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Von der Leyen proposes Hoekstra as EU Commissioner for climate action

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed outgoing Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra for the post of EU Commissioner for climate action.

World News

Euroviews. Sustainability has lost its meaning as the nuclear lobby triumphs

Listening to the 14 EU country-strong Nuclear Alliance that lobbied for nuclear power's green label and now wants to see it treated the same as other renewables means everything is allowed, Thomas Stuart Kirkland and Christiana Mauro write.

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Frans Timmermans resigns from key EU climate job to run for Dutch PM

Frans Timmermans, the man tasked with spearheading the EU's ambitious climate policies, has resigned from the Commission to return to Dutch politics in the hope of becoming the country's next prime minister.

Green News

Europe faces ‘green backlash’ as cost of living crisis bites

What is ‘greenlash’? Here's how right-wing parties are using the cost of living crisis to roll back green policies.

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World News

Euroviews. To tackle the climate impacts of fishing, Europe must dive much deeper

Though welcome, the European Commission’s vision for climate-neutral fisheries is shallow — deeper ambition and implementation action is needed to align fishing with European climate objectives, Pascale Moehrle and Enric Sala write.

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Euroviews. This is how the defence sector could start marching to a greener tune

Time is ticking for the defence sector. A net-zero target by 2050 is no easy task, and with a worsening climate crisis, the industry has a mountain to climb, Karem Akoul writes.

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Euroviews. European politicians want to protect forests abroad — but not at home

Member states’ double standards on maintaining their own forests threaten not only to undermine the EU’s international credibility on environmental leadership but their very ability to galvanise global climate action, Hannah Mowat writes.

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Frans Timmermans announces bid to become Dutch prime minister

Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's executive vice-president, has announced his return to Dutch politics after nearly 10 years in Brussels.

Europe News

Nature Restoration Law survives knife-edge vote in the EU Parliament

The Nature Restoration Law has survived a dramatic vote in the European Parliament but only by a razor-thin margin.

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'You tweet about Santa Claus!': MEPs spar over Nature Restoration Law

The gloves were definitely off during a debate in the European Parliament about the contentious Nature Restoration Law.

Europe News

Brussels tables EU-wide exit from controversial Energy Charter Treaty

The European Commission has formally proposed a "coordinated and orderly" withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty.

People

Rail Europe’s CEO on making train travel ‘sexy’ again

Björn Bender envisions a ‘wonderful outlook’ for night trains and what it will take to get there.

Europe News

No second chance if Nature Restoration Law falls, warns Timmermans

The European Commission is closely following the legislative discussions around the Nature Restoration Law.

Europe News

MEPs vote down the Nature Restoration Law, threatening its survival

The European Parliament's environment committee on Tuesday voted down an amended version of the Nature Restoration Law.

Europe News

EU countries vote to move forward with Nature Restoration Law

The Nature Restoration Law, which has attracted enormous controversy, was on Tuesday endorsed by EU member states.

Europe News

Nature Restoration Law survives crucial vote but uncertainty remains

The Nature Restoration Law, a key piece of the European Green Deal, sets legally binding targets to rehabilitate degraded habitats and lost species.

Europe News

The European Green Deal faces its moment of truth: nature restoration

The Green Deal, described by Ursula von der Leyen as "Europe's man on the moon moment," is about to undergo a litmus test.

World News

Euroviews. The EU’s green transition will need a pro-growth tax policy to succeed

Permanent full expensing is an efficient and neutral tax policy that will allow markets to allocate private investment effectively while moving the economy toward the EU’s climate goals, Sean Bray writes.

Economy

Only 9 EU countries will meet green goals under fiscal rules: report

A report by the New Economics Foundation looks into the challenge of reconciling the European Green Deal with the bloc's fiscal rules.

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