Tag: European Union

• Thursday, November 9th 2023 - 11:31 UTC

  Spanish minister wants the world to isolate Israel

  

  After Bolivia severed diplomatic ties with Israel in the aftermath of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, Spain’s Social Rights Minister Ione Belarra said Wednesday that her country and the rest of the world should follow suit due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ”planned genocide” against the people of Palestine.

• Monday, October 30th 2023 - 09:38 UTC

  Lula tells Pedro Sanchez to make a last effort on EU-Mercosur deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during a telephone conversation last week that he was keen on finalizing the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur.

• Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 01:12 UTC

  Brazil in Brussels: EU anti deforestation law will impact 34% of Brazilian exports

  

  The government of Lula da Silva estimates that the new European Union, EU, anti-deforestation law will have a 34% impact on Brazilian exports to Europe and 15% on the country’s total exports. Folha de Sao Paulo informed the measure applies to products in the supply chains of coffee, soy, palm oil, wood, leather, beef, cocoa, and rubber.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 16:22 UTC

  EU calls for immediate repeal of “golden passports” proliferation among Caribbean countries

  

  The European Commission has urged Member States to immediately repeal any existing investor citizenship schemes and to ensure strong checks are in place to address the risks posed by investor residence schemes. The Commission has frequently and consistently raised its serious concerns about investor citizenship and residence schemes and the inherent risks they pose. The latest recommendation forms part of the Commission's broader policy to take determined action on these schemes. The current context of the Russian aggression against Ukraine is once again highlighting these risks.

• Friday, October 13th 2023 - 07:32 UTC

  EU warns Zuckerberg and Musk over the spread of disinformation on the Hamas/Israel conflict

  

  The European Union has warned Mark Zuckerberg over the spread of “disinformation” on Meta's social media platforms after Hamas' attack on Israel. It told Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, that it “has 24 hours” to respond and comply with European law.

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 07:16 UTC

  EU begins applying the Carbon Mechanism on seven imports with surcharges to 20% to 35%

  

  The European Union has been proactive in pressuring its trading partners to adhere to its domestic greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, primarily rooted in protectionism. First, with the imposition of the Deforestation Law last June. Now, with the adoption of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Cbam), Brussels subjects imports of seven inputs to surcharges of 20% to 35% if production exceeds its environmental limits. Brazil is among the top ten potentially most affected exporters, especially in the iron and steel sectors.

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

  European Human Rights Court: Young Portuguese accuse 32 nations of failing to combat climate change

  

  ix young Portuguese children brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday, alleging that 32 nations have failed to act on global warming. The six, aged 11 to 24, claim they are suffering from “having to live with a climate that is getting hotter and hotter.”

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:55 UTC

  New container line linking EU main ports with Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina

  

  ONE (Ocean Network Express) and Cosco Shipping are starting the new LUX container service. This route connects Europe and the Mediterranean with the east coast of South America with weekly stopovers.

• Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:07 UTC

  EU discussing approval of Roundup glyphosate for another ten years

  

  The European Commission has proposed extending approval of the controversial weed killer glyphosate, long manufactured under the name Roundup, by 10 years. Approval in the European Union for the agrichemical is due to lapse this December unless member states agree to a reauthorization.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 07:38 UTC

  Brexit tariffs, not the EU’s Malvinas blunder, are the real issue worrying Falkland Islanders

  

  Boris Johnson’s deal made no provision for exports from the UK overseas territories
  
  By Teslyn Barkman (*) – In July, a joint communiqué signed in Brussels by 60 European Union and Latin American nations referred to the Falkland Islands as the “Islas Malvinas” despite last-minute attempts by UK foreign secretary James Cleverly to persuade them to drop the reference.