Swiss ready to seal EU deal
Switzerland was set to announce Friday (20 December) it has concluded a new set of agreements with the European Union which would finally reset and stabilise ties with the surrounding bloc.
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EUROPE 
July 20, 2023 EU deal on F-gases delayed by dispute on heat pumps, timeline
Negotiations on an EU law to crack down on planet-warming fluorinated gases have hit a snag, amid pressure from some EU countries and parts of industry to secure carve-outs for heat pumps.
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EUROPE
July 1, 2022 EU deal on car CO2 standards leaves door ajar for e-fuels
The decision by EU countries in the early hours of Wednesday (29 June) to ban the sale of polluting vehicles by 2035 was widely seen as a death sentence for the internal combustion engine in the EU.
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HEALTH
August 21, 2021 EU deal to import vaccines from Africa ‘stuns’ WHO chief over ‘narrow nationalist goals!’
Speaking to reporters yesterday Dr Ghebreyesus told reporters just 10 countries had administered 75 percent of their populations, while low-income countries have vaccinated barely two percent of theirs. He said: “I called for a temporary moratorium on boosters to help shift supply to those countries that have not even been able to vaccinate their health workers and at-risk communities and are […]
