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Latest news, analysis and comment on energy and climate policy in Europe and beyond.
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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

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

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

Death by dung: How Brussels failed to save Europe’s waters from a farm waste deluge

Nitrate pollution is destroying Europe’s aquatic ecosystems. Three decades after the EU started regulating it, there has been almost no improvement.

May 28, 2025 6:00 am CET

Brussels to propose ‘pragmatic’ 90 percent climate target for 2040

In an interview with POLITICO, EU climate chief Teresa Ribera warns against watering down the goal too much.

May 27, 2025 4:37 pm 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

Europe is flushing its water down the drain

As climate change brings heatwaves, droughts and sudden bursts of torrential rain, much of Europe’s leaky water infrastructure is dangerously underprepared for the coming storm.

May 27, 2025 6:00 am CET

EU is set to approve shifting Poland’s post-Covid funds to defense

Warsaw wants to use around €6 billion in EU money to build shelters and roads for tanks.

May 26, 2025 2:38 pm CET

German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal

Consequences continue to be meted out over the massive corporate wrongdoing.

May 26, 2025 11:48 am CET

Germany’s power subsidy plans are probably illegal. That’s unlikely to matter.

The EU is increasingly bending its own rules, giving Germany space to negotiate despite fears that Berlin is disadvantaging others.

May 26, 2025 4:43 am CET

Trump delays EU tariff hike until July 9

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s granting an extension to the EU on the timeline to strike a deal to avoid his sweeping 50 percent tariffs …

May 26, 2025 2:06 am CET

Power outage disrupts Cannes film festival

Organizers of the festival, which closes on Saturday night with the award the Palme d’Or, said the closing ceremony should take place as planned.

May 24, 2025 2:38 pm CET
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Trump threatens EU with 50 percent tariff from June 1

Ultimatum comes hours before crunch call between U.S. and EU trade negotiators.

May 23, 2025 1:58 pm CET

Projects in ex-colonies should count toward EU climate goal, Portugal says

The demand goes one step beyond a push to include regulated carbon offsets, further complicating the EU’s attempt to set a 2040 goal.

May 22, 2025 7:11 pm CET

Macron clashes with allies over call to scrap EU ethical supply chain law

French president sides with far-right camp in call to scrap EU due diligence law.

May 22, 2025 1:17 pm 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

Wildfires push forest destruction to 20-year high just as EU delays anti-deforestation rules

It comes as the European Union decided to delay new trade legislation to curb forest destruction worldwide.

May 21, 2025 6:00 am CET

Berlin braces for clash with Brussels over power subsidies plan

A leaked memo reveals unease in Germany’s economy ministry.

May 20, 2025 9:19 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

Macron and Merz call to abolish EU law on ethical supply chains

Leaders of Europe’s two most powerful countries ramp up EU’s pro-business, anti-green push by calling for repeal of due diligence rule.

May 20, 2025 1:42 pm CET
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Starmer bets ‘sell-out’ on fish won’t spook Brits weary of Brexit

The giveaway on fisheries access, pounced on by critics, is a political risk for the British PM, who appears to be trading a hit to a relatively small part of the U.K. economy for wins elsewhere.

May 19, 2025 6:09 pm CET

UK-EU deal unpacked: All the Brexit red tape set for a chop

The agreement could pave the way for smoother trade and travel between the U.K. and EU.

May 19, 2025 5:13 pm CET

EU tweaks list of trade offerings to Trump administration 

Brussels highlights potential for cooperation in energy, telecoms, steel, semiconductors and cars.

May 19, 2025 4:18 pm CET
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