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We can build fighter jet without Germany: France's Dassault
We can build fighter jet without Germany: France's Dassault
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm could build the future European fighter jet by itself, as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project. Both European leaders have expressed support for the fighter jet project but tensions between the two aerospace contractors have marred cooperation.

EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules
EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules
Business and 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.