KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) will continue to engage with the European Union (EU) to demand changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Malaysian palm oil and rubber smallholders on Wednesday filed a petition to the European Union to protest against a new law preventing imports into the bloc of commodities linked to deforestation risks.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) said that despite engagements and consultations, there was no commitment forthcoming from the European Union (EU) on key concerns that the government and council have set out.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 —The implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by the European Union (EU) will increase the production cost of Malaysia's commodity-based products as well as affect their competitiveness, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

JAKARTA, Feb 9 — Malaysia will formulate strategies with Indonesia for a mission to the European Union (EU) to find out and give feedback on the bloc’s policy development on palm oil, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The ringgit retreated from its gains yesterday to open lower against the US dollar today as investors returned to safe haven currencies due to renewed concerns over the current uncertainties in market sentiments, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The European Union (EU) is expecting trade with Malaysia to recover to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, on Thursday said it might stop palm exports to the European Union after the bloc imposed additional import restrictions on the edible oil due to concerns over deforestation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Malaysia on Thursday called on countries producing palm oil to strengthen cooperation following new European Union (EU) legislation aimed at reducing the use of palm oil-based fuels.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Malaysia, being a major commodity-producing country, is deeply concerned about the European Union (EU) Deforestation-Free Products Regulation targeting commodities such as palm oil, timber, cocoa, and rubber, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

JAKARTA, Dec 15 — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo said the European Union (EU) should treat Asean member countries equally if they want to fully enjoy the fruit of a better partnership.

BERLIN, Dec 14 — A summit commemorating 45 years of diplomatic relations between Asean and the EU is expected to usher in an era of better economic ties, Vietnam News Agency reported, quoting German newswire DW.

BRUSSELS, Dec 14 — The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meet for their first summit on Wednesday to deepen economic ties, with European leaders pressing for firm, shared language critical of Russia.

BRUSSELS, Nov 12 — European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni warned on Friday that the outlook for next year has "weakened significantly," and that most European Union (EU) countries will be in recession in the fourth quarter of this year.

BRUSSELS, June 24 — European Union leaders on Thursday granted Ukraine the coveted status of official candidate to join their 27-nation club, a bold geopolitical step hailed by Kyiv and the EU itself as a "historic moment".

BRUSSELS, May 31 — European Union (EU) countries agreed late Monday to reduce the amount of oil purchased from Russia by 90 per cent by the end of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The export of Covid-19 vaccines to third countries, including Malaysia, under existing Advance Purchase Agreements (APAs) will be safeguarded to the largest extent feasible, said Michalis Rokas, who is ambassador of the European Union (EU) delegation to Malaysia.

LONDON, Jan 30 — A spat between the United Kingdom and European Union (EU) is brewing Friday regarding the bloc’s newly introduced export controls on the coronavirus vaccine flow to Northern Ireland.

ZAGREB, Dec 22 — The European Commission on Monday approved the use of BioNTech and Pfizer's vaccine against Covid-19 following a positive recommendation by the European Medicines Agency, Croatian news agency (HINA) reported.

BRUSSELS, Dec 2 — Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech, as well as their competitor Moderna, have filed applications for approval of their Covid-19 vaccines, reports Xinhua news agency according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Tuesday.