dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1200 GMT

EU-ENVIRONMENT-AGRICULTURE-POLITICS

European Union environment ministers approve a much fought-over conservation law intended to restore habitats to their natural condition, but the law has provoked political controversy in Austria. Moving

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ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves his war cabinet a week after a key opposition figure resigns. Moving

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FRANCE-ELECTIONS

French President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party says it will not put up candidates in constituencies where they have little chance of winning, but will encourage its supporters to vote for other centrists. Moved

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BRITAIN-ECONOMY

Hopes that the Bank of England could start cutting interest rates this month could be dashed as experts expect policymakers not to “rock the boat” in the run-up to the general election. Moved on 3p wire

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CHINA-TRADE-EU

China launches an investigation into illegal subsidies relating to the importing of pork and dairy products from the European Union, in what many see as retaliation for the EU's anti-dumping probe against Chinese e-car exports. Moved