EU Policy
New market rules to promote repair over replacement
Green
03.02.2024
New market rules to promote repair over replacement
The EU is outlawing commercial practices that often leave consumers with no alternative but to buy a new smartphone or…
New space launcher policy pledge after Ariane failure
Next
23.01.2024
New space launcher policy pledge after Ariane failure
The EU has vowed to safeguard its access to space, as the failure of the landmark Ariane programme leaves the…
Banks show ‘staggering’ misalignment with green transition, ECB says
Green
23.01.2024
Banks show ‘staggering’ misalignment with green transition, ECB says
Nine in ten of the eurozone’s biggest banks aren’t properly aligned with the upcoming transition away from fossil fuels, the…
Belgium eyes offshore wind and solar to increase renewables’ capacity
Green
23.01.2024
Belgium eyes offshore wind and solar to increase renewables’ capacity
With a relatively short coastline, Belgium has set ambitious goals to boost offshore energy capacity through wind and floating solar…
Spanish plastic pellet spill galvanises EU efforts to limit microplastic pollution
Green
22.01.2024
Spanish plastic pellet spill galvanises EU efforts to limit microplastic pollution
Dramatic pollution along the coast of northwest Spain after a cargo spill has sharpened the debate over an EU bill…
MEPs wave through raft of Green Deal legislation as elections loom
Green
22.01.2024
MEPs wave through raft of Green Deal legislation as elections loom
Legislation on car pollution, methane emissions, green phones, paint and pesticide labelling, industrial emissions, waste shipment and electronic waste has…
Scientists warn Commission to abandon ‘net’ approach to emissions reduction
Green
22.01.2024
Scientists warn Commission to abandon ‘net’ approach to emissions reduction
Scientists and civil society groups have urged the European Commission to set an absolute target for cutting carbon dioxide and…
EU’s plan for money-laundering checks on football inflamed by Chelsea claims
Sport
22.01.2024
EU’s plan for money-laundering checks on football inflamed by Chelsea claims
Recent revelations about financial misdealings at Chelsea FC have lit a fire under EU plans to make football subject to…
Europe scrambles to finalise new fiscal rules after lawmaker vote
My Europe
22.01.2024
Europe scrambles to finalise new fiscal rules after lawmaker vote
EU lawmakers and governments will engage in a furious few weeks of haggling over fiscal rules, after MEPs today (17…
Coalition puts fake meat on ministers’ menu, and sinks in teeth
My Europe
22.01.2024
Coalition puts fake meat on ministers’ menu, and sinks in teeth
The countries’ delegations have placed fake meat on the agenda of agriculture ministers meeting in Brussels next week (23 January),…