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Environmental groups warn ETS revenues are vital for national climate measures

'It is not a gift to European industries,' said the CEO of the fertiliser giant

Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 19 - 22 January plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 19 - 22 January plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Europe’s chemical industry is in the middle of an industrial and social emergency. Since 2023, at least 21 major sites have announced closure, average capacity utilisation has slumped, 30.000 jobs have already been affected—with up to 200,000 at risk within five years without corrective action. This is not creative destruction; it is unmanaged decline driven […]

Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o is handed a four-match ban and fined $20,000 after being found guilty of misconduct by the Confederation of African Football.

At the start of Green Week in Berlin, the sausage industry is taking a hard look at itself

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius have not been aligned on how much Greenland can expect EU protection

Coordinators formally decided which groups would get the lead on Thursday, with most rapporteur names still pending

The rift between the Socialists and the far left, sharpened by months of clashes in parliament now appears entrenched

The Cyprus-led Council presidency is asking capitals' views on proposed omnibus changes to the GDPR's definition of personal data and on pseudonymisation

Newsletter - 19-22 January 2026 - Strasbourg plenary session

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In today's edition: Ryanair loonies, chemical friends, Polish blackout

Berlin allowed to subsidise more than a dozen new gas power stations, EU source confirms

The Greenland meeting in Washington on Wednesday ended without an agreement being reached: the US government is sticking to its takeover plans and Denmark's Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said at the end of the meeting: 'We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement, but we also agree to disagree.' In addition to Denmark, several other EU countries plan to show a military presence on the island. Commentators across Europe try to make sense of the new situation.