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Plastics Study Singles Out 20 Polluters

Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the…

3 years ago

EU Summit: New Sanctions Against Belarus Agreed

After what is being called the hijacking of a Ryanair flight from Athens-Vilnius on Sunday, heads of state and governments…

3 years ago

QR Code Covid Passes set to Debut

Following extensive debate between the European Parliament and Council, lawmakers in Brussels have reached an agreement on QR code Covid…

3 years ago

Ryanair Publicly Challenges Croatia Airlines

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lawmakers in Brussels have agreed upon EU-wide travel passes to restore free movement in the…

3 years ago

New EC Proposal for Unified EU Corporate Tax

Reading Time: < 1 minute Unification of the corporate tax rule book for member states is on the European Commission's…

3 years ago

Partial Greenlight for Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Construction

After being halted in April due to environmental concerns, the construction of 2 km of the Nord Stream 2 natural…

3 years ago

Europeans Want More Ambitious Climate Targets

Reading Time: 2 minutes A majority of European citizens higher climate-change related emission reduction goals - a fresh report by…

3 years ago

Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority to Become “Independent”

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hungary claims the body overseeing the Paks 2 nuclear power plant development will not be…

3 years ago

Plan to Decarbonize Steel Production in Slovakia

Reading Time: < 1 minute Slovakia's finance minister says he's unveiled a plan to decarbonize one of the country's most…

3 years ago

Bulgaria: President Appoints Caretaker Government

Reading Time: < 1 minute The south-east European country will hold another election after inconclusive coalitions since April.

3 years ago