Animals
Madrid Animal-Testing Case Tests EU Resolve
Summary: A criminal trial in Madrid over alleged animal mistreatment at the Vivotecnia testing laboratory has revived a wider European question: how quickly can the EU move from promises on...
News
Dutch Court Tests Dogger Bank Protection
A Dutch court has ruled that bottom trawlers may no longer operate in the Dutch Dogger Bank protected area without a permit and environmental assessment. The decision, welcomed by environmental...
Food
Contracts Become a New Tool Against Food Waste
Summary: The Chancery Lane Project and WRAP have updated a model contract clause designed to help businesses measure, reduce and report food waste across supply chains. The initiative shows how...
News
What to Do If Your Landlord Refuses to Return Your Deposit in Europe
The keys are back. The room is empty. You have cleaned the flat, sent your new address, and waited for the money you need for your next home. Then the...
FORB
Habemus an Unpaid EU FoRB Envoy?
The European Commission’s appointment of Mairead McGuinness as EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief has been widely welcomed. Yet information made available to The European Times indicates...
News
What Western coverage of the Islamic Republic of Iran often misses
HRWF (05.06.2026) – When Iran appears in the news, the focus is usually on missiles, sanctions, nuclear talks, and clashes with the United States or Israel. Those issues matter. But...
Environment
Europe must steer AI and digitalisation to support its green transition | Press releases
Press releasePublished 05 May 2026As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes Europe's economy, it will either accelerate our green ambitions or undermine them. Two new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefings explore how...
Environment
Progress in improving Europe’s air quality, but further action needed to address 2030 limits, ground-level ozone | Press releases
Press releasePublished 30 Apr 2026ImageKristýna Koubková, Environment&Me 2025 / EEAMost air quality monitoring stations in Europe achieve current EU legal standards for key air pollutants. However, the levels of key pollutants — like particulate matter, benzo(a)pyrene and especially ground-level...
Environment
The EU has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% since 1990 | Press releases
Press releasePublished 17 Apr 2026ImageJaka Ortar, Sustainably Yours /EEAThe European Union's greenhouse gas emissions fell a further 3% between 2023 and 2024, bringing the EU’s total emission reductions to 40%...
Environment
Creating win-win for business and people key to success of circular economy | Press releases
Press releasePublished 21 Apr 2026Imageby Slidebean on UnsplashTurning Europe’s circular economy ambitions into reality will depend on making it people-focused — in particular — making sure European Union rules in...