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As greenwashing undermines trust in sustainability claims, marketers are looking into ways to self-regulate to promote credibility.

As concern about the climate crisis grows, demand for products that cause minimal environmental harm is also climbing, leading to a proliferation in sustainability claims from the companies selling them.

Dutch judges on Thursday (17 November) convicted three men of murder for their role in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, and sentenced them to life in prison.

Long-term investment tools of the EU should be used for ‘strategic’ planning instead of ‘tactical’ operational targets, the president of the EU's peripheral maritime regions told EURACTIV.

NATO officials were undoubtedly relieved to learn that the missile that hit Polish territory on Tuesday was more than likely Ukrainian and not Russian. Indeed, had the missile been Russian, this would have been the first attack on NATO territory...

The Ukrainian government is preparing its livestock industry to ramp up exports across the European market despite the acute problems the sector currently faces due to Russia's war in the country.

Despite being one of the most prevalent types of Legionnaires' disease, tracking the source of cases of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease (CALD) is notoriously difficult. An in-depth study in Berlin over three years found that the presence of a virulent type of Legionella pneumophila in household water was a significantly greater predictor for CALD than the overall concentration of all Legionella species.

Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded, where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at how the fallout from the war in Ukraine has prompted...

The EU and several G20 governments pledged $20 billion to help Indonesia phase out coal, its main energy source, according to a joint declaration signed on the sidelines of the G20 summit Tuesday (15 November).

The Mediterranean basin is home to a great diversity of flora and fauna, and is recognised as a 'biodiversity hotspot' by conservation groups, who warn 19% of species are now threatened with extinction because of pressure exerted by human activity.

To meet the German target of six million heat pumps by 2030, upcoming government support for consumer gas and electricity bills will include a special provision for heat pumps so as not to upset those who already invested in them.

Many, mainly small to mid-sized EU countries, are sceptical of the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) meant to help the bloc secure essential supply chains in times of crises.

As digital technologies become an integral part of everyday life, from the home to public services, organisations from across society are looking for ways to promote positive citizenship fit for this new context.

A stakeholder-led initiative is pushing for a rethink of inclusion in the digital transformation, focusing on the idea of digital citizenship.

A blocking minority of member states want to mandate online marketplaces to carry out random checks before products are launched, according to a non-paper dated 11 November and obtained by EURACTIV.

A leaked draft of the EU’s new packaging law, seen by EURACTIV, has caused uproar among the industry, which says it risks undermining years of efforts and billions of euros worth of investments into recycling.

The European Commission is currently reviewing capital market rules through its MiFID II/MiFIR proposal, originally presented in 2021. In the midst of a cost of living crisis, there is no time to wait on any further studies or strategies from the European Commission to address the poor quality of financial advice given to consumers in Europe.

As EU member states close in on a common negotiating position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), they are fighting over whether companies should do a due diligence for their entire value chain or only the supply chain.

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, we are discussing how corruption affects people on the ground and why this is such a complex issue to address. For this episode, we spoke to our journalist colleagues from the EURACTIV...