Is it safe?

Today every European and some Asians are asking themselves: How safe is the food we eat?

On trial

Getting tough

The European Union comes down on seven governments for being lax on industrial pollution

Economic and social costs of mental ill-health very high: OECD report

Spending on mental healthcare does not meet treatment needs

'Stop soft-pedalling'

Bytes

Bytes

Take it back

European and Japanese manufacturers are made responsible for recycling their products

In Short

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EU fishers up against dearer fuel

Fifteen non-profits take fresh legal action against Europe’s biggest plastics project

This marks a new phase in the over three-year long legal battle against INEOS’ ‘Project One’, a €3 billion plastic project …

Researchers find new gene providing resistance to last-resort antibiotic

The finding comes eight months after the first-ever gene responsible for resistance to colistin, a last-resort drug for multi-drug-resistant …

Europe keeping dirty fuels alive; will spend $68 billion in hidden subsidies by 2040

Spain, Poland, Belgium, Ireland and the UK are making the biggest spending for subsidising fossil fuels

Today's menu: dioxins

Belgium authorities found carcinogenic dioxins in food products. And they brushed the matter under the carpet. Now, Europe is facing an …