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Wind, solar and heat pumps can free EU from LNG dependence – study
If the EU meets its solar and wind deployment targets, it could cut gas demand by around one-quarter by 2030, with savings that could exceed the amount of LNG the bloc is expected to import from Qatar. But Europe's climate and energy transition is giving China a unique opportunity.
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'Out of capacity': EU scrambles for planes in fight against wildfires
The European Commission has activated its emergency response system to support France and Spain as they battle wildfires. France has received seven firefighting aircraft and four helicopters, while Spain has been provided with six aircraft and three ground firefighting teams.
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'Expect more action from the US after the Google fine,' Top MEP
German Socialist MEP Bernd Lange, the European Parliament's trade chief, told Euronews that he hopes the new US tariffs will be challenged in US courts and said that targeting the EU over forced labour was "crazy" given its stringent regulations.
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Brussels to double electrification target to cut fuel consumption
After months of speculation, the European Commission announced a 46 percent electrification target for the bloc's economy by 2040. The move is intended to cut dependencies on imported fossil fuels but critics argue that high electricity prices may complicate the EU's goals.
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‘China’s model is flawed,' top MEP says
In an interview with Euronews, German liberal MEP Engin Eroglu, chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China, said the EU’s market of 450 million consumers gives the bloc leverage over Beijing and challenges China’s claim to global dominance.
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EU pushes US to exempt €150 billion worth of EU goods from duties
Brussels is seeking carve-outs from the 15 percent tariffs imposed by Washington on EU goods under the trade agreement reached in Scotland in 2025. The list, obtained by Euronews, includes iconic products such as Roquefort cheese, olive oil and wine.
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Brussels warns dialogue with China 'will not suffice'
EU trade enforcer Denis Redonnet told MEPs on Tuesday that the European Commission will act against cheap Chinese imports by adopting "unilateral" defence measures before the October deadline set by EU trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič to make progress in the negotiation with China.
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EU to probe Chinese Pekin duck imports as market-flooding row hots up
Trade negotiations launched last week between Brussels and Beijing could be disrupted by an EU investigation into Chinese Pekin duck producers, following a complaint by EU farmers that cheap imports of Chinese poultry are harming their industry.
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Brussels eyes €200bn in savings by electrifying Europe's economy
While earlier EU climate strategies focused primarily on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the forthcoming electrification plan recasts the issue as one of economic competitiveness, highlighting its potential to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, according to a document seen by Euronews.
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Commission to tighten EU market access as interference concerns rise
A draft document shows that the EU wants to allow the exclusion of foreign companies that pose security risks from its public procurement market, with particular worries about data transfers and weaponisation of the bloc's dependencies on tech and minerals.