Gas

Crucial North Sea emissions decision expected Thursday
The U.K. government is set to respond to a legal judgment on long-term emissions issued last summer.

EU gets tough on Russian energy without Trump, Orbán on board

EU plans to squeeze out Russian gas with tough new rules

Heat energy is gold for Europe’s global competitiveness

EU’s red tape revenge comes for gas leakage rules

Trump celebrates U.S. military might amid tensions at home and abroad

EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions
EU countries sideline experts in dash to slash green rules
Diplomats warn that leaving experts out of policy discussions on simplifying green regulations will do more harm than good.
EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks
“Our message is clear: This war must end,” Ursula von der Leyen says.
European Commission to unveil new Russia sanctions on energy, banks
The measures are designed to target the Nord Stream pipelines and drain the Kremlin’s war chest.
Macron: Greenland is not up for grabs (nor is Antarctica)
The French president heads to the Arctic island on Sunday.
Trump spars with California governor as immigration clashes rock LA
The California governor urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to restore California’s control of the state’s National Guard.
EU’s zero-for-zero tariff bid stalls amid US pushback
A renewed offer to scrap tariffs on industrial goods “won’t fly” with Washington, says an official from one EU country.
The Trump-Musk bromance devolves into a chaotic public breakup
The president and the world’s richest man, once close friends, sparred with increasingly explosive insults and threats.
EU looks to impose sanctions on Putin simultaneously with US, says von der Leyen
“We have discussed how we can implement European sanctions and American sanctions at the same time,” European Commission chief tells POLITICO.
Greenpeace returns stolen Macron wax statue — after one more protest
Activists left it at the Paris headquarters of energy giant EDF to protest France’s imports of Russian energy.
Ukrainian delegation to brief US senators amid Russia sanctions push
Zelenskyy allies visit Congress to bolster Russia sanctions bill.
UK threatens to sue Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich over Chelsea sale funds
British government says it’s “deeply frustrated” that no deal has been reached with the tycoon.
Britain is wide open to Russian undersea sabotage
Critical gas pipelines, power lines and data cables are the “soft belly of British security,” ministers have been warned.
Germany’s Merz vows to keep Nord Stream 2 pipeline switched off
Some German politicians have pushed for the restoration of the flow of gas from Russia to Germany via the Nord Stream pipelines.
EU roughly on track to hit 2030 emissions goal, Brussels says
The updated analysis reflects progress, but relies on countries following through on promises amid a green backlash.
Artificial intelligence threatens to raid the water reserves of Europe’s driest regions
The EU wants to compete with the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence. But critics say policymakers haven’t planned for the sector’s extreme water demand.
The EU’s water crisis by the numbers
Brussels says it wants to save Europe’s waters. Here’s what it’s up against.
In Trump’s war on clean energy, China (and everyone else) wins
It’s a shift from the U.S. president’s first term, and is driving a fresh wedge within his Republican Party.
Commission exempts 38,000 companies from 8 EU laws
The EU executive is creating a new category of “small mid-cap” companies as it continues a deregulation push.
EU ministers seal fresh sanctions package against Russia
The package targets the Kremlin’s so-called shadow fleet.
European leaders want to turn screws on Putin after delayed Turkey talks
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to the Albania summit after Russia’s Vladimir Putin failed to show up for talks in Turkey.
Romania must reclaim prize energy assets from foreign investors, presidential favorite says
George Simion wants to tap into deep voter frustration with post-communist privatizations.
Hungary and Slovakia can quit Russian energy, report finds
Ample alternatives exist, but both countries have increased reliance on Moscow and made millions, researchers say.
US touts ‘productive’ talks with China, details coming Monday
“We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive,” said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
This April was world’s second-hottest on record, EU scientists say
Climate agency also noted that much of Central Europe, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom are grappling with a lack of rainfall.