MEPs snub Pacific leader, but strengthen climate measures

The draft report of a German investigation into emissions cheating mocks the opposition MPs that set it up: “The Committee has not produced any relevant new findings.”

Carbon emissions dropped by 0.4 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, but increased compared to 2014.

While the health of hundreds of thousands of Europeans' are affected each year by air quality issues, the EU and its member states struggle to implement and comply with legislation that aims to reduce air pollution.

Germany opposes increased EU oversight on how cars are approved, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports.

Global march should inspire scientists to engage in public life. That goes for Europe's researchers too, Green MEP Bas Eickhout said.

An EU directive aimed at supporting the "polluter pays principle" has resulted in a patchwork situation, but the European Commission is not yet ready to propose a change.

US president Donald Trump has upset many of the values dear to Nordic nations. But the region lacks common strategies for how to stand against the US president.

The European Parliament said on Tuesday that there should be more EU oversight on how cars are approved, but stopped short of calling for an independent EU agency.

Disagreements between Nordic countries and Russia on Crimea and Ukraine are briefly set aside at a conference on Arctic development.

Trump signs order to roll back predecessor's climate action plan, as the EU turns towards China.

The former secretary general of the United Nations visited Brussels and said that African farmers are "trying to compete" while the EU subsidises its farmers.

Although car manufacturers are reaching their CO2 targets for their fleets, car usage has gone up in Germany, while the gap between lab results and actual fuel consumption has increased.