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Now playing Next Canada Canada and the EU sign up to a 'Green Alliance' to slow global warming A week before world leaders meet for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Canada and the EU have committed to more environmental pledges. 24/11/2023
Now playing Next Economy EU court upholds anti-bailout banking rules for Spain's Banco Popular Judges ruled against investors who lost billions, in the first test of controversial banking laws 22/11/2023
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Now playing Next Business EU Russian sanctions stymied by complexity, poor enforcement Economic punishments for the Ukraine invasion are still too easy to avoid, some lawmakers say. 20/11/2023
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Now playing Next Green News French Camembert makers cheesed off at new EU recycling rules The European Commission has now addressed cheese makers' concerns about the new packaging rules. 16/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper status Under the Digital Markets Act, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and a market capitalisation of €75 billion are considered gatekeepers providing a core platform service. 16/11/2023