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Top 10 behind-the-paywall stories of 2023 – POLITICO

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It’s been a busy year in EU policy land as lawmakers, leaders and officials raced to tie up loose ends before the European Parliament election next June, with some efforts more successful than others. The EU’s green ambitions became the center of a right-wing backlash as the real-life impact of proposed reforms started to bite. … Read more

Pesticide residues detected in wine samples raise concerns

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Three more were found in 72 tests than in 2016. Nine wines had substances with links to cancer while one sample alone contained six different pesticides. Wine from France had the highest number of pesticide residues found in the 18 samples tested. Italy’s wine had 26 residues in the 10 samples. Meanwhile the UK had … Read more