Politics & Law

The European Central Bank has a role to play in climate action, members of the European Parliament committee on economic and monetary affairs said on Thursday

Several member states are refusing to support increased national contributions to the EU budget to finance the European Commission’s flagship plans to support regions' transition to a low carbon economy

Extreme weather, failure of mitigation, major natural disasters, biodiversity loss, and human-made damage top a list of risks issued by the World Economic Forum ahead of its annual meeting of the global elite in Davos, Switzerland, next week

While EU rules on ecodesign and energy labelling have led to efficiency gains, their effectiveness has been compromised by regulatory delays, flawed testing methodology and lax enforcement, the European Court of Auditors says in a new report

MEPs voted to back the flagship European Green Deal policy package in a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, cementing support to enshrine 2050 climate neutrality as law. Lawmakers supported the plan by 482 in favour with 136 against