diesel plan
The European Commission welcomed the German carmakers' pledge to update software in diesel cars, but is waiting for details on how emissions will be reduced.
Interview
Law expert: direct EU powers have become too complicated
EU law professor Ellen Vos says the commission's proposed mini-reform on comitology, an obscure but often-used method of EU lawmaking, should go much further.
Investigation
Commission: clean up diesel cars, or EU agency inevitable
"It seems we have not yet reached the bottom of the emission scandal", said the European commissioner for industry, Elzbieta Bienkowska, in a confidential letter.
Trump and Macron turn on the charm
Trump softened rhetoric on climate and trade in Paris charm show, spoke of potential "deal" with Russia on Ukraine.
Opinion
EU’s attitude to plant-based products needs to change
Increasingly popular non-meat products are good for the environment, health, and animal welfare. But the EU still remains strangely negative about the prospect.
Investigation
EU scientists find VW car more polluting after Dieselgate 'fix'
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has tested a Volkswagen Tiguan before and after the carmaker removed the illegal emissions cheating software.
Investigation
Dutch authority suspects emissions fraud in Suzuki car
“It is possible that a crime has been committed,” car type-approval authority RDW said about the emissions strategy used in a Suzuki Vitara.
Focus
EU adopts hormone disruptor norms
A European Commission proposal on how to define endocrine disruptors was voted through on Tuesday, after a year of blockage. A French turn-around allowed the decision.
Focus
Nordics consider alternative to EU emissions trading system
If the European emissions trading system is not reformed to work efficiently, a Nordic carbon price floor could be introduced to secure future green investments in the region.
Opinion
G20 is 'test run' for Trump-era climate governance
With US president Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement, the future of climate governance will depend on how the other major emitters react.
Interview
Cheap meat is a bigger problem for climate and health
A leading scholar of sustainability issues has called on the EU to introduce protectionist food policies that impose tough health and environmental standards in order to stop the imports of cheap and poor quality meat.
Ministers to reject minimum parking spaces for electric cars
The EU commission wants to increase the number of charging stations, to convince consumers to switch to electric cars.
MEPs snub Pacific leader, but strengthen climate measures
Only 50 of 751 members showed up at a speech by the president of one of the nations most threatened by climate change.
EU environment and science money moved to military fund
EU commission defends shifting money from research and energy baskets to defence fund, saying projects will not be delayed as a consequence.
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