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A forthcoming documentary about the construction of wind farms in the North Atlantic claims that such projects are putting a species of whale under threat of "imminent…
Angry Belgian farmers have rallied behind the new Farmers Defence Force (FDF) to protest in Antwerp on August 18, echoing earlier demonstrations in the Netherlands.
The European Commission said Eastern European countries should not be discussing the extension of the current ban on Ukrainian grain.
The United States has given Germany approval to purchase a $3.5 billion missile-defence system from Israel, reports on August 17 confirmed.
The Dutch economy has contracted for the second quarter in a row, meaning the country is officially in recession.
With the value of the Russian ruble in steep decline, its central bank is trying to stop the bleeding away of its value by increasing interest rates by 3.5 per cent.
Italy's governing coalition may be in trouble following a failed attempt to curb soaring tax bank profits.
History is a harsh mistress, especially for those who refuse to learn lessons from the past.
While the debate on de-industrialisation in Europe is raging, the European Commission is pumping bags of cash into research exploring regrowth and the “planned…
The Russian ruble has hit its lowest point since the beginning of the war in Ukraine as Western sanctions are seeming to squeeze the Russian economy.
A strike by Ryanair pilots at Brussels’ South Charleroi airport looks set to frustrate holidaymakers and other travellers to and from the Belgian capital.
The International Energy Agency's (IEA) latest Oil Market Report (OMR) predicts global oil demand to expand by 2.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) to 102.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez nominated Nadia Calviño, his acting Deputy Prime Minister, for the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) top job.
Timmermans was nominated by an internal commission that saw him as the ideal candidate to "spread the common ‘green’ and social philosophy" of the cooperating…
European Union internal market tsar Thierry Breton has lauded the announcement of a new €15 billion microchip factory in Dresden, Germany, as dozens of other companies…
The European Commission has rejected giving businesses support to buy emergency generators in preparation for a possible energy crisis.
There are no conventional fishing-trawler engines currently in existence that can effectively comply with the European Union's new "green" energy scheme, a French…
European officials are "not serious" about achieving the EU's “net zero” goals as proven by the lack of investment in nuclear energy, Conservative think-tank…
Poland is to challenge two key European Union environmental laws, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Emissions Trading System (ETS), in the European…
Germany has seen a 6 per cent drop in nationwide meat production so far this year, the country's Destatis central statistics office has revealed.
S&P Global Inc. will no longer publish ESG scores along with its credit ratings, as the company adjusts its approach in response to investor feedback.
Brussels Commissioner Margaritis Schinas has distanced himself from Pierre Régibeau, the European Commission’s former chief economist.
France has overtaken Sweden to become Europe’s top net power exporter, while Germany has moved from exporter to importer during the first half of this year.
Police in Germany's most populous federal state are planning to stockpile vegan and lactose-free rations in preparation for coming electricity blackouts, multiple…
Industry executives have warned that Germany has entered a phase of “de-growth” dominated by nosediving industrial production.
A state-funded German broadcaster has advocated for only “extreme language” to be used when discussing climate change.
Poland is demanding €1 billion to pay for the infrastructure it says it requires to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain and other produce through the Polish-Ukrainian…
Talk of European de-industrialisation is pure alarmism and lobbying, according to Pierre Régibeau. The European economy should be left to "adjust itself".
The Irish Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has said his country must "do more" to defend its territorial waters from potential Russian threats.
Tobacconist shops in France that fell victim to last month's countrywide riots will be given a cash injection by the French Government, ministers have announced.
