Two in three German companies relocate abroad amid energy chaos
Two out of three German companies have at least partly relocated their operations abroad because of Germany's ongoing energy chaos, says consultancy firm Deloitte.
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Dutch energy prices double amid green transition
The Netherlands' green energy transition is leading to electricity and gas prices almost doubling.
EU to give ‘substantial’ cash to nations hurt by climate change
Europe will hand over a "substantial" amount of money to help countries hurt by climate change, the Commission says.
Regional automobile alliance seeks EU support for industry transition
The second annual meeting of the Automotive Regions Alliance (ARA) held in Pamplona highlighted the urgent need for additional European Union (EU) funding to sustain…
Shell sues Greenpeace for €2 million over boarding oil vessel
Shell filed a nearly €2 million lawsuit against Greenpeace after protestors boarded one of its ships in January.
EU about to approve final – very diluted – nature restoration law
The EU has moved closer to an agreement on a hotly contested nature restoration law, though it has been heavily watered down from earlier proposals.
Nuclear energy: attitudes of Belgians flip due to Ukraine war
Belgium has seen a sharp rise in support for use of nuclear power, with only Greens now opposing it.
Ursula von der Leyen’s Green Deal faces dilution
Ursula von der Leyen's Green Deal looks set to be diluted, with the agricultural lobby pushing key elements back until after May 2024's EU elections.
Just Stop Oil switches to hammers to attack London art
Radical environmentalists of Just Stop Oil have begun attacking famous artworks with hammers.
Storm Ciarán causes mayhem across Europe
The autumn holiday was marked by Storm Ciarán that ripped across parts of Europe on November 2 with wind speeds of up to 140 kilometres per hour.
UK bank NatWest urges clients to become vegetarian and drive electric cars
British bank NatWest is advising clients to use electric vehicles and give up meat consumption.
Advantage UK if Germany bails on fighter-jet project with France, says British ex-minister
Any decision by Germany to jettison its €100 billion fighter-jet project with France and remove its veto on a UK-Saudi aircraft deal would be "advantageous" to…
UK academics want cigarette-style warnings on meat
Researchers at Durham University in the UK have suggested using graphic health warnings on meat, similar to those on tobacco products, in a bid to help reduce consumption…
Siemens Energy needs billions of state support as wind division tanks
The German industrial multinational Siemens is in dire need of cash as a result of bad investments in sustainable energy.
EC defends ‘incomprehensible’ €18m-plus EU PR campaign
The European Commission has defended a PR campaign promoting the European Union after it was slammed as "incomprehensible" by an MEP.
Poland: Tusk heads to Brussels as justice minister challenges EU ban on fossil fuel cars
Donald Tusk, who has been nominated by his party as candidate for Prime Minister, is due to travel to Brussels on October 25 or 26 to talk with European Union leaders…
Slovakian President decries nomination of ‘climate-change sceptic’ as environment minister
Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová is postponing the installation of her new government as she is against the nomination of Rudolf Huliak, whom she said was a…
FOCUS-Ryanair fights off European squeeze on its ticket prices
Ryanair is facing challenges at both ends of its price range, with Europe's largest airline taking aim at proposed minimum fares in France after fending off a cap…
Irish Government’s anti-meat tweet deleted amid farmers’ outrage
A tweet encouraging the public in Ireland not to eat meat was axed by a state agency of the Irish Government after a backlash from farming organisations in the country.
France prevails as EU strikes agreement on landmark electricity market reform
The European Council has reached agreement on a proposal to amend the European Union's electricity landscape that includes French nuclear power, despite the industry…
Orbán meets Putin in Beijing, highlighting mutual ‘good relations’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has become the first European Union leader to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin since an international arrest warrant…
Venice mayor suspends electric bus service after two accidents
Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro announced a ban on La Linea's electric buses following two accidents involving its vehicles, one of which resulted in the deaths of 21…
EU countries fail to agree on extending glyphosate approval
European Union governments failed on Friday to give a decisive opinion on a proposal to extend by 10 years EU approval for the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient…
Monarchy is outdated, says Belgium’s Prince Laurent
Prince Laurent of Belgium, brother of current King Philippe, said in an interview that the monarchy is a "medieval institution".
EC’s Bulgarian gas-company loan a ‘massive cock-up’
The European Commission approved a €400 million loan to Bulgargaz, the Bulgarian state-owned gas company that is accused of creating "a backdoor for Russian gas"…
Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged via ‘mechanical’ means, minister claims
A major pipeline located in the Baltic Sea was damaged via "mechanical" means, Estonia's defence minister has claimed.
ECR ‘green’ energy conference-speakers blow holes in wind-power industry
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group held a conference titled Wind energy - at what cost?
Former EC ‘green’ tsar Timmermans attacks Right for criticising green agenda
Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's former “green” tsar, has lashed out at the political Right for daring to criticise his green agenda.
Europe’s green bond market has a new big buyer in the EIB
There is a new buyer in Europe’s ESG corporate bond market as the European Investment Bank starts taking a bumper share of new green bond sales.
ANALYSIS: Strained France-Germany ties slow EU decision making
The sight of French President Emmanuel Macron and his cabinet drinking beers on a boat with their German counterparts in Hamburg this week will project an image…