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EU Reports First Drop In Sparkling Wine Exports In A Decade

The European Union's exports of sparkling wine to the rest of the world fell in 2020 for the first time in a decade, Eurostat data has revealed.

Strategie Grains Raises EU Wheat Export Outlook

Strategie Grains has raised its estimate for EU soft wheat exports outside the bloc for the current 2021/22 season by more than one million tonnes.

Food Delivery Shares Rise Ahead Of EU Draft Rules On Gig Workers

Shares in ride-sharing and food delivery companies rebounded on Tuesday, ahead of an European Commission proposal that will define when couriers should be...

EU's Greenhouse Gases Rise By Nearly A Fifth On Economic Rebound: Eurostat

Greenhouse gas emissions from European Union countries jumped 18% last spring, according to data from Eurostat – the bloc's statistics office.

Investors Warn EU Against Badging Intensive Farming As Sustainable

A group of global investors representing more than $3.5 trillion in assets has urged the European Commission not to allow intensive farming to be badged as...

Not Yet Ready To Give Up On Northern Ireland Talks With EU: Frost

British Brexit minister David Frost believes there was more work to be done in negotiations with the European Union over post-Brexit trade with Northern Ir...

UK Seems Set To Invoke Emergency Measures On Northern Ireland Trade: Irish Minister

"All the evidence now suggests that the British government are laying the foundations to trigger Article 16, and that of course is a worry," Iris...

Cut Off From British Waters, French Fishermen Consider Selling Up

French fisherman Loic Fontaine is finalising a deal to sell his boat because, cut off after Brexit from access to British waters where French fleets tradit...