Agriculture both a victim and a contributor to climate change

EU policy and legislation within key sectors that tackle climate change, like agriculture, are too flexible and make climate goals for 2030 less ambitious....

“Climate free riders” cause tensions in the EU

Half of EU member states will not fulfill their climate goals for 2020. This causes frustration inside the EU and makes new climate goals...
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Energy labelling revision: Parliament tries to avoid further involvement of new euro-sceptic group

By Émilie Bergeron and Clara Ribera BRUSSELS – The energy labelling legislation affecting all European Union countries is about to change. The A+ system...

Time for the Parliament to adjust energy labelling legislation

The current policy is seen as out of date by the EU since technology is developing faster By Émilie Bergeron and Clara Ribera BRUSSELS...

Energy label A+ system on its way to disappear

The goal from the EU is to change consumers’ behaviour when purchasing white goods to save energy By Émilie Bergeron and Clara Ribera BRUSSELS...

Health and Business come into conflict as the EU tackles air pollution

By Yasmine Hassan and Chloe Lam BRUSSELS – A controversial EU policy that would allegedly save 58.000 premature deaths a year is pushing its...
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“Big on big things and small on small things”: How big is “400.000” deaths a year?

By Yasmine Hassan  Politicians and environmental NGOs accuse the new European commission of deprioritizing air quality within the EU, following the disappearance of two...

Stricter EU regulations are called for, as the Volkswagen scandal breaks

By Yasmine Hassan and Chloe Lam BRUSSELS – Politicians and environmental groups are hoping that the Volkswagen cheating scandal, which has shaken the automobile...

What drags down the Single European Sky project?

By Aistė Pagirėnaitė & Aleksandra Elfacheva Imagine that from now on, flying to Paris, Rome, Barcelona or any other European city would take 10...

Lacks in EU lobby register cause low data quality

More than 8.000 lobbyists have so far signed up in the EU Transparency Register. While there is an upcoming proposal for a mandatory version,...