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France’s parliament on Wednesday debates a petition against the Duplomb agriculture law, which would reauthorise the use of a pesticide banned in 2018. The issue has become a flashpoint between farming unions, scientists and environmental groups – with concerns for biodiversity and human health.

Europe has some of the world’s strictest gun regulations, yet it is also one of the largest producers and exporters of firearms. How does the EU regulate this industry? Watch the video.

European leaders are meeting industry bosses in Antwerp before an informal summit focused on competitiveness. Rome and Berlin push to cut bureaucracy, while Paris calls for Made in Europe preference.

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Europe doesn’t have a strong “gun culture,” but maintains strict regulations. Still, as a major global producer and exporter of weapons, the regulation of ownership, licensing and enforcement remains the responsibility of individual EU countries.

A new YouGov survey across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Poland shows nearly half of Europeans (47 percent) would back banning social media platform X from the EU if it continues to breach EU rules.

The notion of a two-speed Europe has come to the fore as leaders search for groundbreaking solutions to revive the stagnant economy.

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

Amine Kessaci has been targeted with death threats and lost two brothers to drug violence

President insists on security of truce before any ballot could be held, branding the idea of anniversary announcement ‘utterly stupid’