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EU politics, policy and culture. A monthly magazine serving up opinions and original reporting from Brussels and across the bloc since 1995.

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MEPs from various political groups in the @Europarl_EN are up in arms over the excessive prison sentences the Spanish prosecutor wants to hand down to #Catalan pro-independence leaders: #Catalonia
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If the use of Pegasus spyware – a dangerous threat to civil rights – is acceptable in the EU, why not everywhere else? @KRLS argues the EU's double standards send a deeply disturbing message.
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Scale of UK's @Europarl_EN elections vote scandal "staggering", says campaign group @NewEuropeans with new figures suggesting as many as 1.6 million EU citizens in the UK may have been denied an #EUelections2019 vote:
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Belgian MEP @ph_lamberts has launched a blistering attack on UK Prime Minister Theresa May, saying she “must be devoid of the basic human skills needed for a leader”: #Brexit
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Prostate cancer rates are climbing in Europe, demanding immediate attention from policymakers. Learn more about the threats posed by prostate cancer from the Let’s Talk Prostate Cancer Expert Group. #partnercontent
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Congratulations to @RomanaTomc for winning the Employment, Social Affairs & Regions Award. #MEPAwards2020 .
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Early October will see @ECMWF & @CopernicusECMWF take a major step towards making hundreds of its forecast maps free and available to all. To find out more, visit:
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#Catalan MEPs "barred" from accessing @Europarl_EN . @KRLS #Puigdemont and @toni_comin claim they have been refused access and official #MEP accreditation. #lliurespereuropa #AraRep úbliques @EFAparty
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EU can no longer ignore #Catalonia , says @KRLS Puigdemont - The #Catalan pro-independence MEP made the remark when speaking for the first time in the European Parliament:
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A delegation of 13 MEPs and MPs from several EU Member States are in Madrid today to attend the trial of #Catalan pro-independence leaders: @EUCat_Dialogue
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The new President designate of the @EU_Commission , @vonderleyen , "does not see any problems" with the UK being granted another #Brexit extension after 31 October, it has emerged:
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Controversial anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson has announced he will stand in next month's #EuropeanElections2019 :
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Pan-European party @VoltEuropa has won its first seat in the European Parliament. Also featuring #EUelections2019 commentary from Business Europe, the European Council on Foreign Relations & the European Policy Centre.
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Senior MEP @Claude_Moraes has denounced UK politicians who try to fool the public into thinking that there are contingency plans for leaving the EU without a deal. "The narrative that is building around this idea is both ignorant and dangerous": #Brexit
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Last but certainly not least, we are pleased to announce that @JerzyBuzek wins this year’s Outstanding Achievement Award. #MEPAwards2020
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Congratulations to @ernesturtasun for winning the Economic & Monetary Affairs, Taxation & Budgets Award. #MEPAwards2020
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Today, organised crime groups are increasingly funding a range of criminal activities through illicit trade. So how can #EU policymakers, law enforcement and businesses take effective action to discourage it? Register for our next event to find out #Ad
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Congratulations to @pdsutter for winning the Justice & Gender Equality Award, supported by @GSMAEurope . #MEPAwards2020
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"Rare diseases are defined in Europe as a disease that affects one in 2000 citizens: collectively 30 million citizens in Europe" ✍️ Anna Kole of @eurordis explains the need for a new rare disease strategy, ahead of #RareDiseaseDay . 🔽 #ad
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#Qatar ’s blatant disregard for worker wellbeing is a stain on the football world, argues @HRWFint 's Willy Fautré. The (not so) beautiful game: #WC2022 #WorldCup #Quatar2022
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Hello @JaniceUKIP we are actually an independent publication receiving no money from taxpayers. Your article will be up later, by the way
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Can the #Gulf diversify from #oil ? With oil prices plummeting amid global lockdowns, the need to transition to knowledge-based industries is fast becoming an economic necessity rather than a welcome add-on for the region. #Ad
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Innovation in treatment of rare diseases has soared in recent decades. ✍️ @EUCOPE 's Secretary General, Alexander Natz celebrates the contribution of the rare disease community, and outlines an even brighter way ahead. 🔽 #RareDiseaseDay #ad
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📢Check out our latest special supplement: #RejectHate . Brought to you by the Muslim World League @MWLOrg_en , it looks at how Muslim and Jewish communities can work together with #EU policymakers to address the root causes of prejudice. #Ad
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. @GreensEP co-leader @SkaKeller , has urged @Europarl_EN to allow the group's new member from #Catalonia , @junqueras , to be allowed to take up his seat: @toni_comin @KRLS
