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Over the last months, we have been witnessing exceptional turmoil on the energy and gas markets in Europe. The price spike, severely felt by customers, made us aware of the EU’s vulnerability to disturbances on the global markets, potential manipulations by dominant suppliers and exposure to external risks, such as fuel supply shocks.

The EU’s push to improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce the amount of fossil fuel they consume could create more than 160,000 jobs in the energy and heating sector by 2030, according to the European Commission.

The Czech parliament issued a resolution calling for EU support on nuclear energy, stressing that “nuclear power must be fully recognised as part of the solution to the low-carbon economy” and “as a tool enabling the low-carbon transformation of the...

The Polish foreign ministry has promised to come forward with a law that would ban ‘erasing national heroes’ in response to Warsaw’s opposition-led city councillors voting in favour of renaming a roundabout in honour of the women that protested in...

Half a year after EU member state agreed their common position and nine years after the Commission first proposed it, the European Parliament voted its negotiating stance on an instrument aimed at ensuring access of European companies to public procurement markets outside the EU.

Italy has to justify its new measure imposing mandatory quarantine for the unvaccinated and compulsory tests for vaccinated travellers, Commission vice-president Věra Jourová said at the end of the general affairs EU Council on Tuesday. Her comment comes after Health...

Bei einer Demonstration in Frankfurt am vergangenen Wochenende erscheint die Polizei plötzlich mit Metern. Dies, damit die Teilnehmer den Abstand einhalten.

President Sauli Niinistö, whom the Sunday Times recently described as the “Putin whisperer” has had phone calls with both Washington and the Kremlin to find a diplomatic solution to the tense situation at the Ukraine border. On Monday, Niinistö held a phone...

Almost 100 Conservative lawmakers voted on Tuesday (14 December) against new coronavirus restrictions, dealing a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's authority and raising questions about his leadership.

All households in Ireland will receive a €100 subsidy in spring next year amid a global rise in energy prices, described by the government as “unprecedented”. The €210 million plan will benefit around 2.1 million domestic customers. It will be...

Im Norden Chinas löst sich Schnee vom Dach eines achtstöckigen Hauses. Ausgerechnet dann läuft der Postbote vorbei und wird von einem Eisblock getroffen. Der Bewusstlose wurde von Passanten betreut und mit Hals-Frakturen ins Spital eingeliefert.

Germany is committed to NATO membership, including nuclear sharing and nuclear disarmament, according to Foreign Minister and Green co-leader Annalena Baerbock, who visited Stockholm on Tuesday. “A world without nuclear weapons is a safer world,” said Baerbock on Instagram after meeting...

Austria opposes a political boycott and “politicisation of the games,” said Chancellor Karl Nehammer, even though no high-ranking Austrian politicians will travel to China to attend the Winter games because of the COVID-19 situation. “This is not a diplomatic protest...

Seven people died and four others were injured when a vehicle carrying migrants crashed into a flower shop in Hungary as the driver sought to dodge the police, officials said Tuesday (14 December).

The new government has given a clear signal that it will press businesses to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccinations by introducing a Green Pass. However, the government will not make the green certificate mandatory because some parties in the...

The European Commission will wait to see how next year’s April parliamentary polls will go in Hungary before considering giving its blessing to Budapest’s plan for COVID aid, Minister of Justice Judit Varga told journalists in Brussels on Tuesday (15...

As temperatures rise and the likelihood of extreme weather events increases, football has discovered a new passion for sustainability. Could climate adaptation enter the sporting limelight?

Brussels and Athens overcame initial disagreements over the required reforms to unlock the first instalment of the Recovery Fund for Greece, EURACTIV.gr has learnt. However, the negotiations resembled the crisis and bailout talks, sources said. “The Greek government has significantly accelerated...

The number of mental and behavioural disorders among children has tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 3% experiencing suicidal thoughts in 2021, the Spanish branch of Save the Children warned on Tuesday. The pandemic has seen the number of diagnoses...