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Policy and Affairs
Meloni at the White House: high-stakes meeting with Trump on EU tariffs
Meloni visits Trump at the White House to address US tariffs on EU goods. Italy seeks zero duties and stronger transatlantic relations
Editorial Team•18 April 2025

Environmental policies
EU strategy aims to steer energy-intensive…
The EU backs a plan to support energy-intensive industry with reforms to…
Editorial Team•7 April 2025

Environmental policies
EU hydrogen targets at risk: cost,…
EU hydrogen targets face major challenges in cost, dependency, and project delays,…
Editorial Team•6 April 2025

Policy and Affairs
In Brussels there is an elephant in the room: EU transport emissions
Since 1990 the greenhouse gases generated by cars, ships and aircraft have increased by 25% and…
21 March 2024

Policy and Affairs
France proposes a ban on exports of used clothing
Exports of used clothing displace more than 20% of European textile waste to low-income countries. Paris…
20 March 2024

Policy and Affairs
2040 EU targets ignore one priority: decarbonising heating and cooling
In a joint statement, 18 industrial associations and NGOs called on the Commission not to remain…
17 March 2024

Policy and Affairs
Europe hands over to tractors: whitebait ready for many EU agriculture climate…
Via GAEC 5,6,7, 8, from mandatory will become voluntary. Exemptions from controls and sanctions for small…
14 March 2024

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Electricity sector, the first network code on EU cybersecurity
The delegated act, adopted yesterday from Brussels, represents a first great step in order to improve…
13 March 2024

Policy and Affairs
Agreement on Net-Zero Industry Act, ok to resilience rods
Council and EU Parliament agree on the Net-Zero Industry Act. New criteria for procurement procedures and…
5 March 2024

Policy and Affairs
EU: There will be no blockage on imported solar panels
European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson says UE will not close its borders to Chinese PV
4 March 2024

Policy and Affairs
Commission urges EU countries to save another 15% of gas
Commission proposes to Council to adopt recommendation to prolong voluntary measures to reduce gas demand
29 February 2024

Policy and Affairs
World’s largest ocean-based carbon removal plant facility in Singapore
The goal is to bring the cost of direct CO2 removal below $100 per ton by…
28 February 2024

Policy and Affairs
Used heavy vehicles: so Europe secretly pollutes the global South
The UN Environmental Protection Agency (UNEP) has photographed the impact on the environment, climate and health…
26 February 2024

Policy and Affairs
The EU does not need more gas and oil from Norway, Algeria,…
A report by Oil Change International estimates that if the 27 fully implement the announced climate…
22 February 2024

Policy and Affairs
The auto industry is voluntarily slowing the spread of electric cars
The car industry is deliberately slowing down the spread of EVs in Europe by choosing an…