Hoekstra faces tough questioning to be EU Green chief
MEPs on the environmental committee will have three hours to grill the designated climate commissioner, the Netherlands' Wopke Hoekstra, on Monday.
Analysis
Is the ECB sabotaging Europe's Green Deal?
The European Central Bank (ECB) recently raised interest rates to the highest point in the currency's 21-year existence — but the effects of its policies on renewables are badly understood.
Opinion
How do you make embarrassing EU documents 'disappear'?
The EU Commission's new magic formula for avoiding scrutiny is simple. You declare the documents in question to be "short-lived correspondence for a preliminary exchange of views" and thus exempt them from being logged in the official inventory.
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Opinion
The failure of the Just Energy Transition Fund in South Africa
Just two years on, the sheen has slowly begun to dull on the Just Energy Transition Partnerships — which have thus far been signed by the governments of South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam and, most recently, Senegal.
EU and G7 tankers facilitating Russian oil exports, report finds
A new report has found that EU countries are facilitating Russia in circumventing oil sanctions on a grand scale.
EU poised to agree on weakened emission rules
EU member states will most likely back watered-down #euro-7 emissions standards for cars and trucks.
IEA says: Go green now, save €11 trillion later
The International Energy Agency finds that the clean energy investment needed to stay below 1.5 degrees Celsius warming saves $12 trillion [€11.3 trillion] in fuel expenditure — and creates double the amount of jobs lost in fossil fuel-related industries.
Stakeholder
Why should taxpayers pay for private fishing fleets in third countries?
The EU's Common Fisheries Policy has all the provisions needed for Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements to successfully work as a "'race to the top' rather than to the bottom, argues former MEP Isabella Lövin.
Report: Tax richest 0.5%, raise €213bn for EU coffers
A small tax on the richest 0.5 percent would increase EU tax revenues by €213.2 billion, says a new report by the Greens.
Activists push €40bn fossil subsidies into Dutch-election spotlight
Following years of pressure and activism, the Dutch government published a report estimating that fossil fuel subsidies in the country amount to an annual sum ranging from €39.7bn to €46.4bn.
MEPs back Germany's Buch to lead ECB supervisory arm
MEPs have ultimately backed ECB candidate Claudia Buch to head the institution's supervisory arm, rather than the initial favourite, Spain's Margarita Delgado
MEPs call for extra €10bn to boost EU's long-term budget
MEPs are seeking an extra €10bn between 2024-2027, compared to the proposal of the European Commission. EU countries are expected to oppose the top-up request.
Tensions flare on EU states' bans of grain from Ukraine
Ukraine has filed a WTO complaint against Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, accusing them of violating trade obligations due to grain import bans.
Opinion
The gaping green-hydrogen gap in EU policy
The challenge of decarbonising shipping and aviation has come out of the shadows and into the spotlight this year — but current EU legislation doesn't get either sector to where it needs to go.
EU auditors: Offshore wind farms pose 'green dilemma'
The development of offshore renewable energy in Europe may fall short of renewable objectives, the European Court of Auditors warns in a report published on Monday.
Spain calls for new EU spending rules on fiscal 'pilgrimage'
At a two-day "pilgrimage" of finance ministers to Santiago de Compostela, Spanish economy minister Nadia Calviño called for agreement on new spending rules by the end of the year.
MEPs reject deep-sea mining in raw materials vote
EU plans to secure its own supply of raw materials, but MEPs overwhelmingly rejected calls from companies to allow deep-sea mining.
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Opinion
Why new EIB chief must prioritise people's basic needs
Whoever takes up presidency of the European Investment Bank will have a huge responsibility to execute meaningful reform and make sure the bank delivers for its ultimate owners, the people and households of the EU.
EU chief links farming with climate to appease centre-right
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced "a strategic dialogue" on the future of EU agriculture — in response to the wave of criticism led by her own centre-right party in the European Parliament against some green policies.
EU announces anti-subsidy probe into Chinese EVs
The EU Commission will launch an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles which according to EU president Ursula von der Leyen are "flooding" European the market.
Von der Leyen's speech to address EU future, but what's hers?
EU corridors are abuzz with intrigue on whether EU Commission president von der Leyen will seek a second term or try to become the first-ever woman to lead Nato.
Opinion
Time is now for EU to boost animal welfare
The EU likes to pride itself as a leader in animal welfare. But the reality is that its existing legislation is very much out of date. The time to revise EU rules is now, argues the Brussels-based Eurogroup for Animals
Dutch top officials call for €17bn spending cuts
The new Dutch cabinet will need to make deep spending cuts by 2028 to bring its budget in line with EU fiscal rules, according to an influential government advisory body.
Inflation prompts Commission to cut EU growth forecast
EU economic activity affected by weak domestic demand, and a modest global growth, which has prompted the Commission to revise down its economic forecast for 2023 and 2024.
Greece set to ask for EU aid over floods amid mounting anger
Greece is set to request EU financial aid following deadly floods from Storm Daniel amid mounting criticism against the centre-right government in Athens.
Outcome of G20 meeting uncertain after Xi Jinping snub
Chinese president Xi Jinping's decision to snub the G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend (9-10 September), has made the potential for progress on critical issues related to financial reform and climate change uncertain.
Opinion
Africa climate week proves continent not reliant on West
The Nairobi summit ultimately marked both the first unified voice of the continent in the fight against climate change, and the first time such an ambitious vision of Africa's clean energy prospects has been tabled at such a high-level forum.
Nairobi summit ends with African call for global carbon tax
Kenyan president William Ruto, representing African leaders, called for new global carbon taxes and reforms to the financial system to help fund climate action on the continent.
Africa's high green borrowing costs big obstacle, study finds
Rapid action is needed to improve access to capital and lower financing costs to unlock "a wave" of clean-energy spending in Africa, according to a new report.
Stakeholder
Managing climate disasters from space
EU space technology is increasingly becoming an essential cog in the machinery that manages responses to emergencies like floods and fires — from providing information to firefighters to alerting citizens of danger.
EU pledges support for African finance reform at summit
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pledged support for African financial reform bid at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi — but did not go into details, and left before she was scheduled to discuss the topic further.
Kenya hosts first-ever Africa Climate Summit
Kenyan president William Ruto launched the inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi and showcased the continent's potential as a clean energy powerhouse. Africa contains 60 percent of the world's solar potential, massive geothermal capacity and CO2-absorbing tropical forests.
Analysis
Europe's summer wildfires: the lessons to be learnt
This summer's wildfires have dominated headlines, featuring pictures of helicopters flying overhead and tourists fleeing — but what lessons have experts drawn? They are calling for the need to manage forests and vegetation, and create more forest firebreaks.
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