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MEPs will reflect on the new European Commission proposal aiming to reduce greenhouse emissions and vote on new legislation tackling cross-border health threats.

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The capacity of forests to act as a “carbon sink” – absorbing more CO2 than they emit – is decreasing and needs to be reversed, the European Commission said in September last year when it presented its 2030 climate target plan.

A new report by Deloitte says massive cost savings can be achieved on the way towards climate neutrality if gas is given a more prominent role.

In today's edition of the capitals, find out more about Bulgaria's GERB party losing snap elections and Romanian citizens showing their eagerness to join the Eurozone, and so much more.

Slovenian Public Administration Minister Boštjan Koritnik has told a conference hosted by his ministry that borders within the EU should unite, not divide nations.

Some industry groups have called to maintain free CO2 allowances in addition to the upcoming carbon border levy. Their addiction to subsidies must be brought to an end, otherwise Europe risks triggering a trade war that would also undermine the EU's climate leadership, write Connie Hedegaard and Pascal Lamy.

Although the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says that for now there is no evidence that a third booster dose would be needed, an EU source told EURACTIV that such a scenario is “highly likely”. The same source does not rule...

More than 86% of Slovenian voters overwhelmingly rejected a new waters act in a referendum on Sunday, with a turnout of nearly 46%, the highest for a referendum since 2007. The referendum revolved around provisions of the new law that...

Croatian President Zoran Milanović said in central BiH city Vitez on Sunday that he would consistently insist on the protection of the rights of BiH’s Croats and also on the compliance with the Dayton Agreement as long as it was...

Ex-PM Boyko Borissov’s GERB party lost Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections in Bulgaria. GERB received less than a quarter of the votes, and for the first time in 12 years lost its status as Bulgaria’s main political power. The winner of...

An amendment to Poland’s media law takes aim at leading independent news channel TVN24 owned by US firm Discovery and is expected to severely harm the relations between Warsaw and Washington. The matter will be discussed later today with Matthew G....

The results of a survey by the Focus agency commissioned by the Slovak climate initiative show that imports of natural gas are preferred by 30% of Slovaks, while 60% of those surveyed prefer renewable energy-based production. Non-governmental organisations are calling...

The Hungarian government has made a bid to buy out the consortium operating Liszt Ferenc International Airport, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. The offer follows a previous unsuccessful attempt from last autumn to buy out the current owners of the Budapest...

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will not sign a letter backed by 18 EU Member States supporting sexual minorities in response to a controversial new Hungarian law banning LGBT promotion among children. “I do not know why I should do...

Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović said that he “is not satisfied” by the way Serbia treated his country and said that it is time to reevaluate the relationship between Podgorica and Belgrade. “I’m not happy with the statements...

The members of the European Parliament mediating inter-party talks on election conditions said in Belgrade on Saturday that talks between the ruling parties and opposition in Serbia were constructive and open, and held in a good atmosphere. Upon the completion...

The complex role of forests in regulating the Earth's climate is set to become one of the most contentious issues in the upcoming revision of Europe’s energy and climate laws.

US President Joe Biden will host a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel next Thursday (15 July) to affirm "deep and enduring" ties between the NATO allies while also tackling some areas of disagreement, the White House said on Friday.

Last week the Greek government announced its intention to create COVID-free or mixed places in the hospitality sector, meaning whether they accept vaccinated and recovered from COVID-19 customers or if they will also accept those who have not yet been vaccinated with...

Lithuania will build a fence at its border with Belarus, Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė confirmed. “We think we could do that quickly enough, such a fence would cost approximately €41 million,” she told reporters on Friday. This comes in addition...