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European policies on tackling agricultural emissions are insufficient, according to auditors. Although solutions do exist, the cost and time factors often mean farmers are not capable of implementing them.

Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigned on Tuesday (3 December) after his handling of a postal strike soured relations between him and a member party of the ruling coalition.

The head of a European Parliament's delegation sent to Malta to review the rule of law on the island, Sophie In't Veld, said on Tuesday that Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat should step aside, Reuters writes. Following a scandal over the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the parliament planned a two-day EU parliamentary mission to Malta. Muscat said he will step down as prime minister next month.

France and the EU are ready to retaliate if US president Donald Trump acts on his threats to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on champagne, handbangs, and other French products, the Paris government said on Tuesday. A commission spokesman confirmed that the "the EU will remain united". The threat came after the US government said that France's new digital service tax would harm US tech companies, Reuters reported.

Finnish president Sauli Niinisto has accepted the resignation of prime minister Antti Rinne, but asked the government to remain in place as a a caretaker executive. Rinne took office this summer as Finland launched its EU presidency in July. The Finnish Centre Party, part of the country's five-party ruling coalition, had lost confidence in Rinne over the government's handling of a two-week postal strike.

Further reducing use of pesticides, more funds for research and better monitoring are urgently needed to save the EU’s bees, says the Environment Committee.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Further reducing use of pesticides, more funds for research and better monitoring are urgently needed to save the EU’s bees, says the Environment Committee.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2019 - EP

Following the ongoing protests by farmers in recent months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner (CDU) were invited to attend an agricultural summit yesterday (2 December). They intend to reinforce dialogue with the agricultural sector, once again. EURACTIV Germany reports.

US President Donald Trump weighed into the war of words on the state of NATO on Tuesday (3 December), wasting no time to hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron’s “brain death” claims. Speaking at a breakfast session alongside NATO...

Next year’s UN biodiversity conference, the COP15, should be the biodiversity equivalent of the Paris agreement on climate change, says the Environment Committee.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Next year’s UN biodiversity conference, the COP15, should be the biodiversity equivalent of the Paris agreement on climate change, says the Environment Committee.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2019 - EP

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A peaceful mood is not to be expected at the meeting of Nato members in London to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Alliance's inception. US President Trump, French President Macron and Turkey have been at the heart of considerable discord within the military alliance in recent times. What stands in the way of a successful future for Nato?

Emmanuel Macron has called for the EU to adopt a new policy towards Russia and wants the Russian offer of a moratorium on medium-range missiles to be given serious consideration. Nato, however, has so far rejected the proposal. Commentators are also less than enthusiastic about the French president's initiative.