HEERLEN, Netherlands
THE ARCHITECT OF EUROPE’S GREEN REVOLUTION knew he was unleashing dislocation and suffering across the Continent. He knew that, because half a century ago his family and practically everybody they knew had their lives turned upside down by the same kind of industrial upheaval he himself has now loosed across the European Union.
As the European commissioner in charge of the wrenching transformation the bloc must undergo to meet its climate ambitions, Frans Timmermans has spoken often about
The film paints a deeply disturbing picture. A dark-skinned man stares menacingly and licks a huge knife. Flames explode out of burning cars on an urban street. Shrieking young rioters, their heads covered by hoodies, kick in a shop window.
An alarming soundtrack thunders as a solemn male voice asks: ‘Do you want this to happen in Poland . . . to stop being masters of your own country?’
The short clip championing stronger border controls could easily have been
The maiden launch of the European Space Agency’s next generation Ariane 6 rocket system now definitely won’t happen until 2024 at the earliest, the agency’s Director General Josef Aschbacher said Tuesday.
Aschbacher said that the ESA, French space agency CNES and rocket developers Arianespace and Ariane Group “confirm that the inaugural launch is now targeted for 2024.”
As earlier reported by POLITICO, the ESA had wanted to get the heavy launcher system ready for use this year, with full commercial
A political war is brewing between Poland’s nationalist leader and the head of the biggest pan-European conservative party as the two grapple over control of the EU’s right wing.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Tuesday challenged Manfred Weber — leader of the European People’s Party, a collection of center-right parties from across the EU — to a debate after Weber dismissed Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party as a rule-of-law truant that wants to harm the EU.
“He called
The price of a beach holiday has soared this year with TravelSupermarket finding the cost of a break in Spain, France or Greece has risen by more than 20 percent. However, there are still bargains to be found, particularly if British tourists are willing to travel slightly further afield.
Saranda is one of Albania’s top-rated beach destinations and best of all, British tourists won’t have to spend an arm and a leg to holiday there. From Saranda, it’s an easy
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But squaring off over dinner and wine at the center-right European People’s Party’s Brussels headquarters in early July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and party leader Manfred Weber tussled over the future of the EU’s environmental policy.
The prickly policy fight between the two Germans is central to what kind of Europe is liable to emerge on the international
Luke Donald is looking to add winning experience to his European Ryder Cup team, after adding José María Olazábal to his setup as a vice-captain. Olazábal has a rich history in the Ryder Cup both as a player and a winning captain.
In 2012, the Spaniard led the Europeans to their infamous Miracle at Medinah victory over the United States, dedicating the dramatic victory to his late friend Seve Ballesteros. 11 years on Olazábal will be in European colours again,
As Europe faces another summer of unprecedented floods, fires and high temperatures, it needs to strengthen and adapt societies against extreme weather, writes Janne Parviainen.
Janne Parviainen is a research associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute. He focuses on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and is currently working on the EU’s DIRECTED project, which seeks to reduce vulnerability to extreme weather events and create disaster-resilient societies.
The European summer is once again the season of disaster. Things
Andreea Brinza is vice president of the Romanian Institute for the Study of the Asia-Pacific.
Soon after its inception in 2012, China’s then 16+1 mechanism for cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was deemed by some observers as a divide et impera strategy against the European Union.
But what a difference a decade makes, as it is, ironically, Western Europe that’s now putting the Continent’s unity on China to the test.
Regarded as small, in need of money,
In a wide-ranging interview, the Italian prime minister also discussed how Europe should respond to a changing global environment.
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