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Lawmakers in the European Parliament's industry committee on Tuesday (28 March) overwhelmingly rejected a motion tabled by German conservative MEP Markus Pieper claiming that the EU's proposed renewable hydrogen rules were too "restrictive".
Rapidly increased authorisation and permit-granting procedures to build solar, water, heat pump, biomass or wind energy facilities in the European Union are one result of an agreement the European Parliament and EU Member States reached last night...
Bulgarians will vote in yet another snap election on Sunday (2 April), and my colleagues in Sofia have already described the political crisis and the grim expectations for what lies ahead.
Europe criticizes other countries for cracking down on civil society—and is on the verge of doing the same.
It's become clear Qatargate is being used by rightwing MEPs to cast doubt on civil society. For them, the sometimes successful campaigns by often under-financed and understaffed NGOs is a pain — it counters their private sector and neo-liberal ideology.