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Swiftly banning fluorinated gases (F-gases) will not only significantly curb the EU's climate impact, but also reduce its dependence on critical raw materials, and result in substantial savings for EU households, especially in the transition to decarbonised heating, writes Davide Sabbadin.

One of the country’s largest Sami – an indigenous ethnic group – organisations have been trying to arrange a meeting with the Swedish Minister for Culture and Sami Affairs, Parisa Liljestrand, since she took office last year, only to receive...

The government currently provides larger subsidies than previously thought despite its promise to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, a recent study by several climate action groups shows.

The general who came to power in Gabon's coup last week is to be sworn in as "transitional president" on Monday (4 September), taking control for an unspecified period after overthrowing the country's 55-year Bongo dynasty.

Slovenia and Hungary are expected to sign a memorandum on constructing a pipeline linking their natural gas networks in October, less than a year after the proposed project was first made public by the countries’ prime ministers.

The Polish government will set up a new Ministry of Energy Transition if the ruling camp secures its third consecutive term in power following October’s elections, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Sunday (3 September).

Real immigration policy cannot be achieved without reform of the French Constitution, President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher (Les Républicains) told Le Parisien on Saturday. While the government is preparing a law on immigration, the right-wing opposition is keeping...

Germany's place as the leader of Europe's anti-nuclear lobby has been further solidified as Chancellor Olaf Sholz doubled down on his view that nuclear has no place in the country's energy mix, while Italy has vowed to speed up its integration of nuclear energy in a bid to cut costs, save the economy, and power the Green Transition.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (3 September) he had decided to replace his defence minister, setting the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine's defence establishment since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Graham Stuart says if reforms to energy charter treaty not passed by November, UK would consider exit. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.

Global science says that rich nations should achieve climate neutrality no later than 2040, write Leon de Graaf, Dominika Floriánová, Antoine Grall and Ella Oksala.

Russian authorities on Friday (1 September) designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.

Ukraine's main security agency accused tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky of fraud and money laundering on Saturday (2 September), naming one of the country's most prominent businessmen a suspect in a criminal investigation.

Ukraine said on Friday (1 September) its troops had broken through Russia's first line of defences in several places, though they then encountered even more heavily fortified Russian positions.

The Biden administration will for the first time send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters and separately confirmed by two US officials.

India's space agency takes aim at another milestone Saturday (2 September) with the launch of a probe to study the Sun, a week after its successful unmanned landing on the Moon.

Assuming he passes through what promises to be an awkward hearing with MEPs later this month, Wopke Hoekstra has big shoes to fill. 

With many of you back at work and holidays already feeling like a distant memory, the comeback from after summer always hits differently than the actual beginning of a new year.

Two cargo vessels have left a port near Odesa, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on 1 September - the third and fourth from Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea since Russia withdrew from the deal for passage of grain ships.

Kazakhstan will hold a referendum to decide whether to build its first nuclear power plant, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday (1 September), adding that the date would be decided later.