Europe was a leader on saving nature. Now, its backsliding could threaten global progress

Once a champion of initiatives to protect nature, the EU is now giving in to pressure from farmers and the far rightWhen diplomats struck a deal to save nature in 2022, pledging to halt biodiversity loss by the end of the decade, Europe was seen as a c…

State of the Union: Greenpeace warns of disappearing family-run farms in EU

This edition of State of the Union focuses on the future of agriculture in the EU, the situation in the Middle East, the first plans of the new French government and a pumpkin ripe for the Guinness Book of Records. #StateOfTheUnion

When UK party conferences go wrong

Despite the best efforts of party bigwigs, Britainโ€™s annual gatherings of political animals frequently descend into chaos.

‘Oil giants should pay for the damage’, Greenpeace activist says amid deadly floods in Europe

Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region. FRANCE24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ian Duff, head of Greenpeace International’s ‘Stop Drilling Start Paying’ campaign. He says that oil and gas companies…

EU imposes restrictions on former climate official over his new gas role

The European Commission approved Diederik Samsom’s job with a gas network operator, albeit under “clear conditions.”

EU Green Deal author gets job for gas network

Diederik Samsom, a former top aide to Frans Timmermans, will join Gasunie supervisory board next month.

By the numbers: How politicians have advertised online for the European election

Among the biggest spenders is Hungarian PM Viktor Orbรกnโ€™s Fidesz party.

Deux heures avec le roi du pรฉtrole

La source dโ€™informations quotidiennes sur lโ€™รฉnergie et le climat en France. Par AUDE LE GENTIL Avec NICOLAS CAMUT et ALEXANDRE Lร‰CHENET Infos et tuyaux ร  partager ? Ecrivez ร  Nicolas Camut, Aude Le Gentil et Arthur Nazaret | Voir dans le navigateur AU MENU โ€” Patrick Pouyannรฉ devant les sรฉnateurs, notre liste de questions maison. [โ€ฆ]

Tens of thousands protest against Canary Islandsโ€™ โ€˜unsustainableโ€™ tourism model

Organisers say 50,000 turn out to call for limit on tourist numbers, saying model makes life unaffordable and puts strain on resourcesTens of thousands of people are protesting across the Canary Islands to call for an urgent rethink of the Spanish arch…

Mobilisation post-charbon

La source dโ€™informations quotidiennes sur lโ€™รฉnergie et le climat en France. Par NICOLAS CAMUT Avec AUDE LE GENTIL et ARTHUR NAZARET. Infos et tuyaux ร  partager ? Ecrivez ร  Nicolas Camut, Aude Le Gentil et Arthur Nazaret | Voir dans le navigateur โ€” Mobilisation en Loire-Atlantique pour le futur de la centrale thermique โ€” Lโ€™EPR [โ€ฆ]

Stop EU companies from bankrolling nature destruction

Europe is complicit in the destruction of ecosystems and should regulate its funding of companies associated with deforestation.

German minister threatens โ€˜indefinite driving bansโ€™ on weekends

The ruling coalition has been fighting over legislation that sets out binding climate targets.

Roland Lescure, โ€œmaรฎtre dโ€™ล“uvreโ€ au coeur du rรฉacteur

Dรฉjร  chargรฉ de l’industrie, Roland Lescure a rรฉcupรฉrรฉ le portefeuille de l’รฉnergie et entend piloter la rรฉindustrialisation verte.

EU takes the ax to green farming rules

The European Commission’s move to slash environmental requirements for farmers comes as top scientists are urging just the opposite.

UK spends least among major European economies on low-carbon energy policy, study shows

Britain spent about ยฃ26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace findsThe UK spends less on low-carbon energy policy than any other major European economy, analysis has shown, despite evidence that…

[Opinion] Farmers are right to protest โ€” but Green Deal is wrong target

Farmers’ anger is legitimate and we share it. But sending the message that green rules are to blame, while supporting a system that only benefits Big Agri, is nothing short of betrayal, writes Greenpeace’s director of agriculture policy for Europe.

2023: In pictures

POLITICO looks back on the images that defined the year 2023.

Retour aux fondamentaux pour lโ€™ex-ministre de lโ€™รฉco

Notre newsletter quotidienne sur les enjeux de lobbying et de transparence en France. Par PAUL DE VILLEPIN Avec OCร‰ANE HERRERO et AURORE GORIUS Infos, tuyaux et mini-drames ร  partager ? Ecrivez ร  Ocรฉane Herrero, Aurore Gorius, Alexandre Lรฉchenet et Paul de Villepin | Voir dans votre navigateur LE MENU DU JOUR โ€”ย PME, industrie et attractivitรฉ [โ€ฆ]

Whoโ€™s who at COP28

Biden and Xi will probably skip it, but the summit will have Lula, the pope and King Charles. And yeah, Rishi Sunak.

Russia-Ukraine war: thousands of people without power after Russian strikes on energy hubs, says Ukraine โ€“ as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war hereEnvironmental groups have installed radiation sensors across southern Ukraine to improve the quality of current readings and provide warnings in the event of …

โ€˜Van Quickenborne billโ€™ threatens Belgian democracy, activists say

The Belgian government says a proposed law will protect protesters while activists fear it could endanger them.

Greenpeace warns over safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

International regulators unable to properly monitor Russian-held site, says dossier sent to western leadersInternational regulators are incapable of properly monitoring safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, according to a c…

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 582 of the invasion

Ukraine claims to have shot down 34 of 44 drones; Greenpeace criticises monitoring of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; UK defence secretary visits Kyiv Continue reading…

France is EUโ€™s first importer of โ€˜Russian nuclear productsโ€™: study

France will have more than tripled its imports of Russian industrial nuclear products between 2021 and 2022, making it he EU’s leading importer of such products, according to a study by Polish think tank Forum Energii, which raises questions about the …