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Energy
The Council wants wider product coverage and stronger anti-circumvention powers before talks with Parliament The European Union's carbon border policy is moving into a more demanding phase after member states…
Environment
Europe is facing a sharper climate reality: extreme weather is intensifying, but adaptation remains uneven across countries, regions and municipalities. New findings from the European Environment Agency show that resilience…
Energy
Negotiators move to limit volatility before carbon pricing reaches heating and road fuels in 2028 EU Council and European Parliament negotiators reached an overnight deal on rules meant to steady…
Environment
Press releasePublished 11 Jun 2026Europe experiences record-breaking temperatures, severe floods, droughts and wildfires intensified by climate change. The European Environment Agency (EEA) published today three new products dedicated to climate…
Energy
New import quotas and higher duties will replace the bloc’s expiring steel safeguards from 1 July The European Union has given final approval to new steel market protection rules, setting…
Energy
European Sustainable Energy Week opens as policymakers face harder questions on grids, affordability and public trust European Sustainable Energy Week opened in Brussels and online on 9 June with a…
Environment
Homes, roads and schools face inspections after a shallow earthquake sequence rattled central Greece A sequence of earthquakes in northern Evia has left local authorities assessing damage to homes, roads…
Environment
The European Commission’s new OceanEye initiative aims to expand Europe’s role in ocean observation, turning marine data, autonomous sensors and digital modelling into strategic public infrastructure for climate resilience, maritime…
Economy
Brussels is trying to move ecosystem restoration from the margins of climate policy into Europe’s competitiveness debate. Europe’s latest pitch for competitiveness is not only about factories, chips or cheaper…
Economy
Fresh forecasts show slower euro area growth, higher prices and harder choices for the ECB Europe’s most important business and economic story today is the return of a familiar pressure:…
