Europe

Critical Raw Materials, the complex European challenge

Strategic critical raw materials are the Achilles heel of European industrial recovery. Commonly known by the acronym CRM, they are essential for the EU's competitiveness, as well as for clean energ...

Shared power, shared security: Nordic lessons for Europe’s energy resilience

Renewables are transforming Europe’s energy landscape, but the rapid green transition is testing grid stability. The Iberian blackout exposed the risks of ambition outpacing the system’s...

Cory Doctorow: “The creeping digitisation of society brings forth the enshittification of it”

He was the European Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation for many years; he’s on the front lines for digital rights; an essayist, science fiction writer, and one of the most influent...

Trump's aims for Greenland divide Europe and put NATO at risk

The United States has set its sights on Greenland, and the matter can no longer be dismissed as a far-fetched provocation, especially by the European Union. As White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavi...

SMEs at the Core of EU Energy Efficiency with New EUSEW 2026 Award

The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is expanding its focus on small and medium-sized enterprises with the launch of the brand-new “SMEs Driving Energy Efficiency Award”, on...

Amidst agreements and blockades: the 2025 review for the ocean

The ocean, which supplies humankind with fundamental ecosystem services, from fishing to climate regulation, is increasingly central to international debates. The year 2025 has witnessed mixed resul...

Offshore wind power, an industrial opportunity to be unlocked now

If onshore wind projects are slowing down in areas such as Sardinia, it is the MASE (Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security) that is blocking the development of several GW at sea: for month...

Sèamus Boland: “Poverty is among the factors of political instability in the EU”

The European Union is increasingly under attack. To the east, a new Iron Curtain takes a hybrid and permeable form, with drones, moats and mined areas prepared to stop Russian tanks. To the west, on...

EU Delays Mercosur Deal as Farmers’ Protests Shake Brussels

The European Union has decided to delay the ratification of the long-negotiated free trade agreement with Mercosur until January, following mounting political opposition and large-scale protests by ...

Omnibus I, EU backtracks on sustainability

On Tuesday, 16 December, the European Parliament definitively approved the Omnibus I package with 428 votes in favour, 218 against and 17 abstentions, thus confirming the agreement reached on 9 Dece...

EU’s 2035 Engine Phase-Out Under Review as Member States Push Back

Following months of delays and persistent political uncertainty, the European Commission is expected to present its proposal to revise the EU CO₂ standards for cars and vans on 16 December. The re...

RESourceEU, 3 billions for Made in Europe critical minerals

Three billion euros towards diversifying the supply of critical materials such as rare earths, cobalt and lithium: this is what the European Commission will be putting on the table over the next 12 ...

From offshore to onshore: Europe expands carbon storage with nature-inspired tech

For the first time, Europe will bury its carbon not beneath the sea, but under its own soil, heralding a new chapter in the continent’s fight against climate change. On 30 April 2025, the EU i...

EUSEW 2026 to Drive Europe’s Path toward a Resilient Energy Union

The European Sustainable Energy Week 2026 will take place from 9 to 11 June, marking the 20th edition of the largest EU event dedicated to renewable energy and efficient energy use. Under the theme ...

Transition and international trade: China’s role at COP30

From Belém - At COP30 in Belém, global trade was for the first time explicitly included in climate negotiations. It was inevitable: the transition is no longer just a matter of climate...

Cúpula dos Povos: a no to Mercosur from the heart of the Amazon

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in a location that is at once symbol and battleground of the ongoing crisis: the Amazon. The forest, a treasure trove of biodiversit...

Ukraine, a Top-Secret Reconstruction

The pot is large. In fact, huge: 524 billion dollars. Roughly equivalent to the GDP of the United Arab Emirates. According to the World Bank, this is the cost of rebuilding Ukraine over the next dec...

Animal testing: Nearly 400,000 fish used in EU chemical tests

A total of 382,000 fish have been used in completed, ongoing and pending tests required under the European REACH regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) to ...

Omnibus I, green light from the European Parliament: EU sustainability and democracy at risk

From Brussels - On Thursday 13 November, the European Parliament green-lit Omnibus I, the legislative package pushed by the European Commission with the avowed purpose of “simplifying” t...

EIB and Gruppo CAP sign €100 million deal to modernise Lombardy’s water systems

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Gruppo CAP have signed a €100 million finance agreement to support the company’s 2025–2030 investment plan. The announcement was made by EIB D...