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July 2024 – Forbes Advisor

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EU approves nature law in face of Austrian legal threat

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.EU ministers have approved a controversial law to preserve nature despite stiff opposition to the plans and threats by Austria that it would seek to annul the outcome of the vote.The Nature Restoration Law, which was passed by the bloc’s environment ministers on Monday, sets a legally binding target for EU countries to preserve a fifth of the bloc’s land and seas but has been heavily contested by conservative, rightwing and farming...
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China launches anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Beijing has opened an anti-dumping investigation into EU pork imports, escalating trade tensions less than a week after Brussels said it would impose tariffs on electric vehicle shipments from China.China’s ministry of commerce said the investigation — which the European agricultural industry said would hit farmers in Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Belgium the hardest — would focus on EU pork imports in 2023 and last up to a year, though...
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Labour to forge closer EU ties on carbon tax

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Labour is exploring how to realign the UK’s carbon regime with the EU if it wins the general election next month, senior party figures have said, a move that would be welcomed by the country’s heavy industries but could anger some Brexiters. Since Brexit, the UK and EU have had separate markets — each called an “emissions trading scheme” or ETS — where large polluters such as gas-fired power plants can trade...
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Rachel Reeves to seek ‘improved’ UK-EU trade terms if Labour wins election

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves would seek to break down EU trade barriers and secure billions of pounds through an early international investment summit if Labour wins the general election.In an interview with the Financial Times, Reeves signalled an ambitious push to revisit parts of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, including seeking closer alignment with EU rules in areas such as the chemicals sector and a better deal for workers in the City of...
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