All parties except AfD to push on with German energy transition
Energy policy has figured highly in Germany's February 23 elections, the country's first since Berlin severed ties with Russia, its long-time gas supplier.
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Danes to rely on bean burritos to achieve green transition goals
Major Danish grocery chains and the Danish Consumer Council have launched a campaign to encourage Danes to eat more beans and less meat to achieve the country's…
EU ‘should have its own regulator-friendly X, TikTok and Instagram’ : Habeck
The European Union should have its own regulator-friendly equivalents to X, TikTok and Instagram, according to the candidate for chancellor of Germany's Greens.
NATO to deploy ships, aircraft in Baltic Sea after cable breaches
NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action…
UK bans German fresh meat imports amid foot-and-mouth scare
The United Kingdom has implemented wide-ranging import bans against Germany regarding various animals and fresh meats after the discovery of foot-and-mouth disease…
Germany’s CDU leader, ahead in polls: industry more important than climate protection
Friederich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrats in Germany's coming elections, said industry was more important than climate protection.
Austrian coalition negotiators send Brussels their planned budget cuts to avert deficit procedure
Representatives of Austria's emerging right-wing coalition government have sent a letter to the European Commission outlining measures they will take to reduce the…
Musk adviser says Italy’s data sovereignty would be ‘guaranteed’ in Starlink deal
An Italian representative for US billionaire Elon Musk's aerospace ventures has said Italy would retain full control over its data in any potential agreement with…
EU hands €3bn to Ukraine in loan backed by seized Russian assets
The European Union has sent €3 billion to Ukraine in the form of a cash loan that is to be repaid via seized Russian assets.
Greece: corrupt elites bring a nation to its knees, Brussels beware
The numbers from Eurostat’s 2024 report are indisputable and grim: While politicians spin tales of recovery and progress, the cold, hard data tells a very different…
‘Rising obesity threatens Sweden’s defence capabilities,’ says Brigadier General
The Swedish Defence Force's General Physician, Brigadier General Claes Ivgren, has voiced concerns about the declining physical health of Swedes.
France’s borrowing rates soar as financial problems spook investors
Investors seem to growing increasingly anxious over France's financial situation.
Germany pushing for EU to relax sanctions on Syria
Germany is leading European Union discussions on easing sanctions imposed on the Syrian government of toppled President Bashar al-Assad and aiding the country's…
Slovak PM Fico says Russian gas supply ‘secured’
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico says he has secured guaranteed gas supply from Russia just before Ukraine halted the transit of gas from the country at the…
EU car makers turn to Tesla and Polestar for carbon credits to avoid fines
In a bid to comply with the European Union’s increasingly stringent CO2 emission targets, several European car manufacturers have been purchasing carbon credits…
Eurozone’s third-straight inflation rise ‘reveals faltering economy’
Eurozone inflation has hit 2.4 per cent on an annual basis in its third straight increase.
Poland offers to supply electricity to Ukraine
Poland’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, has said the country was prepared to supply electricity to Ukraine if needed.
Germany’s declining economy ‘helps it cut emissions’, think tank finds
Germany's declining economy is helping the country reach its goal of reducing emissions, a think tank report has found.
Record job losses for Belgium in 2024
A record 27,187 people lost their job in Belgium in 2024: the highest number of redundancies in a year ever.
EU gas reserves plunge as winter demand and supply disruptions bite
European Union gas reserves have suffered one of the sharpest declines on record.
Russia-linked tanker crew detained in probe over Baltic cable damage
Finnish authorities have detained several crew members of the Russia-linked oil tanker Eagle S.
Belgium, without a government, asks EC for another budget plan delay
Belgium has asked the European Commission for a new delay on its obligation to present a budget plan as coalition talks drag on.
Trump calls to ‘open up’ North Sea, get rid of windmills
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called to "open up" the British North Sea and get rid of windmills in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday.
New EU crypto rules ‘driving out big coin players’
The European Union's new crypto rules, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), have triggered fears customers could become exposed to riskier alternatives…
Southeast Germans told to limit electricity use
Germans living in the southeast of the country were told to limit electricity use on the morning of January 3 over issues to do with the local grid.
Slovakia weighs retaliation against Ukraine over gas transit termination
Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced possible retaliatory measures against Ukraine after Kyiv halted the flow of Russian gas to his country.
The EU in 2025: A union at the crossroads of chaos
The year is 2025. Europe’s grand experiment is not looking so grand anymore.
Germany ‘entering longest economic slump since WW2’
A forecast by the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) has predicted that the German economy is set to suffer a third consecutive year of recession, something not…
German CDU leader Merz warns against ‘dangerous spiral of tariffs’
German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz has told news agency DPA he would support a new attempt at talks on a free trade deal with the US.
What will the EU do when cars become commodities?
Volkswagen has defused the labour crisis sparked by its announcement of impending plant closures with a deal that agrees to keep these factories open and reduce…