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The 30th World Climate Conference (COP30) ended on Saturday in Belém, Brazil. A voluntary platform outside the COP committees to speed up progress on climate protection and a new rainforest protection fund were set up, but no consensus on an action plan was reached. Concrete targets for moving away from coal, oil and gas also failed to materialise. Europe's press takes stock.

Spain's Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz has been barred from holding public office for two years and sentenced to pay a fine of 7,200 euros for leaking confidential information. He must also pay 10,000 euros in damages to businessman Alberto González Amador, the partner of Madrid Regional President Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP). Ortiz was found guilty of leaking an email that incriminated Amador.

“The last mile is always the most difficult one,” said the EU's trade chief

European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 24 - 27 November plenary session today at 16.30.

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European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 24 - 27 November plenary session today at 16.30.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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