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EU opens door to ESG labels for companies producing 'controversial' weapons

Despite objections from the left, the European Parliament has approved a tweak to sustainable finance benchmarks that would open it up to companies producing “controversial weapons”.

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Coffee Prices Retreat on the Outlook for Ample Global Supplies

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -5.30 (-1.38%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -47 (-1.03%). Coffee prices are sliding today after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestation law, which should keep global coffee supplies ample. The EU regulation, known as...

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European Parliament agrees to dilute and postpone EU deforestation rules

The Parliament's right-wing majority has secured a one-year pause in the application of new regulations meant to protect vulnerable woodland.

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Outrage as MEP compares Jewish people to Hannibal Lecter in speech outside Auschwitz

Far-right politician Grzegorz Braun’s comments that ‘Poland is for the Poles’ have been branded ‘shameful’ by the country’s justice minister, who has promised an investigation

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Jailed ex-leader of Reform in Wales is ‘ancient history’, says Yusuf

Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.

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Reform breaks silence on ‘treacherous’ Nathan Gill over taking Russia bribes

Zia Yusuf has become the first senior figure in Reform to comment on the party’s former leader in Wales after he was jailed for taking money from the Kremlin

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Nathan Gill’s sentencing raises fresh questions over European lawmakers’ Kremlin ties

A former British MEP has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for Russia-friendly posturing in the European Parliament. The sentence comes as scrutiny of European lawmakers’ ties to the Kremlin intensifies.

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European Parliament's centrist majority splits over delayed deforestation rules

The European People’s Party wants to dilute and postpone a law prohibiting to import into the EU of goods that cause deforestation, but socialists and liberals will oppose them.

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Jailing of former Farage ally sparks demands for inquiry into Russian influence

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey issued the call after Nathan Gill was jailed.

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Ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for accepting £40k for pro-Russian statements

Nathan Gill displayed ‘a grave betrayal of the trust’ placed in him by the electorate, a judge said.

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Former British MEP sentenced to 10 years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements

Gill was elected to the European Parliament in 2014 for the anti-EU UK Independence Party and later represented the Brexit Party.

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Ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for making pro-Russian statements for cash

Nathan Gill led Reform UK’s 2021 Welsh Parliament election campaign but is no longer a member of the party.

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Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, jailed over pro-Russia bribes

The former MEP had pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery

The Independent UK

Ex-Reform leader in Wales made pro-Russian statements for cash, court hears

Nathan Gill, 52, is facing jail on bribery charges.

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Nathan Gill: Key ally of Nigel Farage jailed for more than ten years over Russia bribes 'betrayal'

Nathan Gill admitted taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements in the European Parliament

The Independent UK

From Reform UK to Russian bribes: The unravelling of Nathan Gill

The former leader of Reform Wales has had a political fall from grace not seen for 50 years

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France and Germany support simplification push for digital rules as Commission preps AI Act review

The Commission, with French-German backing, plans to ease AI and data rules to ease the burdens on European companies. Members of Parliament and NGOs fear it will open “pandora’s box” of negative ramifications.

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Meloni's Brothers of Italy party launches saucy carbonara crusade in the European Parliament

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s party has cooked up a letter to President Metsola criticising the sale of "Italian-style" products in the Parliament’s supermarket in Brussels.

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European Parliament rejects Russian energy ban exemptions for landlocked countries

As the EU finalises plans to wean itself off Russian energy, the European Parliament is opposing any exemptions or loopholes for countries especially reliant on gas imports from the east.

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Fico drops joining Patriots, could create new Parliament group with 'friends of peace'

The Slovak PM won't join any other political groups for the moment, according to a close ally. Instead, he is considering forming a new alliance with like-minded left-leaning parties that share anti-war rhetoric.

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Baby or ballot? Pregnant members of the European Parliament won’t have to choose anymore

A vast majority of MEPs approve proxy voting for pregnant legislators – but fathers are excluded to appease conservatives.

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How the EPP ushered in a right-wing majority at the European Parliament

For the first time, a right-wing majority is emerging at the European Parliament as the European People's Party flirts with groups that would have been considered too toxic to work with in the past. The pivot has given the EPP a choice but also created a headache for Ursula von…

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Nordic and Baltic allies to fund joint €430m PURL military package for Ukraine, NATO says

The PURL initiative was launched in July and came following criticism from the White House that Europe needed to shoulder more of the responsibility for Ukraine's security.

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EPP teams up with far right to water down reporting requirements for companies

The European Parliament approved a package to ease corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. EPP teamed up with conservative and far-right MEPs to pass the law.

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European Parliament backs simplification of EU's anti-deforestation rules

The controversial law was supposed to come into force in December last year but the latest proposal would see its implementation delayed for a second time to late 2026.

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