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Lawmakers have denounced a “loophole” in the European Commission's proposed climate target for 2030 and pointed the finger at the EU executive for its hard negotiation style over the EU climate law.

The EU's climate adaptation strategy, due to be unveiled on Wednesday (24 February), will aim to tackle the human cost of climate change, both within Europe and around the world, amid calls from trade unions to reinforce protection for the most exposed workers.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted to pass the EU’s €672.5 recovery and resilience facility on Tuesday evening (9 February), unlocking unprecedented funding aimed at helping Europe “build back better” after the COVID-19 crisis. The fund – approved by 582 votes in favour, 40 against and 69 abstentions – confirms a political agreement reached by EU leaders in December, which reserves 37% of the fund for spending on climate-friendly measures. With the Parliament’s green light...

Climate change will be key to the review of the European Central Bank's policy, its president, Christine Lagarde, announced on Monday (25 January), marking a possible shift towards 'greener' monetary policy.

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BRUSSELS has been urged to clamp down on Britain after it decided to ignore an EU ban on the use of pesticides.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have raised concerns about possible UK regression on pesticides and gene editing at a meeting on the new EU-UK trade agreement on Thursday (14 January). At the session, European Commission representatives explained the impact of the trade agreement on energy, environment and health, but MEPs were left asking for more clarification over pesticides and gene editing. “My personal opinion on the answer regarding pesticides is very poor. You basically didn’t ...

MEPs will, for the first time, be privy to the details of the first of the COVID vaccine contracts this week, though they say that more must be done to achieve the level of transparency needed to improve trust and negate a rising ‘vaccine nationalism’. Starting Tuesday (12 January), the CureVac vaccine contract will be available for MEPs to access via a reading room after the company agreed to open the contract up. This is the only contract that is currently available for such scrutiny. The...

Highlights The event was organised by UK based think tank Europe Asia Foundation Limited. EAFL provides a platform for profound thinking and acts as a bridge between Europe and Asia. Marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the global ‘Climate Action Summit’ on Saturday (December 12), lawmakers and climate change experts from India and the Europe came together on a common platform to discuss the mutual cooperation and brainstorm on avenues for working toget...

Story highlights In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the global ‘Climate Action Summit’ on Saturday (December 12), parliamentarians and climate change experts from India and the Europe came together on a common platform to discuss the mutual cooperation. India and Europe have decided to fight climate change together. To this end, lawmakers and experts from both regions have begun discussing solutions for the climate crisis. In the run up to th...