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Health & safety
Ban on Chinese poultry eased
EU allows in exports from region that is China's largest producer of poultry meat.
Health
Wednesday, 6 August 2008Safer cigarettes due in EU by 2011
EU executive believes that mandatory switch to self-extinguishing cigarettes could save hundreds of death a year.
Health
Tuesday, 5 August 2008German smoking ban judged unfair
Current restrictions put small bars at a disadvantage, court rules.
Farming
Thursday, 31 July 2008Agriculture – in sickness and in health: Michl Ebner MEP
One of the main challenges of the CAP health-check is to recognise the contribution to EU agriculture of hill and mountain farming.
Farming
Thursday, 31 July 2008Agriculture – in sickness and in health: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos MEP
Aid should be maintained to small farmers, who represent nearly a third of all European farmers
Thursday, 31 July 2008 Society & cultureIrish language soul
Bringing Gaelic to an Irish pub near you.
Labour
Thursday, 24 July 2008Making babies makes sense for EU competitiveness
Europe is turning its back on bigger families – and the economy will suffer.
Health & society
Thursday, 24 July 2008Norway has fewest drink-drivers
Survey of 18 countries finds that UK has the worst drink-driving problem in the EU.
Climate change
Thursday, 17 July 2008France seeks protection from foreign free-riders
French pushing for measures in the face of European Commission opposition.
Climate change
Thursday, 17 July 2008Ex-communist states could lose CO2 bounty
States seek new base year for carbon cuts; minister says they would lose EU handouts.
Thursday, 17 July 2008Consumer servicesAn uphill struggle for Europe's rural retreats
Tourism is making slow progress towards sustainability.
Farming
Thursday, 31 July 2008Future of milk quotas poses challenges to mountain farms
Commission admits remote areas “could face serious problems”.
Society & culture
Thursday, 31 July 2008Ready to stand up against the urban sprawl?
Climate change, expanding cities and social and economic problems are exerting new pressures on the European countryside.
Society & culture
Thursday, 31 July 2008Discovering the South up in the North
A ‘faux-Finn' finds Finns are changing – but, thankfully, not their summer habits.
Citizenship
Thursday, 31 July 2008Move to two-speed EU on divorce kick-started
Nine countries take first step towards common legislation on international divorces; ten others may follow suit.
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 - Business
