Jorge Liboreiro

Europe News

MEPs strike down EU plans to label nuclear and gas as green investment

The objection will be put before the whole plenary in the first week of July. If the hemicycle replicates the outcome of the committees, the Commission’s plan will be officially scrapped.

14/06/2022

Europe Decoded

The EU's recovery fund has a new raison d'être: energy independence

Brussels plans to tap into the unused money from the COVID-19 fund to slash dependency on Russian fossil fuels.

13/06/2022

Europe News

EU gives fresh push to stalled migration pact

EU home affairs ministers achieved "major progress" in the negotiations around a long-stalled pact on migration and asylum.

10/06/2022

Europe News

Chaos erupts at EU Parliament as three key climate laws postponed

A vote on the Emissions Trading System caused an unexpected domino effect of rejections and delays.

08/06/2022

Europe News

Von der Leyen defends controversial approval of Polish recovery plan

MEPs urged the Commission to withhold payments until all judicial reforms are carried out.

07/06/2022

Europe Decoded

The four options to get 20 million tonnes of grain out of Ukraine

The international community wants Russia to unblock trade routes and prevent a global famine.

07/06/2022

Europe Decoded

Brussels' green light of Poland's recovery plan reveals loopholes

The agreement with Brussels doesn't include the automatic reversal of the decisions taken by the disciplinary chamber.

03/06/2022

Europe News

Patriarch Kirill excluded from EU sanctions after Hungary’s objection

The last-minute move from Budapest angered diplomats, with one calling it "hostage policy."

02/06/2022

Europe News

Brussels approves €35B Polish recovery plan despite rule of law doubts

The plan was blocked for more than a year over controversial judicial reforms in Poland.

01/06/2022

Europe Decoded

How climate reparations are pitting the Global North against South

Low-income countries are seeking financial compensations for the irreparable losses caused by the climate crisis.

01/06/2022

Europe Decoded

Why the Druzhba pipeline was spared from the EU ban on Russian oil

Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán scored a big win by forcing an exemption into the original proposal.

31/05/2022

Europe News

EU leaders endorse ban on Russian oil, exempting pipeline imports

The European Council agreed to a Hungarian demand to completely spare oil imports coming through pipelines.

30/05/2022

Europe Decoded

Explained: What is LNG and why does the EU want so much of it?

The bloc wants to wean itself off Russian gas using this liquid alternative, which is costlier but more flexible.

25/05/2022

Economy

Explained: Why higher gas costs lead to higher food prices

The connection partly lies in fertilisers, which require a great deal of gas to be produced.

23/05/2022

Europe News

MEPs demand sanctions on Schröder over his ties with Russian firms

Gerhard Schröder still holds positions at Rosneft, Russia's leading oil company, and Nord Stream AG.

19/05/2022

Europe Decoded

Five things to know about EU's big plan to cut Russian fossil fuels

The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious plan which will require an extra €210 billion in investments by 2027.

18/05/2022

Europe Decoded

Explained: What is the Northern Ireland Protocol?

The EU and the UK continue to be at loggerheads over the special trade arrangement.

17/05/2022

My Europe Series

'Everything has changed': Inside Finland's bold bid to join NATO

Finland's accession to NATO will bring in a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia, further encircling Saint Petersburg.

16/05/2022

Europe News

Talks on an EU-wide Russian oil ban could drag on until end of May

Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are against the timeline of banning Russian oil imports by the end of the year.

13/05/2022

Europe News

Finland wants to join NATO. But how does a new member sign up?

The process to join the alliance relies heavily on the political appetite of member states.

12/05/2022