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France will place 10% of the country under “strong protection” to halt the gradual destruction of plant and animal life, the country’s new biodiversity strategy for 2030 that Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne unveiled on Monday. Awaited for two years now,...

Sweden supports Finland’s decision to close several border crossings in response to a recent surge of migrants and asylum seekers from Russia, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said during his official visit to Helsinki, commenting on Finland’s response to what...

Dutch election winner and Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders wants socialist and former minister Ronald Plasterk to lead the coalition-building effort after the party’s previous scout resigned over fraud allegations on Monday. On Monday, Gom van Strien resigned as coalition-building...

While rapid and significant reductions in emissions must be the cornerstone of climate action, permanent carbon removals will have a role to play to achieve zero-net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, argue Dr. Felix Schenuit and Martin Birk Rasmussen.

The request for an exemption on Russian steel imports until 2028 was confirmed on Monday by Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela, who added that the country cannot replace the current Russian supplier. Síkela confirmed the request for an...

Centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) vice-president Siegfried Muresan warned Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday that Spain could lose EU funds over the controversial Catalan amnesty law, which Sánchez accepted in exchange for Catalan parties backing his second term...

Tesla has decided to sue the Swedish Transport Administration and Postnord over the ongoing strike by IF Metall and other unions in Sweden, which has prevented the car giant from obtaining licence plates for its cars. A month ago, the...

As EU representatives head to Dubai for the COP28 international climate summit, they are confronted with the fallout of Europe's most controversial climate policy abroad, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

The EU AI Act, proposed by the European Commission in 2021, will have a major impact on the development and use of artificial intelligence within the European Union. The Act stipulates that providers of AI systems established in the EU...

Germany’s three-party governing coalition adopted on Monday (27 November) a supplementary budget for 2023 which includes the proposal to declare an emergency situation suspending the ‘debt brake’ set in the constitution.

BARCELONA, SPAIN – Arab states and the EU agreed on Monday (27 November) that a two-state solution should be the answer to the Israel-Palestine conflict, with EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell saying the Palestinian Authority should rule Gaza after the...

Ireland has seen a dramatic decrease in its woodlands, from trees covering 80% of the country 6,000 years ago to 1% by the end of the 19th century and around 11% today, according to Ireland's Agriculture and Food Development Authority.

The term ‘disruption’ in the field of politics has become a buzzword, although there is little clarity as to what the term means, how it is deployed, and towards what ends.

Germany, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are approaching the European Commission with a proposal to reform EU digital policy, with Germany looking to the Baltic states for expertise and the others hoping to capitalise on Germany's influence in the EU.

To create more successful digital companies in Europe, new laws on AI and cybersecurity must simplify the rules, not add to the spaghetti bowl of regulations and institutions. Europe can become a digital powerhouse if we take our single market seriously.

Egyptian, Qatari and US negotiators closed in on an extension of a four-day truce in Gaza that expires on Monday (27 November), Egyptian sources said, amid rising pressure to roll over a deal which has paused seven weeks of fighting.

Green campaigners have condemned the European Parliament’s proposed provisions for trucks running solely on renewable fuels, though the fuels industry insists the move is in line with Europe’s climate goals.

Describing HPV (Human papillomavirus) vaccination for girls and boys as a “game-changer”, Ireland’s Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has revealed that Dublin is on target to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 and is now in “a strong position to exceed the World Health Organisation [cervical cancer] global targets”.

The Bulgarian government will offer financial incentives consistent with mandatory annual preventive health examinations, in a move that could be dubbed a “tax return” and is aimed at improving overall public health.

Brussels on Monday (27 November) gave the final green light for an EU-New Zealand trade deal that, while mutually lowering barriers for both markets, highlights the recent failure of EU-Australia negotiations.