While European private markets appear to be in high demand across the board this year, it would not be hyperbolic to describe the region’s continuation fund opportunity as positively electric.
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Category: 3. Europe
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Soy linked to deforestation could arrive in Europe
Quick bites
- The Amazon Soy Moratorium could soon be scrapped
- This will remove key environmental safeguards on soy grown in Brazil
- It could mean more deforestation-linked soy entering Europe
- Although the EU grows some soy, it is mostly reliant on…
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A good innings? The biggest winners in the UK-India trade deal – POLITICO
“We hope that following this deal, the U.K. government will commit to safeguarding farmers’ rights in all future trade agreements, as farmer seed systems are vital for smallholder farmers in India and in many other countries across the world,” said Hannah Conway, trade and agriculture…
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ECB hits pause button: Here’s why Lagarde isn’t rushing things
The European Central Bank kept rates unchanged as inflation hit its 2% target. Lagarde urged patience, citing global risks and reaffirming a data-driven approach.
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China’s rare-earth grip puts Europe’s green future at risk
BRUSSELS (CN) — European Union leaders confronted an uncomfortable truth Thursday during their summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping: Europe cannot meet its 2030 climate goals without China, even as Beijing’s dominance over critical…
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Banksy mural 'The Migrant Child' removed from Venetian palazzo for restoration
Banksy’s ‘The Migrant Child’ appeared on a Venetian wall in 2019 and has since largely deteriorated. An Italian bank is supervising the artwork’s restoration.
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No foreign sausages, UK government warns British tourists
The U.K. government launched a campaign Thursday urging British holidaymakers not to bring foreign meat and dairy products back into the country.
London wants to protect British farm animals from infection with foot-and-mouth disease, which has reappeared on the European continent this…
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Budapest mayor probed for organizing city’s banned Pride event – POLITICO
The Brussels-baiting government of illiberal Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán passed legislation in March prohibiting public assemblies that “promote or display” the LGBTQ+ community, under the pretext of protecting children, and refused to issue police permits that would allow the…
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EU Urges China to Open Up After Summit Yielding Little Progress
Ursula von der Leyen called on China to open up its market and rectify over-capacity issues as a one-day summit between the European Union and China closed with minimal progress.
Speaking in Beijing following a meeting with Chinese President Xi…
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