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Following talks last night in Brussels that lasted over 13 hours, Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a second bailout for Greece. The agreen bailout means that Greece will receive loans worth more than €130bn. In a statement the Eurogroup said that it welcomes the agreement reached with the Greek government on a policy package that [...]

The upcoming EU summit on 1-2 March must address growth, said MEPs debating with Council and Commission in Strasbourg this morning. Many MEPs across the political spectrum expressed scepticism and concern regarding the latest wave of austerity measures in Greece, initiated by a European Commission, ECB and IMF “Troika.” “The March summit will not be [...]

The European Council has adopted a regulation restricting the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry and automatic dishwasher detergents in order to reduce the level of phosphorus poured into the waters. Consumer laundry detergents The limit value for consumer laundry detergents is set at 0.5 grams of phosphorus per washing process [...]

Whether for skiing holidays, family days out, business travel or visits to this summer’s sporting events, including the London Olympics or Euro 2012 UEFA football in Poland and Ukraine, millions of Europeans and visitors need access to emergency services in and outside their home country. Yet only 34% of regular travellers and 26% of all [...]

The European Union is at risk of missing its 2020 targets to reduce the number of early-school leavers and increase the share of students completing tertiary education, according to a report which will be discussed by Ministers at the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council on Friday (10 February). Malta had the EU’s highest [...]

New EU rules for “organic wine” have been agreed in the Standing Committee on Organic Farming (SCOF) and will be published in the Official Journal in the coming weeks. With the new regulation, which will apply from the 2012 harvest, organic wine growers will be allowed to use the term “organic wine” on their labels. [...]