European union (eu) articles
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European Union news: Toxic tale, EU flagged over 400 Indian products
Bengaluru: Ethylene oxide, the cancer-causing chemical that was found in ‘export quality’ products from India, may have been in news recently but it is not the only contaminant that came under the scrutiny of the European Union (EU).
.Over 400 products were flagged for various other deadly contaminations in EU countries, ranging from heavy metals like lead, mercury and cadmium to pesticides and fungicides being above permissible levels. Some of these have been banned in the EU over...
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The Explainer: What is Ireland’s history with the European Union?
We’re joined by Dr Barry Colfer, director of research at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), to look back on everything from Ireland’s nascent relationship with Europe in the 1970s to the country’s treatment during the bailout in the 2010s.
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Finnish EU candidates clash on European troops in Ukraine
"We would have a world war on our hands," says Swedish People's Party leader and MEP hopeful Anna-Maja Henriksson of sending western troops to the war-torn country.