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Europe’s green hydrogen plans have set off a race among developing nations, particularly in Africa, to become the bloc’s first suppliers, risking energy needs among their own populations. EURACTIV's media partner, Climate Home News, reports.

The opposition to French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, which was adopted on Saturday, is vowing to take to the streets until the legislation is permanently shelved. The left-wing NUPES coalition – which brings together the far-left, socialists, communists and...

President Zuzana Čaputová is expected to announce whether she will run for reelection in 2024 within the next month, and experts believe she will decide to run again based on previous statements. Čaputová said she would present her decision in...

Following in the steps of Poland and Hungary, Bulgaria is also preparing to ban the import of Ukrainian grain, Agriculture Minister Yavor Gechev announced on Sunday. Meanwhile, a European Commission spokesperson criticised Warsaw and Budapest for breaking the EU line...

Nuclear power plants in Bavaria must be kept running despite the country’s phase-out plans, according to the region’s government, which will need an unlikely green light from the federal government.

Poland and Hungary on Saturday (15 April) banned imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect local farmers, officials from both countries said.

Germany switched off its last three nuclear reactors on Saturday (15 April), exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and manage an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.

Flights over Ukraine are likely to remain impossible until 2029, according to an announcement by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). In their seven-year forecast for 2023-2029, Eurocontrol predicted that the redirected routes flown in the...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Saturday (15 April) that the United States should stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine "and start talking about peace".

Hours before France's Constitutional Council breathed new life on Friday (14 April) into his widely denounced plans to make people work longer for their state pensions, President Emmanuel Macron was his usual defiant self.

Peatlands are the most condensed terrestrial carbon store in the world and should be rewetted regardless of today’s use to reach our climate goals, write Jutta Paulus and Jörg-Andreas Krüger.

The Conseil Constitutionnel, France's top Court, ruled on Friday (14 April) that the pensions reform was in line with the Constitution, including raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.

European foreign policy officials on Friday (14 April) urged China not to use force over Taiwan, taking a tough stance against Beijing's threats over the democratically governed island, after comments by French President Emmanuel Macron were perceived as weak.

Roughly 60 countries are in serious danger of debt distress or default in the next two years, according to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and United Nations. Most are developing countries, around half of them in Africa, but should they start defaulting, EU states and banks would take a hefty financial hit. 

There are basically two ways to approach the resurgence of the heated debate on novel food in Europe; one cautious and one more ideological.

The Swedish presidency of the EU Council wants to discuss how the Media Freedom Act will strengthen the media sector, how it will complement the current regulatory framework, and the remaining hurdles at a ministerial meeting in May.

There are serious concerns about Greece's democratic credentials, with threats to the rule of law, harassment of officials of independent public bodies, and widespread intimidation of journalists, according to a leaked draft mission report by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Ahead of a vote on the EU’s carbon market reform, Green lawmaker Michael Bloss reassured consumers that carbon prices will not go above the €45 limit, citing a political commitment by French president Emmanuel Macron.

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is America’s answer to the global call for strong policy action on the climate crisis. It includes almost $370 billion of incentives to reduce carbon emissions, including targeted support for carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS),...