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The plan to rebuild a green Ukraine

April 19, 2022 3:09 pm

Ukraine could become the manufacturing engine for the EU Green Deal, says MP Lesia Vasylenko.

Buckle up! Russia’s air blockade adds hours to flights to Asia

April 13, 2022 6:45 pm

With Siberia off limits, carriers have to swim far north or south to get to Asia.

Europe’s roads and railways aren’t fit for a fight with Russia

April 8, 2022 3:30 pm

EU struggles to reverse years of neglect on spending to improve road and rail to shift troops and tanks.

Belarus border blockade plans to stop trucks to Russia

April 6, 2022 5:11 pm

Activists hope for a big turnout this weekend to block a crucial road linking the EU with Belarus and Russia.

Ukraine says EU road links won’t make up for loss of Black Sea trade

April 5, 2022 6:37 pm

Unblocking Ukraine’s seaports ‘is the only solution’ to country’s trade crisis, minister says.

Uber’s fare hikes may not be enough to calm drivers’ anger over fuel costs

April 5, 2022 3:33 pm

As gas prices soar, the platform scrambles to ease workers’ pain — but it might be too late.

Brussels targets coal in new Russia sanctions package

April 5, 2022 3:09 pm

But the new EU penalties do not hit Russian gas, a far greater source of revenue for Moscow.

UN report: Rethink cities to combat climate crisis

April 4, 2022 7:48 pm

Climate report calls for changes in how urban areas are ‘designed, constructed and managed.’

5 takeaways from UN report on how world can still stop climate change

April 4, 2022 5:26 pm

Report finds there is no hope of slowing global warming without a radical shift to electrical energy and carbon removal.

Brussels airports fined over temperature checks

April 4, 2022 4:30 pm

Belgium’s privacy authority says that Zaventem and Charleroi violated rules.

War and sanctions force Lada to dump modern technology

April 4, 2022 2:20 pm

Russia’s car market is in critical condition after being battered by sanctions and international company pullouts.

Eurostar-Thalys merger on track, as EU gives approval

March 29, 2022 3:20 pm

Expanding rail travel is part of the EU’s broader goal of curbing emissions from transport.

Europe (slowly) warms up to raw material mining at home

March 28, 2022 11:00 am

Germany remains cool to the idea while other EU countries are keener on opening new mines.

Renault halts production in Russia after Zelenskyy rebuke

March 23, 2022 10:51 pm

Russia makes up around a tenth of Renault’s global revenue.

French companies grapple with staying in Russia despite mounting public pressure

March 23, 2022 10:45 pm

Only a few have shuttered operations there, and Paris isn’t demanding it.

UK’s Rishi Sunak vows tax cuts as he warns Russian sanctions not ‘cost free’

March 23, 2022 2:27 pm

With one eye on election amid cost of living squeeze, chancellor is accused of offering ‘jam tomorrow.’

Squeezing Putin where it hurts: His oil exports

March 21, 2022 4:04 pm

Oil is Russia’s main source of export earnings, so any sanctions on crude could hurt the Kremlin.

BMW CEO wants a delay in EU combustion engine phaseout plans

March 18, 2022 4:56 pm

Car boss says to commit to a 2035 target of 100 percent fleetwide emissions reduction ‘would be a very dangerous thing.’

Macron goes big on state interventionism in plan to reboot France

March 17, 2022 9:07 pm

French president hints at possible nationalizations at the launch of his campaign platform.

Ukraine’s businesses want EU cash and Turkish battleships to keep economy alive

March 17, 2022 8:28 pm

Trade association chief warns famine risks fuelling refugee crisis.

French senators slam consultancy use ‘explosion’ under Macron

March 17, 2022 11:47 am

Consultancy firms have been paid billions to advise on policies from coronavirus vaccinations to France’s EU presidency.

Intel’s microchips ‘mega fab’ raises questions on EU support

March 16, 2022 8:53 pm

US tech giant’s investment is a boon for EU’s political priorities, but industry insiders have questions.

Germany backs phasing out combustion engine cars by 2035

March 16, 2022 7:43 pm

The German government is getting off the fence when it comes to cleaning up the car fleet.

Russia: We’ve got hundreds of your planes. What you going to do about it?

March 16, 2022 5:09 pm

Hopes of returning the airplanes to their owners are diminishing.

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