Commission wants to ease rules on use of processed manure for farming
The EU executive published a proposal on Friday (19 April) to revise the Nitrates Directive to make it easier to use fertilisers made from livestock manure.
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EUROPE
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HISTORY 
April 20, 2024 20 April 2024: This day in history
1290: Round Table tournament held near Winchester, England, in imitation of King Arthur, to commemorate betrothal of daughter of Edward I, and attended by the king 1862: First pasteurization test is completed by Frenchmen Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard 1902: Marie and Pierre Curie isolate the radioactive compound radium chloride 1968: British politician Enoch Powell […]
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EUROPE
April 19, 2024 Concerns voiced over possible election interference ahead of upcoming EU-wide poll
By Martin Banks Taiwan’s elections in January demonstrated the “resilience” of a democratic society. That was one of the messages to emerge from an event in the European Parliament on Friday. The hearing in Brussels was organised by the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium along with three cross-party MEPs. They were:Petras Auštrevičius (Renew Europe), Vladimír Bilčík (EPP), and Markéta Gregorová(Greens/EFA). They […]
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WORLD
April 19, 2024 Turkey calls for restraint to avoid wider Middle East conflict
Turkey on Friday called on all sides to refrain from steps that could lead to a wider conflict in the Middle East, after Israel reportedly attacked Iran in a tit-for-tat retaliation for Iran’s strike.
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HISTORY
April 19, 2024 19 April 2024: This day in history
1770: British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia. Writes in his log book that “what we have as yet seen of this land appears rather low, and not very hilly, the face of the Country green and Woody, but the Sea shore is all a white Sand.” 1775: American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts, […]
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ENVIRONMENT
April 19, 2024 From CAP to Iran – MEPs face a packed programme in last plenary of current term
By Martin Banks The Greens/EFA Group says it objects to the Commission’s proposal to re-open the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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CULTURE
April 19, 2024 New play shines a light on the importance of human connection
By Martin Banks Are you in the mood for an uplifting story of love conquering loneliness?
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WORLD
April 18, 2024 Roma in Ukraine: From fighting against Russia to becoming part of the reconstruction
By Martin Banks A report has been published on the contribution of Roma community to the war in Ukraine and further afield.
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WORLD
April 18, 2024 5.6 magnitude quake hits central Turkey
A moderately strong earthquake has struck central Turkey, the country’s disaster management agency said, causing damage to some buildings. There were no immediate reports of any deaths or serious injuries.
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HISTORY
April 18, 2024 18 April 2024: This day in history
1025: Bolesław I the Brave is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland 1506: The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid in the Vatican by Pope Julius II 1775: Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott ride from Charlestown to Lexington warning “the regulars are coming!” 1783: American Revolution: George […]
