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EU ready to tax Russian fertilisers as early as July
EU ready to tax Russian fertilisers as early as July
Economy
by  AFP

EU lawmakers are set to greenlight tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia on Thursday, despite European farmers' fears the move risks sending global prices soaring. Over a quarter of the 27-nation bloc's imports of nitrogen-based fertilisers come from Russia, with more entering from Moscow ally Belarus -- which the European Commission now seeks to bring to an end.

Consumer groups want airlines to pay for baggage fees 'distress'
Consumer groups want airlines to pay for baggage fees 'distress'
Economy
by  AFP

Sixteen European consumer groups on Wednesday called on the European Union to take action against seven low-cost airlines over their baggage fees. They say that the fees and policies imposed by the airlines breach European Union aviation regulations and European Court of Justice rulings.