EU shows lack of overfishing ambition
Despite a legal commitment to end overfishing in European waters by 2015, EU fisheries ministers agreed to forgo legal, scientific and moral obligations, and...
Stoltenberg gains two more years as NATO head
Jens Stoltenberg will renew his role as NATO Secretary General for another two-years. The announcement made by NATO means the former Prime Minister of Norway...
German ministers tell May to stop Brexit double talk
Germany’s Europe Minister Michael Roth has suggested that UK Prime Minister Theresa May is presenting different versions of the Brexit talks in the UK...
Rebellion threat to EU Withdrawal Bill
The UK government is facing the threat of a defeat by backbenchers when MPs vote on its flagship EU legislation. Led by Conservative MP...
Affecting afforestation
Iceland has low forest cover and will need to increase afforestation efforts to meet its climate change targets, writes the Icelandic Forest Service. ‘Skógrækt ríkisins’,...
Croatia evaluates multi-role combat aircraft
Croatia’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has evaluated proposals received for the country’s multi-role aircraft procurement programme. A study was also conducted to help make...
EU auditors say income support ‘complex’ and ‘ineffective’
Payments designed to encourage farmers to ‘go green’ are unlikely to enhance the Common Agricultural Policy’s environmental and climate-related performance significantly, according to a...
Austria gas plant burns after deadly explosion
An explosion has rocked a natural gas facility in eastern Austria, killing one person and injuring at least 18, say police. A fire followed...
EU suspends funding for Cambodian election
The European Union has suspended funding for Cambodia’s 2018 general election because the vote cannot be credible after the dissolution of the main opposition...
One Planet Summit reveals climate-smart investments
The EU External Investment Plan (EIP) is set to mobilise sustainable investment for Africa and the EU neighbourhood countries. Climate Action and Energy Commissioner...
