EU meeting to regulate food speculation

This World Development Movement (WDM) video explains how food price speculation is increasing and has thrown millions into poverty, and that government regulation is essential to stop this. They are proposing “position limits” – limits that cap the proportion of commodity markets that speculators can hold.
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BusinessEurope lobbies against EU energy efficiency & CO2 reduction targets

BusinessEurope, a lobbying group representing 41 leading industrial and employers’ federations from 35 European countries – including the Confederation of British Industry, is  lobbying against the European Union Energy Efficiency Directive’s targets for industry to reduce its energy consumption.
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