Robert Hodgson
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Labour wins UK general election, Tories suffer huge losses
The Labour party have reached a majority of 326 seats in the House of Commons in the first UK general election since the country's formal exit from the EU - stay with our rolling coverage and live blog, as the aftermath and reactions emerge.
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Green groups give cautious thumbs up to EU’s new strategic agenda
EU leaders have retained a prominent role for environmental policy in the next five-year political cycle, and put the instigator of the Green Deal Ursula von der Leyen forward for a second term as president of the European Commission.
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EPP green policy chief calls for delay to anti-deforestation law
The head of environment policy for the centre-right European People's Party, which emerged victorious in recent EU elections, has called for a two-year delay to market restrictions aimed at discouraging deforestation outside the EU.
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GMO reform in doubt after failed bid to break government deadlock
Anti-GMO campaigners say the latest failure by governments to agree on lighter controls for gene-edited crops gives time to consider risks and alternatives, but seed producers say the EU risks falling behind in global competition.
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Exclusive: Environment Commissioner eyes key role in Parliament
In an exclusive interview, outgoing EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius – newly elected as an MEP for his home country Lithuania – told Euronews how he believes he can help the Greens punch above their weight in Brussels.
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Nature law vote a litmus test for post-election Green Deal support
Environment ministers are to hold a public debate on the stalled Nature Restoration Law, in what EU environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius warns in an exclusive interview could be the last chance to unblock the central EU Green Deal file before a key UN biodiversity summit in the autumn.
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Hungarian opposition raises questions over Fidesz ally in EPP group
While the chair of the centre-right EPP is in talks with the new Hungarian opposition party about its seven newly elected MEPs joining the group, the leader of the Respect and Freedom (Tisza) Party has questioned the continued presence of an ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Greens won't back von der Leyen without invitation to grand coalition
The leading candidates for the Greens, who lost 18 of their 71 seats in European Parliament elections, says its support is still necessary to ensure a stable centrist majority and Ursula von der Leyen's re-election as European Commission president.
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EU elections: Slovakian poll stays open late; Latvia, Malta closed
Slovakia, Latvia and the smallest EU member Malta opened their polls on the third day of elections. In the afternoon the crucial Italian vote got underway, with prime minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing Brothers of Italy party hoping to cement their position as powerbroker in Brussels.
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Belgium to champion citizen energy at ministerial summit
Speaking exclusively to Euronews, Belgium's energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten explains why she is pushing for governments to recognise the important contribution community electricity projects and cooperatives could make to Europe's energy transition.
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