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Zelenskyy excoriates Europe in Davos speech

Zelenskyy excoriates Europe in Davos speech

Ukrainian president calls on European politicians to “be more than just bystanders” who are “reduced to posting on X after an agreement has already been made.”

January 21, 2025 4:29 pm CET
EU ‘ready to negotiate’ with Trump on boosting gas imports
Von der Leyen: Paris climate deal still ‘best hope for all humanity’
What Trump’s exit from the climate deal really means
Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement
Moldova ready to pump gas to Russian-backed separatists amid humanitarian crisis
Trump not expected to impose tariffs as part of Day One orders
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Trump allies take aim at Europe’s green reporting rules

Local backlash against the EU’s disclosure regulation has not gone unnoticed in the U.S.

January 20, 2025 6:00 am CET

Trump’s gas boom pledge is good for Europe. If he can deliver.

Both sides may want it politically, but the U.S. president can’t instantly boost exports and firms don’t necessarily want to “drill, baby, drill.”

January 20, 2025 6:00 am CET

Trump’s got a radioactive time bomb under Greenland’s ice

The U.S. would inherit an environmental dilemma of its own making if it lays claim to the massive Arctic island.

January 17, 2025 6:08 pm CET

EU and Mexico revamp trade deal before tariff man Trump takes office

The European Union and Mexico link arms to fend off the impact of tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

January 17, 2025 4:47 pm CET

EU devours Russian gas at record speed despite cutoff

Pressure to impose sanctions, a raging war and a looming Trump presidency still have not quenched the bloc’s thirst for Russian gas.

January 16, 2025 4:03 pm CET

Why Trump’s Greenland grab could be a disaster for the planet

The frosty island sits atop giant oil and gas reserves that climate campaigners say must never see the light of day.

January 16, 2025 4:40 am CET

Europe’s urban air quality is killing you. Blame gas-guzzling vehicles.

Pollution in EU cities, while slowly improving, is still killing more than a quarter million people each year, a new report finds.

January 15, 2025 5:56 pm CET

Germany’s likely next chancellor vows to put economy before climate

Conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz railed against the climate policies of the left-leaning parties he’ll likely have to govern with.

January 14, 2025 6:07 pm CET

NATO to deploy drones, aircraft to counter wave of Baltic Sea cable attacks

Baltic Sea country leaders are meeting in Helsinki after a series of incidents involving energy and data cables.

January 14, 2025 1:03 pm CET

Commission’s competitiveness proposal gets bumped to Jan. 29

The EU’s Competitiveness Compass, aiming to set out the bloc’s economic strategy, has now been delayed by another week, according to a fresh agenda.

January 14, 2025 12:24 pm CET

How Saudi Arabia became the world’s plastic cheerleader

The rich oil state has built a team of silver-tongued U.N. negotiators with a simple mandate: keep plastic production growing.

January 14, 2025 4:26 am CET

My place or yours? Zelenskyy and Fico can’t agree on venue to settle ugly gas feud

Ukraine’s leader took a personal jab at Robert Fico after the Slovakian PM threatened to cut Kyiv off from electricity exports.

January 13, 2025 9:37 pm CET
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Poland and EU hawks push for Russian LNG ban

Ten countries are pushing for tough new restrictions — but Hungary and Slovakia are expected to oppose them.

January 13, 2025 9:32 pm CET

Commission’s delayed competitiveness proposal is now due next week

Paused due to the European Commission president’s illness, the Competitiveness Compass will now see the light of day on Jan. 22.

January 13, 2025 4:46 pm CET

Serbia hit with double whammy on gas supply

New U.S. sanctions against Russia target Serbia’s main gas company, at the same time that Azerbaijan claims to not be able to deliver its supply.

January 11, 2025 7:29 pm CET

Grabbing Greenland would be a bad deal for Trump

Donald Trump might be eyeing Greenland’s strategic position in the Arctic and its mineral reserves, but he’s forgetting the U.S. is already getting all it wants from the island.

January 10, 2025 4:20 am CET

World ‘teetering on edge’ of breaching Paris Agreement, scientists say

2024 was the first year to break through the 1.5C temperature barrier, an EU agency finds.

January 10, 2025 4:01 am CET

Pump Russian gas or face the consequences, Fico threatens Ukraine

The Slovak prime minister has appealed to the EU to intervene in a growing row with Kyiv.

January 9, 2025 2:43 pm CET

The method in Trump’s Greenland madness

The climate skeptic is responding to the reality of the Arctic’s melting ice: more resource extraction, faster trade routes, new military bases.

January 9, 2025 4:35 am CET

Von der Leyen’s illness forces delay to key initiative

Competitiveness Compass is on pause as the European Commission president battles pneumonia.

January 8, 2025 12:40 pm CET

In Austria’s Kickl, the EU has its next Orbán

Vienna could be about to get its first far-right leader since World War II. Europe’s mainstream sees trouble brewing.

January 8, 2025 4:25 am CET

NATO sends a fleet to guard Baltic Sea cables

The decision follows a spate of suspected sabotage incidents on underwater cables.

January 7, 2025 6:24 pm CET

Slovakia bending truth about Russian gas talks, says Ukraine

Claims Kyiv torpedoed talks on energy supplies don’t reflect reality, the country’s EU ambassador told POLITICO.

January 7, 2025 1:45 pm CET

Eurozone inflation bumps up again causing political discomfort

Increasing prices for energy and services drive the raise.

January 7, 2025 11:33 am CET
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