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The EU currently pays an estimated 360 billion euros a year to import fossil fuels – which in the case of gas ends up heating often inefficient and leaky homes, a sum equal to the need for clean energy investmentst to meet the EU's 2030 climate and energy targets, write Michaela Holl and Jan Rosenow.

Donald Tusk, the Polish president of the EU Council until 2019 and current chair of the European People's Party broke with normal diplomatic niceties to lambast Germany, Hungary and Italy as having "disgraced themselves."

A new proposal to hold EU businesses to account for human rights abuses and environmental gaps may have serious loopholes itself.

Following the Trade Conference on 22 February, Alan Matthews agreed to discuss with ELO the unexpected impacts of the Green Deal on global food systems. Prof. Matthews is currently working on a paper that aims to explore the role of...

As Europe strives to boost semiconductor capacity with the Chips Act, the use of poisonous chemicals will also increase while the treatment of hazardous waste remains largely inadequate.

Teleworking, gender equality, mental health and unpaid care work are the focus of events around International Women’s Day on 8 March.

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Google experimenting with its Privacy Sandbox, Facebook blaming Apple for a massive loss of revenues, pending EU legislation.

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday (25 February) expressed his concern over the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said his court may investigate possible war crimes in the country.

The fallout to the global aviation industry from Russia's invasion of Ukraine is spreading beyond the airspace closings over the conflict zone as airlines, lessors and manufacturers face up to growing risks of doing business with Russia.

Russia has spent the past seven years building up formidable financial defences, yet in the long run, its economy is unlikely to withstand the onslaught of coordinated sanctions from the West.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Finland's not having to rely on natural gas from Russia if sanctions were imposed on the country's energy sector, Madrid being concerned about the impact of the Ukraine crisis on its economy, and so much more.

Political and civil society figures from various EU member states call for Ukraine to be recognised as an EU candidate country, following Russia’s invasion on Thursday. Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy made a passionate plea in an exchange with EU leaders on...

As the European Commission looks at creating a certification scheme for carbon removals at the end of this year, it will need to choose which methods to prioritise with a view to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, according to Dr Oliver Geden.

Russian banks and oil refineries to be hobbled by new EU sanctions, as civilian deaths mount in Ukraine. US wanted to exclude Russia from SWIFT, but Germany and France favoured incremental approach.

During an online conference on the Nord Stream 2 gas project organised by EURACTIV Bulgaria on Thursday (24 February), a panel of experts shared their views on the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the need for energy security and the array of sanctions that befits the intensity of the crisis unfolding.

Parliament approved a 60-day state of emergency for the entire country in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, following a request from the government. Moldova will now have a special system for going in and out of the country,...

Western and NATO member countries must be prepared “for all scenarios” and work simultaneously on defence, economic and financial sanctions, Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said on Thursday. “We have to be prepared for all scenarios. I am sorry to...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday (25 February) to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.

Dialogue with Russia is now impossible, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told reporters on Thursday after Russia invade Ukraine earlier that morning. “Italy stands by Ukraine, which has our full solidarity. What happens there affects all of us and our...

Serbia still has not issued a statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite it being expected from President Aleksandar Vučić on Thursday. The process of the president’s consultations with world leaders is underway, and Serbia is preparing a precise paper...