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EU’s red tape revenge comes for gas leakage rules
There are fears that new methane emission rules might disadvantage EU firms importing U.S. fuel — just as Europe seeks to buy more of it.

Europe must show climate leadership ‘now more than ever,’ COP30 host Brazil says

May 2025 was second-hottest on record, EU scientists say

In Trump’s war on clean energy, China (and everyone else) wins

This April was world’s second-hottest on record, EU scientists say

Atomic lobby seizes on Spanish blackout

EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts
EU to propose blanket ban on Russian gas
The upcoming legislation sets up a clash between Brussels and EU capitals eying a post-war return to cheap Russian energy.
EU to float ban on new Russian energy contracts
The idea will be one of several options Brussels will suggest in May to sever Russian energy links.
The big unanswered questions from Keir Starmer’s British Steel takeover
How far is Labour willing to go to prop up Britain’s struggling industries? And will it be enough to see off the Farage threat?
Canada says its friendship with the US is ‘over.’ Now what?
Trump’s aggressive trade policies have rocked an alliance that seemed unshakeable.
Trump administration will head to London energy summit … and into a row
Europe and Washington will come together at a time when their leaders are radically divided on energy and climate policies.
How Trump is forcing Europe to get real on steel
The EU wants to rearm, reindustrialize and refinance as Donald Trump’s United States abandons the role of global policeman.
Germany’s Greens forced to return to their activist roots
Once the great hope of the European climate movement, Germany’s Greens are now confronting their relative powerlessness.
Canada sounds alarm at G7: ‘Nobody is safe’ from Trump’s tactics
As U.S. joins foreign ministers’ gathering in Quebec, Mélanie Joly warns counterparts that they are next.
EU privately talks emissions rules with US gas firms as Trump trade war looms
Fossil fuel bosses say the bloc’s emissions regulations should be relaxed to appease Washington and boost gas purchases.
Donald Trump might have made a bad mineral deal with Ukraine
Estimates of Ukraine’s mineral wealth are based on outdated and incomplete assessments of difficult-to-access sites.
Nigel Farage is surging in Britain’s rust belt — and Labour is panicked
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.
EU offers its own ‘win-win’ minerals deal to Ukraine
“The added value Europe offers is that we will never demand a deal that’s not mutually beneficial,” top official Stéphane Séjourné says.
German front-runner Merz will take EU ‘to its grave,’ says Scholz
Country’s role in Europe gets a surprise central focus in election campaign.
Trump demands $500B in rare earths from Ukraine for continued support
“We have to get something. We can’t continue to pay this money,” U.S. president says.
Trump could remake USAID to promote fossil fuels
The president’s allies want foreign aid repurposed to encourage more oil and gas development around the world.
Trump in ‘no rush’ to talk to Chinese leader
“We’ll speak to him at the appropriate time. I’m in no rush,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
China hits back at Trump’s tariffs and complains to the WTO
Chinese measures won’t take effect until Feb. 10, leaving Donald Trump and Xi Jinping time to defuse their growing trade war.
EU decorum cracks over green agenda
Normally taciturn officials spar online over climate policy and reveal a deep split within the EU.
EU lets Russian LNG slip in new sanctions package
The proposal will not include a blanket prohibition of LNG imports, as scores of EU hawks have been urging.
A Trump gas deal risks EU’s green goals, Finland warns
Consuming more U.S. fossil fuels contradicts Europe’s climate targets, Finland’s top energy official told POLITICO.
Germany’s likely next chancellor vows to put economy before climate
Conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz railed against the climate policies of the left-leaning parties he’ll likely have to govern with.
World ‘teetering on edge’ of breaching Paris Agreement, scientists say
2024 was the first year to break through the 1.5C temperature barrier, an EU agency finds.
Poland’s role in shaping Europe’s energy transition and competitiveness
During a tumultuous yet transformative time, PKEE seeks to drive a cleaner, more prosperous and resilient region