Environment

The bees' burden: new report reveals bee pollen contaminated by dozens of toxic pesticides

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On 16 April 2014, Greenpeace activists unfurled a 10 x 17m banner at the Bayer headquarter in Leverkusen (...

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EU aid for disaster-stricken countries to arrive faster, with less red tape

EU aid to EU and EU candidate countries hit by flooding or other natural disasters should be delivered faster and more efficiently thanks to EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) rule changes approved on Wednesday. These changes, already agreed with EU ministers...

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EU parliament to reject labelling of GM-contaminated honey

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MEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags

EU countries would have to reduce the use of the most common and most polluting plastic bags by at at least 80% by 2019, under draft rules backed by Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs recommend using taxes and levies, marketing restrictions or bans....

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