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Crucial North Sea emissions decision expected Thursday

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.

June 18, 2025 6:34 pm CET
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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.

June 11, 2025 6:00 am CET

EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks

“Our message is clear: This war must end,” Ursula von der Leyen says.

June 10, 2025 4:32 pm CET

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.

June 10, 2025 12:10 pm CET

Macron: Greenland is not up for grabs (nor is Antarctica)

The French president heads to the Arctic island on Sunday.

June 9, 2025 12:07 pm CET

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.

June 9, 2025 11:08 am CET

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.

June 6, 2025 6:57 pm CET

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.

June 6, 2025 1:40 am CET

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.

June 4, 2025 4:52 pm CET

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.

June 4, 2025 1:07 pm CET

Ukrainian delegation to brief US senators amid Russia sanctions push

Zelenskyy allies visit Congress to bolster Russia sanctions bill.

June 4, 2025 4:26 am CET

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.

June 3, 2025 10:00 am CET

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.

May 29, 2025 8:00 pm CET
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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.

May 28, 2025 3:30 pm CET

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.

May 28, 2025 8:31 am CET

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.

May 28, 2025 6:00 am CET

The EU’s water crisis by the numbers

Brussels says it wants to save Europe’s waters. Here’s what it’s up against.

May 27, 2025 6:00 am CET

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.

May 22, 2025 4:31 am CET

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.

May 21, 2025 12:25 pm CET

EU ministers seal fresh sanctions package against Russia

The package targets the Kremlin’s so-called shadow fleet.

May 20, 2025 1:48 pm CET

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.

May 16, 2025 4:00 am CET

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.

May 15, 2025 8:26 pm CET

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.

May 14, 2025 4:39 pm CET

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.

May 11, 2025 10:06 pm CET

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.

May 8, 2025 11:39 am CET
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