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Popularity of Green Bonds Surges

Sustainable-bond issuance surged to a record high in the first quarter as more countries and companies looked to tap into…

3 years ago

EU Agrees Increased Climate Goals Ahead of Summit with US

Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU after 14-hours long talks agreed about the deeds of the 55% emission reduction…

3 years ago

EC/Austria provide vaccines to western Balkans

Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU behind China and Russia offers COVID-19 jabs for the Western Balkans countries to…

3 years ago

No new EU sanctions on Moscow, for now

Despite 150,000 Russian troops having grouped along Ukraine's border, the largest deployment ever seen there, EU foreign affairs chief Josep…

3 years ago

Regulatory framework a must for hydrogen

As a clean-burning fuel, hydrogen is considered a key element in the EU strategy for decarbonizing Europe's economy. At a…

3 years ago

G20 finance ministers also ponder global corporate tax

Changes to how multinational companies and giant tech firms are taxed globally may be on the horizon, resulting in a…

3 years ago

Forging a new, right-wing EP political alliance

Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, is spearheading the formation of a new European political alliance, which will be more right…

3 years ago

US Sec of State: Nord Stream II Increases Dependence

Germany has long backed Nord Stream II (NS2), which will provide it with more natural gas from Russia - and…

3 years ago

Russia’s FM to Brussels: “We’re done”

This week Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, on a visit to China, declared that Russia's relations with the European Union…

3 years ago

Russian Reports of Agreement to Produce Sputnik V in France Denied

None of France’s pharmaceutical companies have signed a contract with Russia to produce its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, a spokesman…

3 years ago