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German farms did better in the 2021-2022 financial year than in the past decade, according to new data, though the country's agriculture ministry points out that the good performance does not mean the sector profited from the Ukraine war crisis.

The European Parliament has adopted the largest and most ambitious climate policy ever: the reform of the EU’s carbon market. And this was mostly thanks to a centre-right lawmaker who did what was necessary.

The European Parliament has voted to make the EU’s emissions trading system much stricter. But the non-binding part of the EU law has been used, again, to put a goal into writing which may or may not be reached.

As Germany transitions away from fossil fuels to achieve climate neutrality by 2035, Berlin-based think-tank Agora Energiewende estimates that between 71 to 94% of the existing gas grid may become redundant. Few countries embraced fossil gas as strongly as Germany...

The proposed extension of the EU’s carbon market rules to transport and heating fuels could have devastating social impacts on low-income households heavily reliant on fossil fuels for heating and transportation, and the ‘Social Climate Fund’ may be insufficient to...

The leading legal affairs committee of the European Parliament is set to vote on its position on the proposed corporate accountability rules next week, following an agreement reached by negotiators on Tuesday (18 April). On the night of 18 April,...

The UK’s data reform bill, set to revamp the country’s post-Brexit data protection regime, was debated in Parliament on Monday (17 April) after being shelved for several months. 

A new compromise text, seen by EURACTIV, indicates the Swedish Presidency is now down to minor wording changes over a platform workers directive, which hints that the European Council might be edging closer to a deal.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen urged the bloc's leaders to show unity in the face of China on Tuesday (18 April), one week after French President Emmanuel Macron stirred a fierce debate over ties with Beijing.

The European Parliament on Tuesday (18 April) approved sweeping reforms to make EU climate change policies more ambitious, including an upgrade of the bloc’s carbon market that is set to hike the cost of polluting in Europe. Europe’s carbon market...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up heavy artillery bombardments and air strikes on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Regional cost differences and uneven enforcement of EU animal transport rules by member states incentivise live animal transport, leading to loopholes and risks to adequate animal welfare standards, according to a new review by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

While Germany achieved its 2022 climate target, the persistent emission overshoot in the transport and building sector threatens the country's ability to meet its 2030 objective, a national panel of scientists have warned.

Environmental groups took the European Commission to court on Tuesday (18 April) after the EU executive rejected their request to withdraw fossil gas from the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy.

The Swedish presidency of the EU Council has circulated a third compromise text on the Product Liability Directive, clarifying the circumstances under which software providers would be held liable.

Even though some weak points remain, adopting the EU’s Social Climate Fund represents a milestone in a just transition towards a low-carbon economy, writes a coalition of environmental and social NGOs. The following op-ed is co-signed by a coalition of...

The European Union has never been more determined to expand renewables. But despite the increased targets under REPowerEU, the European wind energy supply chain is struggling. Targets don’t produce electricity. It’s time to get serious about speeding up the expansion of wind energy.

The allies are considering setting a new defence industry investment pledge to boost production capacity and replenish their stockpiles, several NATO sources told EURACTIV.

US President Joe Biden is running again, he and White House officials insist, he is just not ready to announce it yet. Biden will be 81 on 20 November and if he is elected, he would be the oldest US president to assume office.

Ahead of regional elections, the Spanish National Park of Doñana is at the epicentre of a clash between local fruit producers, environmentalists, and authorities after a controversial proposal to regularise illegal irrigation systems in the midst of a severe drought.