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Latest news, analysis and comment on energy and climate policy in Europe and beyond.
Trump is trying to kill the US climate effort. It was already in trouble.

Trump is trying to kill the US climate effort. It was already in trouble.

Court rulings and the two Trump administrations have repeatedly derailed regulators’ attempts to forestall rising temperatures, while scientists’ warnings grow more dire.

June 11, 2025 11:15 pm CET
French and German lawmakers push for joint border controls
EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions
May 2025 was second-hottest on record, EU scientists say
EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks
5 things to know about the global ocean summit in Nice
European Commission to unveil new Russia sanctions on energy, banks
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Macron claims win in fight to save oceans — but there’s work to do

French president celebrates the incoming High Seas Treaty as important tool to help protect the planet.

June 9, 2025 3:19 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

Slovakia will block EU sanctions on Russia that hurt Bratislava’s interests, Fico says

“I am interested in being a constructive player in the European Union, but not at the expense of the Slovak Republic,” Prime Minister Fico said.

June 8, 2025 5:36 pm 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

German auto lobby proposal sparks renewed debate on EU combustion engine ban

The group wants to allow automakers to continue selling some combustion engines after 2035.

June 6, 2025 6:38 pm CET

EU conjures up surprise law to govern use of ocean resources

The unexpected Ocean Act will cover everything from fishing to tourism to defense — but details are scant.

June 6, 2025 4:20 am CET

ECB cuts again as it heads into an uncertain future

The central bank expects big spending programs at home to offset weaker demand for eurozone exports.

June 5, 2025 2:26 pm 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

Brussels asks EU countries to use less water

Countries would set their own water efficiency targets under the proposal, which would not be legally binding.

June 4, 2025 2:42 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

EU’s top Russian LNG buyers wary of Brussels’ gas ban

France and Belgium are seeking more reassurances on Brussels’ proposal to gradually end Russian gas purchases by 2027.

June 3, 2025 4:00 pm CET
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Macron wax statue stolen from museum then used at protest outside Russian Embassy

Greenpeace said it “borrowed” the statue for its demonstration.

June 2, 2025 5:44 pm CET

EU must heed scientific advice, Ribera says as 2040 row deepens

The EU’s scientific advisers warned Monday that expected plans to outsource some emissions cuts would undermine the bloc’s climate credibility.

June 2, 2025 4:51 pm CET

EU science advisers slam Brussels’ weakened 2040 climate plans

Using international carbon credits in place of domestic action undermines climate efforts, scientific advisory board says.

June 2, 2025 1:01 pm CET

EU climate chief lobbied Germany to back weakened 2040 goal

Wopke Hoekstra successfully pushed the incoming coalition to back foreign carbon credits, helping shift the EU-level 2040 talks. 

June 2, 2025 4:20 am CET

Trump court turmoil strengthens EU hand in tariff talks

Two separate legal cases tackling Trump’s tariffs may push the U.S. administration to strike a quicker deal, analysts say.

May 30, 2025 7:03 pm CET

EU 2040 climate target with carbon credits expected in July, diplomats say

Germany, France and Poland are in favor.

May 30, 2025 12:45 pm 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

US court strikes down Trump’s tariffs on countries around the world

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled unanimously that the president overstepped his powers in imposing the tariffs on dozens of trading partners, most of which he’s since paused.

May 29, 2025 7:09 am CET

EU officially retires its ‘no cherry-picking’ Brexit line

A top EU diplomat described the pithy analogy as “no longer helpful.”

May 29, 2025 4:26 am CET

Merz’s coalition agrees on policy program aimed at boosting Germany’s economy

The first formal meeting of coalition partners ends in success as the parties agree on a wide range of measures for the government.

May 28, 2025 10:19 pm CET

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

Brussels ‘urgently’ asks EU companies about US exposure as trade war deadline nears

Testing the strength of its hand, Brussels wants the latest data on the scale of EU investments in America ahead of crunch talks with the Trump administration.

May 28, 2025 1:10 pm CET
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