Farmers not convinced EC simplification rules will simplify
Farmers in the European Union are not convinced by simplification of the rules promised to their sector by the European Parliament, Council of the EU and MEPs.
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Austria appeals to EU’s top court to drop ‘sustainable’ label for nuclear energy
Austria will ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, for help in its fight against the official classification of nuclear…
Ukraine anti-graft agency raids energy sector as standoff escalates
Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said today it was conducting large-scale raids targeting the country's energy sector -- an operation that comes after months of…
Hungarian PM Orbán in Washington for high-stakes meeting with Trump
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has landed in the US for his latest meeting with President Donald Trump.
No effect as yet from Russian LNG transhipment ban
European Union ban on re-exporting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) via ships operating outside the bloc has so far failed to reduce overall imports of the fuel.
Berlin to plant €3bn-worth of trees using national infrastructure funds
The city government of Berlin has announced plans to plant more than 500,000 new trees throughout the German capital by 2040.
Human welfare or lower emissions? Pick one
The recent deviation of Bill Gates from strict green orthodoxy must have come as a shock to Europe's eco-elites.
NGOs want aviation, shipping and industrial fishing companies to lose multi-million euro tax breaks
Environmental organisations are urging European governments not to sign off on a law that, they say, would let some of the most polluting industries keep their tax…
Canada with Belgium follows US investing in new nuclear reactors in EU
Canada is following the US in promoting a new generation of nuclear reactors in Europe.
Ukraine detains ex-powergrid chief on fraud suspicion
A former Ukrainian state energy operator chief suspected of embezzlement was ordered to be kept in detention by a Kyiv court today, stoking fears of political interference…
‘Uncompetitive EU green rules’ push bloc’s industry to outsource more
Stricter environmental regulations in the European Union are making it harder for domestic companies to stay competitive.
Belgium ‘will not suffer blackouts like Spain’
“There’s no need to worry about our country’s energy security,” said Belgium’s energy minister Mathieu Bihet.
Green Policy suckers slowly turning into sceptics
Here we go again. The annual COP climate jamboree kicks off next week. And each year, the climate moguls decide to meet somewhere ever more jarring.
Half of EU consumers fooled by ‘sustainable’ financial labels
More than half of everyday investors in the European Union are being misled by financial products labelled as “sustainable”, new data show.
Farmers and MEPs lobby against latest agriculture reforms
Farmers and MEPs say the European Commission’s plan to return parts of European Union farming policy to national control is “a misstep”.
EU importing record amount of Russian, US LNG
In the first half of 2025, the European Union imported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US and from Russia than ever before.
The New Class War
Across the globe, a tectonic shift is underway — a groundswell of popular protest that, despite its size and significance, receives little more than a whisper…
Italy’s €600 million subsidies for electric vehicles snapped up immediately
Italy’s €600 million subsidy scheme for electric cars was snapped up in a day - one of the fastest take-ups of "green" mobility funding seen in the Europe Union.
Corporate sustainability and the EU’s muddled energy mire
The economist Thomas Sowell once observed that there are no policies, only tradeoffs.
One-in-five German cities plan to shut down gas networks
Germany's Greens party is no longer in power but the country’s quest for “climate neutrality” continues unabated.
Polish PM Tusk rejoices after word ‘revision’ is added to EU climate law
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said the European Union is ready to slow down the implementation of the second instalment of the EU Trading Emissions System…
French court convicts TotalEnergies over misleading climate claims
A French court ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges, in what activists said…
Poland’s Sikorski hopes Ukrainians ‘destroy pipeline supplying Hungary with Russian oil’
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has said he hopes that Ukrainian forces succeed in destroying an oil pipeline that supplies Hungary with Russian oil.
The paradox of Europe’s latent power and the fine line in Putin’s strategy
It is no secret that Europe is in a woeful state and continues to decline. It has long fallen from the peak of its economic success on the eve of the Great Recession.
EU tries to curb self-imposed energy price volatility
European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has reaffirmed the European Union's commitment to launching the Emissions Trading System for buildings and road transport…
Time’s up for daylight saving time, says Spain
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is pushing Brussels to end seasonal time change in the European Union, saying "it no longer makes sense".
Hungary slams Poland for freeing Ukrainian accused of blowing up Nord Stream
A Polish court's decision to free a Ukrainian man wanted by Germany for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines has been criticised by Hungarian foreign minister Peter…
European Parliament pushes for Russian energy ban
A majority in the European Parliament voted yesterday to bring forward the full ban on Russian oil to 1 January 2026 and on Russian gas to 1 January 2027.
EC accused of ‘pandering to the US’ with deforestation rules
The European Commission announced it would delay its anti-deforestation regulation for a second time.
Even with free gas, net zero policies would drive up UK energy bills, say experts
Bosses from the largest UK energy suppliers say "green" policies are so costly that bills would go up for consumers even if it were free.