world news Germany opens investigation against officials for neglect during flood German prosecutors have launched formal investigations into whether two regional officials failed to properly warn residents ahead of last month's floods that killed 141 people and injured hundreds more. 06/08/2021
Greece 'The night was hell': Wildfire destroys homes on outskirts of Athens More than 100 homes and businesses had been seriously damaged or destroyed, according to authorities. 04/08/2021
Slovenia Slovenia water law referendum seen as test for government At the centre of the dispute is a provision regulating the construction of buildings, including hotels, shops and restaurants, close to the sea, rivers or lakes. 11/07/2021
Europe News Which cities in the European Union are worst for air pollution? Nowy Sacz in Poland was found to have the highest concentration of fine particulate matter across EU cities over the past two years. 17/06/2021
world news Ten sites in Switzerland, France and Italy added to IUCN ‘green list’ The International Union for Conservation of Nature says well managed protected sites are a critical part of halting the dramatic loss of life on Earth. 20/04/2021
France 110 NGOs criticise France's climate bill over 'lack of ambition' France: 110 NGOs criticise draft bill on climate over 'lack of ambition' 09/02/2021
Italy Hundreds of birds dead after New Year fireworks displays in Rome Loud fireworks and firecrackers in neighbourhoods that the birds tend to nest has been blamed for their sudden deaths. 01/01/2021
world news Five years on, is Europe on track to hit Paris climate deal targets? Researchers and activists think the EU's emission reduction goals don't go far enough - but say it's not too late to get back on track with the Paris Agreement's ambitious goals. 11/12/2020
Europe News Brexit and budget deadlock set to overshadow EU summit in Brussels It's crunch time in Brussels, as European leaders meet physically for the first time since October. 09/12/2020
Europe News EU campaign to make repairing devices easier faces an uphill battle Campaigners are bidding to make it easier to fix electronic devices, thereby reducing waste and helping the environment. But are MEPs on board? 05/11/2020
Europe News 'Fossil fuels still needed during green transition' - Timmermans In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President and person responsible for the bloc's Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, explained that some countries will still need to use fossil fuels during the continent's move towards renewable energies. 22/10/2020
Europe News EU climate plan leak suggests a 55% emissions cut by 2030 In the corridors of Brussels rumours are rife that the Commission is to announce a 55% emissions cut, up from the current 40% goal by 2030, but its not proving popular across the political spectrum. 14/09/2020
Europe News One in eight deaths in Europe linked to pollution, report says Air and noise pollution as well as the effects of climate change such as heat waves impact the health and well being of Europeans, a new environmental report says. 08/09/2020
world news New Copernicus study tells story of climate change in record year While last year was the warmest year on record for Europe, this was closely followed by 2014, 2015 and 2018. 22/04/2020
Europe News Experts highlight the impact of climate change on Belgium's forests Forests in Belgium are feeling the effects of climate change, experts have told Euronews. 21/03/2020
Europe News Luxembourg is first country in world to make public transport free Next stop, huge debt? Luxembourg becomes the first country in the world to scrap charges for using public transport. 29/02/2020
Europe News 'Dark Waters': Hollywood's warning to Europe Dark Waters tells the real life story of an American lawyer, who takes on one of the world's biggest chemical companies convinced they are knowingly polluting the local drinking water. It’s lead star Mark Ruffalo was in Brussels telling MEPs that he fears that the same could be happening here. 06/02/2020
world news 2020 sets record for Europe's hottest January, says Copernicus Copernicus, Europe's climate change monitoring agency, found that temperatures in the region last month were more than 3.1°C above average. 05/02/2020
Germany Activists storm German coal-fired plant The Datteln 4 coal-fired plant is scheduled to come online next year despite the government pledging to phase out coal by 2038. 02/02/2020
Bulgaria Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote over water crisis Euronews reports from Pernik, a Bulgarian town where thousands are left without water due to suspected mismanagement at the top. 21/01/2020
Europe News The Brief: 'dying' to be heard These young activists are "dying" to be heard. Bringing their calls for urgent climate action inside the European Parliament and forcing politicians to climb over them, to get to their meetings. 20/11/2019
Good Morning Europe Meet the Finnish CEO who wants to make plastic sustainable Woodly Oy has been working on a carbon-neutral plastic substitute that's made out of plant cells from sustainably managed forests. 19/11/2019
United Kingdom Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking The government said the industry risked causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors. 02/11/2019
Germany Decline of insects in Germany is 'frightening', scientists warn Insect biomass in the forest the scientists studied decreased by approximately 40% since 2008 and the situation is "even more alarming" in grasslands where it has decreased to only one-third of its former level. 31/10/2019
Romania Court blocks expansion of Romania's biggest coal mine An energy company wanted to expand Rosia's 1,450-hectare coal mine by a further 280 hectares, 235 of which are currently covered by forest which would have had to be cut off, according to environmental network Bankwatch 23/10/2019
France Why the EU growing its own soybeans could prevent fires in Amazon Every year, 33 million tonnes of soybeans are imported into the Old Continent, mostly from Brazil and the United States. 09/10/2019
