The European Parliament gave the final green light Tuesday to the first ever EU standards for the breeding, housing, traceability, import and handling of cats and dogs.
Building worker (STRASBOURG) – Workers posted temporarily to another EU country must get equal pay for equal work in the same place, under revised rules on the posting of workers…
Fotolia (LUXEMBOURG) – The European Court of Justice confirmed Tuesday that ritual slaughter without stunning may take place only in an approved slaughterhouse, in…
Photo Rodrigo Senna (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission proposed Monday to adjust intellectual property rules to help Europe’s pharmaceutical companies tap into fast-growing global markets and foster jobs, growth and…
Plastic waste (BRUSSELS) – Plans to tackle marine litter, outlined by the EU Commission Monday, would ban ten single-use plastic products most often found on Europe’s beaches and seas, as…
An update of rules governing excise duty on alcohol within the EU, proposed Friday by the Commission, would reduce costs for small…
Photo by ulrichstill (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission adopted new rules Friday which would for the first time expressly allow a range of modern technologies to be used when carrying…