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Check out our latest special supplement: #RejectHate . Brought to you by the Muslim World League @MWLOrg_en , it looks at how Muslim and Jewish communities can work together with #EU policymakers to address the root causes of prejudice #Ad
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British MEPs are up in arms after it emerged that up to two million EU citizens living in the UK have been denied a vote in #EuropeanElection2019 : @the3million @BritishInEurope
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"Exciting science like cell editing and gene therapies are making it possible to treat diseases we once thought impossible" ✍️ @EFPIA 's Nathalie Moll writes on how our capacity to fight rare diseases depends on our research eco-system. 🔽 #ad
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📉 The pandemic resulted in at least a 20% decline in blood donations. Johan Prevot, Executive Director of @ipopi_info , explains what Europe can do to increase supply for patients reliant on plasma-derived medicines #RareDiseaseDay 🔽 #ad
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A cross-party group of UK MEPs has signed a declaration committing to work together to fight #Brexit . The declaration also calls on 'our European friends and colleagues to assist domestic efforts in keeping the door open to us':
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Close to €900 million is being made available to tackle rare diseases! ✍️ Director General for the European Commission’s DG Health and Food Safety @SandraGallina writes on the Commission's plans for greater cooperation. #RareDiseaseDay 🔽 #ad
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" @TakedaPharma and the private sector are ready to partner to bring treatments and solutions for persons living with a rare disease into a new era" ✍️ Giles Platford explains why partnerships are crucial in battling rare diseases 🔽 #RareDiseaseDay #ad
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"Rare diseases also represent a pioneering domain for therapeutic innovation. Patients and carers, developers – often young and small companies – and visionary scientists have been leading the way" ✍️ @EUCOPE 's Alexander Natz writes ahead of #RareDiseaseDay #ad
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Chair of @Europarl_EN 's #Brexit Steering Group @guyverhofstadt says the Withdrawal Agreement struck between the UK and EU could be vetoed by the European Parliament if the issue of citizens' rights is not fully resolved before the UK leaves the bloc:
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As @Europarl_EN gears up for the hearings of the European commissioner candidates, a Parliament spokesman has confirmed that the UK will also have to nominate a commissioner if it is still in the EU after 31 October: #Brexit
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Congratulations to @SeanKellyMEP for winning the Industry, Research & Innovation Award, supported by @HuaweiEU . #MEPAwards2020
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🤝 Partnerships are driving the way forward in combating rare diseases. 🤝 Giles Platford, President of @TakedaPharma for the Canada and Europe region, explains how collaborative innovation is at the heart of treating rare diseases 🔽 #RareDiseaseDay #ad
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#Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama talks reforming #Europe & the #Balkans and why 80 per cent of Albanians are in favour of #EU membership. #WesternBalkans #EUEnlargement #peace , #security , #prosperity
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With a proven track record in delivering for citizens, @vestager has earned the right to be the next @EU_Commission President. In an exclusive interview she tells @Parlimag that prioritising #GenderEquality and #FemaleEmpowerment is her number one goal:
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#Maldives : President Abdulla Yameen has threatened the stability of his country’s democracy through his dictatorial activities, writes @MalosseHenri
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"My grandmother typed the words that divided #Poland - now I want to do everything I can to keep Europe united" writes @TheProgressives deputy @SebDance in a fascinating op-ed for @Parlimag : #MolotovRibbentrop
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Very excited to announce this year's #MEPawards shortlist - congratulations and good luck to all the nominees #MEPawards18
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Congratulations to @AxelVossMdEP on winning the Digital Single Market Award! #MEPAwards19
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. @EP_President David Sassoli has joined @eucopresident Donald Tusk in throwing his weight behind calls for the UK to get a #BrexitExtension until January 31:
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Critics lash out at EU's decision to invite Iranian foreign minister for talks in Brussels #IranProtests
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MEPs have rallied to support @EU_Commission Vice President @VeraJourova after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban demanded her resignation after she described the country as a “sick democracy” in an interview ➡️ #RuleOfLaw #Hungary
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How can the EU set about rethinking its approach to Iran after Jina Mahsa Amini’s death? @AnnaFotyga_P @MaxovaRadka @RookmakerDorien @MuiggTheresa @FZarzalejos joined our event to discuss. Read the event writeup below ⬇️ #partnercontent @APA_ICE
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Newly re-elected @GreensEP MEP @MollyMEP says the #EuropeanElectionResults in the UK were a "clear condemnation" of the #Conservatives and #LabourParty : #GreenWave
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Happy Independence Day, Kosovo. Today’s op-ed comes from Kosovo’s ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU, @AgronBajrami , who argues that his country should have a smooth and speedy road ahead to officially joining the European Union.
