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You cannot go far these days in Europe, indeed throughout the West, without being harangued by some celebrity about climate change or social justice.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been accused by one of her own top-ranking officials of dragging her feet over compensation payments to Member…
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal because the West had cheated Moscow by implementing…
Ireland might have recorded the Eurozone's biggest GDP slump last quarter but a healthy cash surplus, the product of huge corporate taxes paid by a handful of US…
By Richa Naidu
About 60 miles from Ukraine’s border with the European Union, an array of pipes and pumps hints at what stands to become an important part of the bloc’s efforts…
Poland will appeal against European Union rules to end the sale of fossil fuel cars across the bloc from 2035 to the top EU court within days, the country's climate…
The United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) allegedly told Belgian secret services that the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines were the…
Critics of European Commission environment plans seem to be getting their way.
The Turkish lira has plunged to record lows after President Recep Erdogan named Hafize Gaye Erkan as the new and first-ever female leader of the country’s central…
It will take several millennia to hit UK Government green-energy production targets, according to a report from the left-leaning London-based think-tank the Institute…
French Economy and Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, said the role of nuclear power in France is "non-negotiable" and anyone thinking they can reduce it would be…
The Eurozone is officially in recession, according to data released by Eurostat on June 8, after the 20-nation bloc suffered two consecutive quarters of economic…
Australia's Trade Minister, Don Farrell, has left free-trade talks in Brussels, telling The Australian Financial Review it was “looking more difficult” to land…
Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, is urging Tunisia's president to accept the IMF loan conditions to rehabilitate the country's collapsing economy.
Sir Keir Starmer, the British Labour party leader — an organisation organically linked to the country’s major unions — is the latest of many European politicians,…
Poland’s Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, on June 7 dug his heels in and expressed outrage at a Warsaw court’s decision to suspend a key Polish mining facility’s…
The Irish government is considering killing 200,000 cows in a bid to combat climate change.
The murderous war Russia is waging in Ukraine is not just killing people, it is also ravaging the climate, researchers say.
The UK has cemented its role as the financial powerhouse of Europe, extending its lead over France as the most attractive location in the region for foreign direct…
Less than a quarter of the amount of Ukrainian grain that Polish farmers were promised would be exported out of their country by the start of next month, from a…
Italy's cabinet has approved a bill to help Italy's "Made in Italy" companies increase domestic supply chains.
“Renewables are cheap, they are home-grown, they make us independent.
Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, says the European Union should buy companies that are strategically important to its economy, adding,…
Luxembourg Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, has stepped into the fray over climate policy raging between Belgium's Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, and Dutch EU…
Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, has taken a swipe at the European Commissioner, Frans Timmermans, saying the ‘green’ Dutch politician will be unable…
In an unexpected turn of events, Italy's GDP has surged since the beginning of 2023, reversing a fall of 0.
Ola Källenius, Mercedes-Benz’s chief executive, has slammed the European Union saying proposed new regulations will undermine competitiveness in the motor industry.
China's Belt and Road Initiative is a land and maritime infrastructure project developed by the People's Republic of China.
Businesses in the European quarter have resorted to promotional gimmicks to fill the hole left by the European Commission, which is downgrading its presence there.
