Competition poses the toughest test for climate chief Ribera
Climate expert Teresa Ribera’s second job policing subsidies and deals is real head-scratcher with some big political risks.
Jutta Paulus
Struggling Roswall may need political backing to get over the line
โAs soon as she has to leave familiar territory (circular economy, bioeconomy), she loses the plot. Questions are often simply ignored and generalisations made,โ said green MEP Jutta Paulus,
How to watch the commissioner hearings like a pro
Your step-by-step guide to the European election’s season finale.
Incoming environment commissioner likely to face tough MEP questions on chemical rules revision
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has askedย Environment Commissioner-designate Jessika Roswall to overhaul the EU’s landmark REACH regulation, a move likely to expose her to a major grilling from the European Parliamentโs Environment …
Pragmatism over principle: Europeโs Greens adapt to surviveย
The group is ditching some of its ambitions as it prepares to back conservative Ursula von der Leyen atop the EU executive.ย
MEPs to watch in the next EU Parliament (if they get elected)
POLITICOโs guide to key European lawmakers to pay attention to in the run-up to EU election June 6-9.
Europeโs coal legacy remains a major climate hurdle
The EU emits more methane from coal than other fossil fuels combined, owing to continued mining operations in Europe with insufficient measures in place โ and a legacy of abandoned mines.