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The UK Government has come under heavy criticism from the country's Electoral Commission for failing to "ensure adequate levels of democracy", including the "exclusion" of up to 1.7 million EU citizens from May’s European elections: #DeniedMyVote
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#CambridgeAnalytica revelations are only 'tip of the iceberg', warns EU data protection chief @Buttarelli_G @EU_EDPS
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#Brexit treachery and betrayal... like most bullies the Daily Mail's a bit of a one-trick pony.
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Congratulations to @HennaVirkkunen for winning the Energy Award, supported by @3MEurope . #MEPAwards2020 .
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Call for public inquiry after up to two million EU citizens in the UK were unable 2 vote in #EUelections2019 . Their inability to vote “almost certainly” had a material outcome on the UK’s election result, says citizens ‘rights group #Brexit #DeniedMyVote
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"To collect more plasma and ensure patients can continue to access their life saving medicines, the EU must revisit its strategies and explore best practices and new ideas" ✍️ @ipopi_info 's Johan Prevot on how to increase supply of plasma-derived medicines #RareDiseaseDay 🔽 #ad
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“A stadium with rainbow colours is a symbol of inclusion and tolerance. It has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with humanity” #RAINBOWSTADIUM #LGBTIQFreedomZone “MEPs condemn UEFA's refusal to light up Munich stadium in rainbow colours”➡️
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Speaking on citizens' rights in #Brexit , @snp MEP @Christia_Allard says, "I lived in Scotland for more than 35 years. The UK Settled Status scheme is not fit for purpose. I won't apply to be denied my right to live in my own home. Our rights must be automatically protected."
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This will be music to @NicolaSturgeon 's ears. #indyref2 @AlynSmithMEP
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Of course we will support Scotland! @AlynSmithMEP Your appeal didnt fall on deaf ears!
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. @Senficon on upload filters: Let’s not put dumb robots in charge of what we can and can’t say online #copyright
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Excited to announce our fantastic shortlistees for #MEPAwards19 -Congratulations and good luck to all of them!
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🚨 We are looking for pitches! We need reported features (1000-2000 words) on topics of interest to a European audience. Our next issue will focus on migration. Pay: €0,5 per word. Send to editorial @theparliamentmagazine .eu before 26 September. #journorequest #callforpitches
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Evidence alleging that the UK government prevented over one million eligible voters from taking part in the recent #EuropeanElections2019 due to a catalogue of blunders is now being examined by MEPs: #deniedmyvote
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. @GreensEFA MEP @pdsutter will become Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, leaving the #IMCO Committee chair vacant. Her departure from @Europarl_EN will undoubtedly leave a void in the EU #GenderEquality , #LBGTI rights and #SRHR advocacy landscape➡️ #Vivaldi
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Congratulations to @ITolleret for winning the Food Safety Award, supported by @MSDAnimalHealth . #MEPAwards2020
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MEPs call on political parties to find a solution to #Catalonia crisis ft. @jmterricabras @jordisolef @ramontremosa
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Our first ever Best Social Media User Award goes to @donath_anna . Congratulations. #MEPAwards2020
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Thanks @HuaweiEU for supporting the Digital Single Market and the Industry Research and Innovation categories at the #MEPAward2020 . Don’t forget to nominate your favourite MEPs for these and other categories! For more information visit:
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“My commitment and highest priority is the fight against #cancer , especially childhood cancer. The battle is a very sensitive and personal issue for me and a life promise that I will never break." Read our exclusive interview with MEP Loucas Fourlas: 👉
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MEPs condemn events in Catalonia as EU Commission refuses to intervene
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Religious refugees from #China denied asylum in Europe, writes @HRWFint 's Willy Fautré
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New look Parlimag ft. @Senficon is out! Check it out and be sure to tell us what you think!
