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Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal is president of the Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil's most renowned business school. In an interview with Till Hoppe and Caspar Dohmen, he talks about the Mercosur trade agreement, rejection by the West and the great power conflict in the South China Sea.
By Till Hoppe
Shortly before the vote on the Nature Restoration Law in the European Parliament, there is little to suggest that the EPP is prepared to compromise. The Commission's proposal to deregulate the law on genetic engineering is unlikely to change this – even though it accommodates the Christian Democrats.
By Claire Stam
Six years ago, the approval of glyphosate caused a fierce political dispute, and now the decision is due to be made again: Today, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will issue its assessment – and will probably certify that the herbicide is safe. Berlin politicians nevertheless want to ban its use.
By Charlotte Wirth