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Despite favourable winds prompted by the EU’s rising climate ambition, the European wind energy industry is facing a combination of challenges caused by inflation, supply chain issues, and growing competition from cheaper Chinese manufacturers.

While European governments boost their wind power ambitions, the industry is struggling with rising production costs and growing competition from China.

Every plane departing from an EU airport will have to partially run on green jet fuel from 2025, according to a deal reached by the European Parliament and EU member states late on Tuesday (25 April).

Brussels should not be led by the US but by its own Digital Services Act and the GDPR, as doing otherwise would subvert its prized new internet regulation, write Kai von Carnap and Antonia Hmaidi.

Join this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to learn about the proposals for a new Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products. -Are these proposals comprehensive enough to reduce the bloc’s environmental footprint? -Is a 50% reduction in the use and risk of pesticides a feasible target for Member States to achieve? Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

After the world celebrated Earth Day on Saturday (22 April), now is a good moment to take stock of the environmental destruction brought by the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, writes Valentina Romano.

Finnish utility Fortum said on Tuesday (25 April) it has begun recovering raw materials from the "black mass" of electric vehicle batteries at its new recycling facility in Finland.

With a 2 May deadline looming, one of Russia's leading pro-democracy and human rights centres - the Sakharov Centre - is preparing to close after receiving an eviction notice from the Moscow municipality due to its designation as a "foreign agent".

Major green energy projects are sprouting up across Spain as it seeks to position itself as a future green energy leader – but experts have urged caution over costs and demand uncertainty.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday (25 April) condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Sweden expelling five Russian diplomats accused of espionage, Visegrad farmers calling on the EU to reintroduce tariffs on Ukrainian grain, and so much more.  

A summit meant to reinvigorate talks between the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro and opposition political parties, attended by representatives from 19 countries and the EU, produced no concrete results on Tuesday (25 April), though a further meeting was planned.

The draft Critical Raw Materials act strikes a good balance between environmental and social safeguards, and the need for a quick ramp-up of critical metals supply. However, improvements are needed - particularly in Europe's relationship with the Global South, which will supply many of these materials, writes Julia Poliscanova.

The European Union launched a scheme on Tuesday (25 April) for European companies to place orders to jointly buy gas, with the aim of ensuring Europe has enough fuel and avoiding a repeat of last year's record-high energy prices.

This week, EURACTIV’s health team dives into endocrine disruptors and the effect these chemicals can have on our hormonal system. For that, they talk with Doctor Angel Nadal.

A vote on Kosovo’s bid to join the Strasbourg-based international human rights body, the Council of Europe, has laid bare a raft of geopolitical issues and tensions across Europe, as well as creating bumps in the road in terms of...

A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corp (SSC) early on Monday (24 April) from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden malfunctioned and landed 15 km (9.32 miles) inside neighbouring Norway.

Just 29 Albanians crossed The Channel by boat during the first three months of 2023, a stark contrast to the 12,310 that made the journey in 2022, sparking international headlines and causing diplomatic tensions between Tirana and London. Albanians have...

Several thousand farmers and an estimated 1,500 tractors from around the country gathered for their second rally in a month to protest against environmental and other restrictions on farming, effectively bringing Slovenia’s capital to a halt on Tuesday.

Romania will only be able to access €1.9 billion from the National Resilience and Recovery Plan grants due to a range of issues and a delay in approvals, notes the Finance Ministry in an official document, Curs de Guvernare reported....