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Italy and Germany want to circumvent the Alps by transforming gas pipelines into ones capable of carrying hydrogen, a clean burning gas that Berlin hopes will aid it in decarbonising its industry.

The European Parliament has outright rejected a proposal on the EU’s pesticide reduction plan, effectively killing off the regulation in a move lamented by green groups but celebrated by EU farmer associations.

The European Commission on Wednesday (22 November) proposed a forest monitoring system that will use satellites to track threats such as climate change-fuelled wildfires and illegal logging.

New data shows the urgency to renovate buildings across Europe, writes Oliver Rapf.

The European Parliament adopted its position Wednesday (22 November) on legislation to reduce packaging waste, after a tense debate on the role of reuse, recycling and bans.

Iran's barring of some of the UN nuclear watchdog's most experienced and expert inspectors from the team allowed to operate there is a "very serious blow" to the agency's work, the watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday (22 November).

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia's plan to use the EU’s Just Transition Fund for large risky projects, the French Energy Ministry unveiling its 2030 energy targets and getting criticised by environmental NGOs, and so much more.

While the victory of Dutch far-right PVV party whets EU nationalists’ appetite seeing a return to “national identities”, the possibility of Geert Wilders leading the country - or even entering government - remains complex.

Ukrainian troops face "difficult" defensive operations on parts of the eastern front with bitter winter cold setting in, but forces in the south are still conducting offensive actions, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday (22 November).

Nuclear research is not just about energy production: For 60 years, EU nuclear research has benefited our societies in many ways, including in healthcare. Iliana Ivanova explains how it is helping us to treat prostate cancer.

A messy dispute broke out on Wednesday (22 November) over whether Pope Francis used the word "genocide" to describe events in Gaza, with Palestinians who met with him insisting that he did and the Vatican saying he did not.

The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has provided this year’s assessment of the business and investment climate in Serbia, along with recommendations for its improvement, noting that progress has been made in just 28% of last year’s 383 recommendations. The Council...

Four Eurofighter jets from the German Air Force arrived in Romania on Wednesday to provide airspace surveillance support for the NATO Air Policing South mission. Starting Monday, the planes will be operational and will strengthen air defence on NATO’s southeastern...

Primary food processing industries contribute to the EU’s food security and sovereignty. Our sectors play an important role in Europe’s agri-food ecosystem and supply food products and ingredients consumed by millions of EU citizens every day. But we are also facing numerous challenges.

Finland will close all but the northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia from midnight on Friday (24 November) in a bid to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said.

The Bulgarian government survived a second no-confidence vote on Wednesday – which had been filed based on allegations that the cabinet had failed in the field of defence and national security. The no-confidence vote was filed by the pro-Russian Bulgarian...

Ministry workers are leaving their posts after the Smer-SD party took power, citing interference and incompatibility, as government members spread hoaxes and pro-Russian narratives in a team that is losing disinformation experts. Interventions in the fight against disinformation are a...

Czechia wants to devote a larger part of the EU’s Just Transition Fund to large-scale strategic projects that have long faced criticism and are connected with significant risks, said Czech Deputy Environment Minister Jan Kříž, adding that projects must undergo a robust approval process to receive the funding.

The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday (24 November), Israel's national security adviser said, thwarting hopes of relatives that some would be freed on Thursday.

Moving towards full employment, strengthening the welfare state, and improving gender equality are some of the objectives within Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s new government’s new budget plan, Education Minister and progressive coalition government spokesperson Pilar Alegría said on Wednesday. The...