EU in Practice: Can You Still Call It “Green”?

Europe’s new consumer rules are about to make some very familiar environmental claims considerably more difficult to use Most of us have probably noticed that the humble leaf has had quite a career in marketing. Once confined largely to trees, it eventually discovered...

EU in Practice: Fur, Borders, and Bureaucracy

How Europe made it easier for dogs, cats, and ferrets to cross borders without turning affection into a public health risk. There is a very specific kind of chaos that happens before a family trip. Someone is looking for the phone charger. Someone else is insisting...

EU in Practice: The Toy Box Has Rules

How Europe Protects Children Before Parents Even Notice A child does not see a product. A child sees a dragon, a spaceship, a tiny kitchen, a puzzle, a doll with a secret life, a car that can fly if the carpet is long enough, a set of blocks that might become a castle...