Europe needs new leadership: von der Leyen has been a failure
Ursula von der Leyen has this morning delivered her State of the Union speech. Despite what she said, the picture is not pretty.
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EU Regions form alliance to boost semiconductor production
The European Committee of the Regions, in collaboration with the Free State of Saxony, has introduced the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance (ESRA), a political…
Ministers call for EU-wide taxes to fund green agenda, rebuilding Ukraine
European Union ministers from a number of national governments have called for the establishment of new pan-European taxes to fund the bloc's “green” agenda,…
Von der Leyen approves Dutch nomination for climate Commissioner but clips his wings
Social Democrats said they would not simply roll over regarding Hoekstra’s nomination.
EC funding research on killing weeds with lasers
The European Commission has confirmed it is funding projects researching how farmers could kill weeds using laser beams.
Wind-farm projects put whales in danger of ‘imminent extinction’, documentary claims
A forthcoming documentary about the construction of wind farms in the North Atlantic claims that such projects are putting a species of whale under threat of "imminent…
European Commission gave €10 million to “degrowth” research
While the debate on de-industrialisation in Europe is raging, the European Commission is pumping bags of cash into research exploring regrowth and the “planned…
No cash for emergency generators despite possible energy crisis, Brussels declares
The European Commission has rejected giving businesses support to buy emergency generators in preparation for a possible energy crisis.
‘No engines in existence’ can avail of EU ‘green’ energy scheme, MEP claims
There are no conventional fishing-trawler engines currently in existence that can effectively comply with the European Union's new "green" energy scheme, a French…
Poland fires up legal assault on EC ‘green’ legislation ahead of elections
Poland is to challenge two key European Union environmental laws, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Emissions Trading System (ETS), in the European…
Timmermans to quit Brussels to lead Socialist-Green bloc in Dutch elections
Frans Timmermans is set to leave his post as European Commission vice-president and return to Dutch politics as head a Socialist-Green bloc currently leading in…
Dutch tech hub mayor warns EU is lagging behind on innovation support
The European Union is falling behind on support for new technologies as it risks becoming dependent on the US and China, according to the mayor of a major Dutch…
Poland sues Brussels, seeking to overturn ‘authoritarian’ environment policies
Poland’s Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa announced on July 17 that Warsaw had filed three complaints to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) related…
Euro 2024 football tournament to push vegan food and ‘all-gender toilets’
The Euro 2024 football tournament will promote vegan food and "all-gender toilets" as part of a major "diversity and inclusion" drive, organisers have announced.
No exceptions for EU petrol-car ban, says Brussels green tsar
The European Union will ban production of all vehicles that emit CO2 from 2035 onwards, insisted Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for…
EU nature restoration law passes by slim margin
The contentious European Union nature restoration law has been approved by the European Parliament with a razor-thin majority.
Cattle farms to escape green law after European Parliament change of heart
The European Parliament says cows’ notoriously gaseous discharges should be exempt from stringent environmental rules proposed under the Industrial Emissions Directive,…
Spanish minister’s bike stunt backfires at energy summit
Spain’s ecology minister Teresa Ribera struck what appeared to be an environmentally conscious stance by arriving at a climate summit on a bicycle on July 11.
‘It’s a huge mess!’ Division dominates Parliament nature restoration law debate
With temperatures hitting 37C on the streets of Strasbourg and two demonstrations taking place right outside the parliamentary plenary session on the proposed legislation,…
Timmermans takes heat after linking deadly summer storm to climate change
Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission and a lead advocate for the European Green Deal, is facing a barrage of criticism after connecting a…
EU set to exit from controversial energy charter treaty
The European Union is set to announce this week its withdrawal from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty, after a small group of nations argued that it clashes…
Watered down GMO Bill seen as sop to rogue EPP members
The move was “a very clear political message” to coax Manfred Weber's centre-right European People's Party (EPP) Group back to supporting Ursula von der Leyen's…
Tempers flare as MEPs reject Nature Restoration law
In a heated, knife-edge vote the EU's much-trumpeted Nature Restoration Act was rejected in the European Parliament on June 27.
Member States approve watered-down Nature Restoration law by slim majority
In an extremely tight vote, EU Member States have agreed on a ‘general approach’ to the new Nature Restoration Law, despite strong opposition.
EU climate chief fears green deal risks hit from ‘culture wars’
The European Union’s landmark green deal is at risk of being dragged into the “culture wars,” said the bloc’s climate chief Frans Timmermans as he warned…
Europe ‘in danger of losing the battery race’; green energy transition at risk
The EU's court of auditors is sceptical about the bloc’s push for an effective transition to greener energy, saying the whole process might be at risk.
EU Nature Restoration Act grinds to a halt amid growing division
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) was forced to postpone the vote on a proposed nature restoration law…
Timmermans on the defensive over EU environmental laws
European Commission Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, claims the Christian Democrats ‘ran away’ from an agreement on environmental legislation, accusing them…
Poland to take 2035 fossil fuel car ban to top EU court, minister says
Poland will appeal against European Union rules to end the sale of fossil fuel cars across the bloc from 2035 to the top EU court within days, the country's climate…
Von der Leyen buckles: EU nature restoration law to be watered down
Critics of European Commission environment plans seem to be getting their way.