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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.

Europe

Von der Leyen's re-election dilemma: Look right or turn green?

The Green group in the European Parliament claims it offers European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's only safe path to re-election.

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Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader

In an exclusive interview, the European People’s Party’s environment policy coordinator tells Euronews the group wants to revisit a raft of Green Deal legislation, and why he thinks climate targets must remain sacrosanct.

Europe

French election: Le Pen’s far-right came top – but what happens next?

Withdrawals and tactical voting suggest there’s still a lot to play for in the second round of France's legislative elections next Sunday.

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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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EU net-zero cities plan needs €650bn investment, warns partner

An ambitious EU project to transform over 100 European municipalities into net-zero 'climate cities' by the end of the decade will depend on a rapid mobilisation of public and private investment.

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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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Eleventh-hour push for deal on ‘radical’ GMO deregulation

Belgium is determined to clinch a deal on new GMO rules in the last days of its EU Council presidency, but green groups are urging governments to change course.

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Carbon price for homes and cars could prove ‘very controversial’

While public awareness of an incoming carbon price for home heating and motor fuels remains low, the European Commission is aware it may become a hot political issue for the next EU executive.

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Fast-fashion firms could be penalised for aggressive marketing

European governments are pushing for action on the fast fashion, paving the way for a levies targeting firms whose business model, and marketing strategy, is based low-prices and high-turnover.

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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.

$Alain Maron, environment minister for the Brussels region, chairs a fractious EU Council debate on the Nature Restoration Law in March 2024$

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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.

Europe

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.

Europe

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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Governments call for crackdown on ‘fast fashion’ ahead of key vote

France is one of a quartet of EU countries calling for legislation allowing for additional levies on clothing companies who use a cheap 'fast fashion' marketing strategy

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Governments pushing to ease protection for aquatic environment

Environmental campaigners have raised the alarm about a potential weakening of EU water quality rules as a 2027 deadline to meet strict pollution limits looms.

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Berlin drops gas transit levy blamed for promoting imports from Russia

Berlin has agreed to scrap a gas storage levy, with the European Commission questioning its legality under EU law, and eastern EU members suggesting it plays into Moscow's hands.

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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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