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Lawmakers close in on deal to tackle football’s dirty money
[ad_1] A new EU law set to be agreed Wednesday may mean extra checks for major football clubs, and curbs on cash usage ADVERTISEMENT The EU is on the cusp…
Dyson fails to bag a multi-million pound win in EU court
[ad_1] The UK household appliances maker has been in a decade-long fight with Brussels over what it describes as unfair energy label testing. ADVERTISEMENT Dyson has lost its battle to…
MEPs wave through raft of Green Deal legislation as elections loom
[ad_1] The European Parliament’s environment committee has approved provisional deals with governments on half a dozen key pieces of environmental law, as lawmakers hurry to complete as much Green Deal…
Brewers froth over winemakers’ exemption from anti-waste rules
[ad_1] As the EU debates rules to limit packaging waste, beer producers argue they are being unfairly discriminated against with exemptions for winemakers from reuse targets and deposit-return schemes, but…
Google’s €2.4 bn shopping bill should stand, top legal opinion says
[ad_1] Record-breaking antitrust fines were justified as the search engine promoted its own services, Advocate General Juilane Kokott said ADVERTISEMENT A record-breaking €2.4 billion fine imposed on Google for anti-competitive…
European asset managers greener than Americans, study finds
[ad_1] The green-finance gulf between EU investors and US rivals such as BlackRock is widening, a campaign group says ADVERTISEMENT European asset managers are following a greener path as their…
Deadlock as member states disagree over withdrawal from Energy Charter
[ad_1] Decision on whether to part from treaty remains in limbo, with some EU countries wanting to stay and others having already departed. ADVERTISEMENT EU diplomats say the process of…
EU urged to adopt absolute, not ‘net’, target for emissions cuts
[ad_1] Scientists, civil society groups and businesses have warned EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra that combining greenhouse gas emissions cuts and removals using nature-based and industrial processes in a single…