http://www.eubusiness.com European Union Business News from EUbusiness.com daily 1 2009-11-25T20:45:09Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bees-chemicals.oqv The European Commission said Friday that it will ban for two years beginning in December pesticides blamed for killing the bees that pollinate food and fruit crops. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline environment chemicals bees agriculture 2013-05-24T11:04:05Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/syria-conflict-arms.oqt EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels next week must extend the arms embargo on Syria and push for a political solution to the country's civil war, British-based charity Oxfam said on Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Syria arms conflict charity 2013-05-24T09:10:22Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-politics.oqr Germany is the most popular country in the world despite well-publicised protests against its insistence on austerity measures within the European Union, an annual poll for the BBC World Service revealed on Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics poll Germany social 2013-05-23T20:37:46Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/kosovo-warcrimes.oqg Police on Thursday arrested five ethnic Albanian former guerrillas suspected of war crimes against civilians during the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo, the EU rule of law mission said. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. fraud Apple computers tax IT Ireland 2013-05-23T13:57:48Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-trade-france.oqa MEPs have voted for cultural and audiovisual services to be excluded from upcoming talks on what would be the world's largest free trade deal with the United States, which insists there should be no exceptions. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 trade US France 2013-05-24T11:04:39Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/lithuania-economy.oq8 Lithuania on Thursday legalised growing hemp as of January for the industrial-scale production of textiles, making it the last of the EU's 27 members to give it the green light. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. parliament Lithuania US environment agriculture economy 2013-05-23T13:57:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/food-consumer.oq6 The European Commission withdrew on Thursday a planned ban on restaurants serving olive oil in jugs on diners' tables pending consultations with the industry and consumers. 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Headline1 trade China diplomacy 2013-05-23T14:47:18Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-economy-trade.oq1 Italy's exports to countries outside the European Union fell by 0.7 percent in April from the March level, dampening hopes that sales abroad will spur recovery in the recession-hit country. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. indicator trade Italy economy 2013-05-23T10:46:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-economy.opz The downturn in eurozone private sector business activity eased in May, even as the recession continued, a widely-watched survey showed on Thursday. 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