Global Electricity Review 2025
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European Union (EU)
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EAST AFRICA
The European Union ( eu ) has banned fish imports from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The decision was taken after reports that Uganda had restricted the sale of fresh fish products
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Twice shy?
The EU tries hard to avoid a second trade clash with the US over beef exports
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Noisy trade
a european Commission's ( ec' s) decision to clamp down on the use of old noisy aircraft inside European Union's ( eu' s) airspace is set to provoke a trade dispute between the eu
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Bad drugs
The Europian Union votes to ban four widely used antibiotics in animal feed
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A limit on benzene
the European Commission ( ec ) is about to approve plans to clean up air quality. It plans to impose strict limits on benzene and carbon monoxide emissions. The new benchmarks will force
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Toothless
European laws are not effective to check the use of dangerous chemicals, says a European Commission report
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Pesticides in food
THE European Union (EU) has warned consumers that a large proportion of fruits and vegetables are contaminated with pesticides. The problem could be big enough to warrant checks on imported foods
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Clean proposal
The European Commission unveils its plan to curb toxic gases emissions from waste plants
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Climate Control
Politics gets the better of common sense on the issue of global warming. At the upcoming climate change talks in Buenos Aires, US led developed countries will try to ensure that ceilings on non domestic emission curbs do not materialise. They will press f
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COTTON CONCERN
Pakistan will hold talks with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on taxes slapped by the European Union (EU) on unbleached cotton exports. Pakistan's exports of cotton fabrics have decreased sharply