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EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules
EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules
Economy
by  AFP

The EU said Tuesday it will seek a new one-year delay to sweeping anti-deforestation rules cheered by green groups but assailed by key trading partners from the United States to Indonesia. But the ban has faced opposition from trading partners, including Brazil and the United States, and some EU capitals, amid concerns over red tape, costs and lack of clarity over some aspects of the law.

France's Dassault says can build European fighter jet without Germany
France's Dassault says can build European fighter jet without Germany
Economy
by  AFP

The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm was capable of building the future European fighter jet by itself as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project. "The answer is yes," Trappier said when asked whether Dassault, the manufacturer of Rafale fighter jets, could build a sixth-generation fighter jet on its own.