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Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Monday (22 May) criticised the idea of not growing the economy for environmental reasons, joining calls to stop environmental and health-related regulation to …
Belgium’s De Croo slams degrowth, joins call for a regulatory break Read More
It is eleven o’clock in the morning at the Madrid headquarters of the Renta 4 bank and a group of eight young people from various countries are typing away concentrated …
AI: When the machines tell you where to invest: ‘You won’t always win’ Read More
New EU rules restricting government borrowing would prevent all but four European countries from investing enough to meet their Paris climate commitments and limit global heating to 1.5C, according to …
Half of Europe unable to spend enough to meet climate targets under current borrowing rules Read More
The Ukrainian government is continuing with wide-reaching reforms to its social welfare system as the country faces the ever-increasing cost of war with Russia, now in its second year. National …
Ukraine is reforming its welfare system as the cost of war rises Read More
The Swedish Presidency’s progress on the regulation to prohibit products made with forced labour from the EU is “good news, but not enough”, according to the European Parliament’s co-rapporteur on …
Progress on forced labour products ban too slow, says leading rapporteur Read More
There are plenty of reasons for major cities to go green: to adapt to climate change, to lower emissions, to tackle air pollution. In Barcelona, urban planners are motivated by …
Barcelona bets on green to boost city’s mental health Read More
The European Union knows all too well what it means to be the target of economic coercion. Russia’s move to cut off gas flows to Europe is one example. China’s boycott and blockade of Lithuanian …
The EU is wielding a new weapon in its trade battle with China Read More
San Giovanni a Teduccio is a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Italy. Once an industrial center, today it’s home to abandoned factories that sit in ruins by the …
Italy’s Model for Renewable Energy Communities Read More
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) – European Union countries agreed on Thursday to try to reduce the number of farms covered by proposed rules to cut pollution and greenhouse gas emissions …
EU countries seek to weaken livestock emission limits Read More
Liquid gas companies are casting themselves as champions of rural communities in a bid to weaken proposals to slash the carbon emissions produced by heating Europe’s buildings, according to dozens …
Liquid gas industry fights to weaken EU climate plans ahead of key vote Read More