European Green Deal
Mercosur deal risks weakening EU anti-deforestation rules
A legal fight looms as EU and Mercosur countries don’t see eye to eye on a key clause of their fresh trade deal.
Von der Leyen’s mission: Stop Europe’s ‘slow agony’ of decline
EU climate strategy risks Yellow Jackets-style backlash, ex-crisis chief warns
Greens left cold in love triangle with Europe’s hard right
To reach net-zero goals, the EU must prioritize competitiveness
Let’s work with farmers, not against them, says new EU agri chief
How to navigate Poland’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
Brussels to slash green laws in bid to save Europe’s ailing economy
The Commission is siding with businesses after years of backlash against its overzealous environmental rulemaking.
EPP accused of allying with far right to weaken deforestation rules
The European People’s Party secured a slim majority with right-wing and far-right groups to alter the flagship Green Deal legislation.
5 things to know about Teresa Ribera’s hearing
Groans, moans, applause, scolding. It was more open-mic night than august debate.
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.
What Boris Johnson can teach the EU about restoring nature
The European Commission hopes capitalism can help solve the biodiversity crisis. Britain might have the answer.
Putin’s Central European vanguard threatens to expand into Czechia
A growing Kremlin-friendly bloc in Central Europe would pose a major problem for the EU.
Brussels vs Moscow: The EU risks losing its eastern neighbors
Presented by Roma Foundation for Europe.
Finland says EU’s state subsidy bonanza has ‘gone too far’
Economy Minister Wille Rydman says crisis cash is undermining the single market.
How Teresa Ribera became the second-most-powerful person in Brussels
Spain’s climate expert is poised to become the EU’s competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer — all in one.
Mr. Fix It gets his toughest mission yet: EU trade boss
As the next commissioner for trade and economic security, Maroš Šefčovič will have to handle his French boss, Stéphane Séjourné.
EU conservatives plot to limit Socialist Ribera’s economic powers
Spain’s green “socialist heavyweight,” Teresa Ribera, is in talks about a role in EU industrial policy, disconcerting center-right politicians.
Circular sellers
Across the continent, ingenious small businesses are saving products from landfills and giving them a new lease on life.
The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband
The chamber’s new conflict-of-interest rules don’t apply to its most powerful member.
What’s the point of a housing commissioner?
With a new top job for housing, experts are skeptical that the EU can address a national and local issue.
Germany’s slow-motion move away from China
Germany is starting to distance itself from China, but the auto industry isn’t so keen.
EU farm chief drafts secret law on food security in last hurrah
Departing Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski breaks protocol by concocting his own food security law.
5 things to know about Europe’s electric vehicle transition
Europe wants to slash emissions from cars — but doing so could endanger the industry’s survival.
Times change in Brussels, but Maroš Šefčovič is forever
Slovakia’s commissioner has been in Brussels for a very long time.
EU imposes restrictions on former climate official over his new gas role
The European Commission approved Diederik Samsom’s job with a gas network operator, albeit under “clear conditions.”
No, the EV isn’t dead — just briefly comatose
Despite gloomy stories about the collapse in sales of electric vehicles, what’s really happening on the markets is more of a pause than a retreat.
This burger could kill the EU
Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.
It’s Christmas in July (for Commissioners)! Von der Leyen hands out policy gifts ahead of key vote.
Ursula von der Leyen presents herself as a beacon of stability to secure another five years at the head of the EU’s executive.