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Something to brighten our readers' weekend...
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Simon Gosden. Esq. #fbpe 3.5% 🇪🇺🐟🇬🇧🏴‍☠️🦠💙
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then he called it an Australian deal!
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"In Ukraine, we do not have the capacity to think about global informational security right now, but we need to prevent any further attempts to hijack reality and sell terror as salvation." Media analyst @Mariia_Doc on her country's battle for truth.
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. @theSNP MEPs have called on the UK to nominate an EU commissioner though Britain is due to leave the bloc on 31 October. @AlynSmith said "[UK] refusal to appoint a Commissioner highlights another avenue of representation closed off at a critical time":
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Proud to announce @EvaKaili as the host of #MEPawards18 - read all about it here: and of course don't forget to nominate:
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First Minister of #Scotland @NicolaSturgeon has expressed her "profound concerns" about @BorisJohnson 's premiership. Sturgeon said the @scotgov and @theSNP would be "at the forefront of all and any moves to stop #Brexit and block a No Deal Brexit":
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Recent trends framing e-cigarettes as a gateway to smoking do not stand up to scrutiny, write the Consumer Choice Center’s Maria Chaplia and World @vapers_alliance ’s Michael Landl. #Vaping ➡️
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"MEPs stand in rainbow-hued solidarity with Polish #LGBTI community." @Europarl_EN 's LGBTI Intergroup united in a cross-party display of solidarity to send the message that they will not tolerate the continued attacks on the LGBTI community in Poland➡️
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UK Socialist MEP @RCorbettMEP has told @Europarl_EN that the extension granted to the UK on its EU exit will give the British people a chance to "see through the lies about #Brexit ":
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Jordi Cañas interview: With the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement approaching the finish line, Parliament’s rapporteur @jordi_canyas tells @Anadiceque why this may be the last chance to seal a deal with the South American trade bloc. ➡️
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#EU must urgently begin impact assessment, public consultation & scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement with #Taiwan , writes #EP rapporteur Charlie @weimers . @EP_ForeignAff #EPlenary @ecrgroup @michaelgahler @katka_cseh @svenmikser @bueti
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Being targeted by these sanctions "gave me more leverage. More people have been interested in what I have to say since the Chinese have, in a way, pressured me with a blessing of their sanctions." – MEP @bueti on a year after being sanctioned by China.
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EU policymakers should be in no doubt about #Albania ’s commitment to open #EU accession talks, writes #ForeignAffairs minister @ditmirbushati #WesternBalkans #EUenlargement
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Our latest is out now, featuring @FedericaMog , the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who tells us why the EU’s emphasis on international cooperation is not only relevant but crucial. You can read the full mag here:
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A recurring theme of EU chief #Brexit negotiator @MichelBarnier has been the UK’s failure to properly secure EU citizens’ rights in the UK. But what about the rights of UK citizens in the EU? Writes Jayne Adye. ➡️
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📢Our latest issue is out now, featuring Cypriot EPP MEP @loucas_fourlas as our cover star. Also inside: 🔴 #WorldCancerDay 🔴EU #HydrogenStrategy 🔴 #ChildrensRights 🔴Southern Neighbourhood Policy ➡️Read the full magazine here:
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. @RCorbettMEP on #Brexit : The 'no deal is better than a bad deal' fallacy
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"We take pride in the work we do with and for the EU. Sharing vision and expertise leads to what is a relationship which benefits the EU, @ECMWF and its Member States" says Dr @FlorenceRabier , ECMWF Director General: #EUspace #ClimateChange
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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) must stop requesting #animaltesting on #cosmetics ingredients and uphold the ban adopted by the European Union, writes Jeanne Laperrouze. 👉
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