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EU Commission vows to go after Kinahan cartel and seize all their assets in Europe

It has now emerged that the EU is set to also crack down on the multinational cartel, and the “highest bosses” within it

Irish Mirror

EU vow to seize Daniel Kinahan's assets in Europe under new proposed law

Details of the game-changing proposal, which will effectively give police forces around Europe the same powers as our Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), were announced before the Commission yesterday

Dublin Live

Polish Parliament approves judicial reforms to unblock EU funds

Poland's Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a bill that will replace a contested disciplinary chamber for judges with a new body, clearing the way for the country to get billions in COVID-19 recovery funds from Brussels.

Reuters

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Study finds rise in pesticides in European fruit and vegetables

French fruits and vegetables have increased amounts of pesticides over the past decade, a study by an NGO has found. It shows a continuous upward trend in the “contamination” of European fruits, despite the EU's goals to decrease use of the most dangerous products.

Radio France Internationale

European fishing fleets accused of illegally netting tuna in Indian Ocean

Reports handed to EU claim vessels likely to have entered coastal states’ waters where stocks are dwindling

The Guardian - UK

EU to make breaking sanctions against Russia a crime, seizing assets easier

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to make breaking European Union sanctions against Russia a crime, a move that would allow EU governments to confiscate assets of companies and individuals that evade EU restrictions against Moscow.

Reuters

Orban says EU summit should not discuss Russian oil embargo

Hungary unable to agree to the proposed EU sanctions until all outstanding issues resolved, PM says in a letter.

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EU calls for Russia dialogue to unlock Ukraine food exports

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for talks with Moscow on unlocking wheat exports that are trapped in Ukraine as a result of a Russian sea blockade.

Reuters

Report: Dramatic rise in pesticides in EU fruits, vegetables

New research says the contamination of fruits and vegetables produced in the European Union by some of the most toxic pesticides has substantially increased over the past decade

The Independent UK

EU proposes to make seizing assets easier, including of sanctioned oligarchs -document

The European Commission wants to make it easier to confiscate assets linked to serious illegal activities and suspected criminals, including those evading European Union sanctions against the Kremlin, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.

Reuters

EU’s von Der Leyen Says Russia Is Using Food Supplies as a Weapon

Russia is using food supplies as a weapon with global repercussions, acting the same way as it does in the energy sector, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, she said "global cooperation" was the "antidote…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU's von der Leyen says Russia is using food supplies as a weapon

Russia is using food supplies as a weapon with global repercussions, acting the same way as it does in the energy sector, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Davos day two: Global tax deal delayed; Von der Leyen on Russian food ‘blackmail’ – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos

The Guardian - UK

European fruit with traces of most toxic pesticides ‘up 53% in nine years’

Analysis of nearly 100,000 samples found residues in a third of apples and half of blackberries

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The Independent UK

EU to keep budget rules looser for longer amid war fallout

The European Union is extending looser limits on spending by member countries for an extra year in a bid to counter the economic fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine

Edinburgh Live

EU digital Covid certificate UK: What one is and how to apply for yours

In a post-Covid world, a big part of being able to travel is down to the use of digital certificates and passes to prove that tourists are healthy - here's how to get an EU Covid certificate for travel

Benzinga

EMA's Advisory Committee Recommends Eiger's Zokinvy In Premature Aging Disorder

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion recommending Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ:EIGR) Zokinvy for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) and processing-deficient progeroid laminopathies (PL). HGPS and PL are ultra-rare and fatal pediatric diseases that cause dramatically accelerated aging and premature death. The CHMP…

Benzinga

CHMP Supports Approval Of Merck's Keytruda As Adjuvant In Post Surgery Melanoma Setting

European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) Keytruda in melanoma setting. The opinion covers Keytruda as a monotherapy adjuvant treatment for adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with stage IIB or IIC melanoma and who have…

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Europe's CHMP Backs Approval Of PTC Therapeutics' Gene Therapy In Rare Neurometabolic Disorder

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval of PTC Therapeutics Inc's (NASDAQ:PTCT) Upstaza (eladocagene exuparvovec, PTC-AADC). Once ratified by the European Commission, Upstaza will be the first approved disease-modifying treatment for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency for patients 18 months and older…

Benzinga

Why Eli Lilly Shares Are Rising Today

Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE: LLY) shares are trading higher by 3.58% at $296.48 after the company announced the CHMP has issued a positive opinion for OLUMIANT for the treatment of adults with severe alopecia areata.

Reuters

Spain supports Ukraine's EU entry, foreign minister says

Spain supports Ukraine's ambition to join the European Union and the idea of a new European political entity that could, for the time-being, accommodate Ukraine as a fellow-minded democracy, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Reuters on Friday.

The Independent UK

Finland says Russia suspending natural gas supplies

Finland's state-owned energy company says Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles

The Independent UK

‘Seized by an over-abundance of caution’: How did easyJet and Ryanair get the rules wrong on passports?

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘An extraordinary act of financial and reputational self-harm by two of the world’s best airlines’

AAP

Forrest flays fossil fuel 'greenwashing'

Billionaire Andrew Forrest says any hydrogen made from fossil fuels is part of the problem, and welcomes Europe's moves to boost renewable energy usage.

Reuters

EU exploring using oligarchs' frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine -von der Leyen

The European Union is looking into ways of using the frozen assets of Russian oligarchs to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.

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