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Trudeau digs in as his party ponders his ability to win

Trudeau digs in as his party ponders his ability to win

Whatever the prime minister is selling after almost nine years in power, Canadians are no longer buying.

September 15, 2024 8:18 pm CET
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September 6, 2024 5:00 am CET
The plan to save European farming

The plan to save European farming

September 4, 2024 5:23 pm CET
The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband
Trash-industrial complex fights EU plans to cut waste
Electric toothbrushes and light-up sneakers are setting France on fire
Ursula von der Leyen has taken green enforcement behind closed doors
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Italian government ramps up pressure on carmaker Stellantis

Industry Minister Adolfo Urso confirmed the government is courting Chinese carmakers.

August 23, 2024 11:56 am CET

‘Grotesque’ cheap flying schemes trigger dogfight between airlines and eco-warriors

Wizz Air’s eye-opening announcement ignites debate about rewarding passengers who fly more.

August 19, 2024 11:54 am CET

Serbia’s leader wins the West with promises of ‘white gold’ — but loses the people

Aleksandar Vučić accuses protesters who oppose an EU-backed lithium mine of trying to overthrow him.

August 19, 2024 4:28 am CET

Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024’s biggest policy issues

The rise of the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket filled an already chaotic campaign year with “brat” and “weird” and flipped the Democratic Party’s misery into a cautious …

August 18, 2024 1:59 pm CET

How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Joe Biden’s

President Joe Biden’s decision to abandon his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris means that Harris could soon become the standard-bearer for the Democratic Party’s biggest priorities …

August 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Joe Biden’s

Here are some hints about how Harris’ agenda and Biden’s might compare if she ends up taking the oath in January.

August 16, 2024 9:39 pm CET

Forget Olympic athletes — will Parisians ever want to swim in the Seine?

Getting the Seine ready for triathletes was hard. Getting it ready for the public by next year may be impossible.

August 16, 2024 4:00 am CET

The sonic boom is back for passenger aviation … maybe

In addition to high costs, Boom Supersonic’s efforts to revive faster-than-sound passenger flights face climate and sustainability worries.

August 12, 2024 5:00 am CET

Here’s what the data shows on Seine pollution levels during the Olympics

New data showed potentially harmful bacteria levels during the recent triathlon relay.

August 9, 2024 6:01 pm CET

Seine water quality ‘marginally acceptable’ at latest Olympics race, new samples show

The pollution levels in the Paris river’s murky waters have come under scrutiny during the Olympics, with several swimming competitions held in the river.

August 6, 2024 12:22 pm CET

Seine well below contamination limit before Olympic triathlon, organizers say

The Paris Olympics initially delayed the race because of a bacteria spike in the famously toxic river, before moving ahead on Wednesday.

August 1, 2024 1:39 pm CET

US and its allies rush to save their climate movement from Trump

Diplomats and activists from around the world are discussing ways to keep up the fight against global warming, even in the face of an absent or hostile U.S. administration.

July 31, 2024 7:00 am CET
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Paris Olympics fiasco looms as Seine (still) unsafe for swimming

With the men’s triathlon postponed, the political dream of Olympic swimming in the Seine could go down the drain — literally.

July 30, 2024 3:43 pm CET

Trump vs. Biden’s historic climate agenda

President Joe Biden may no longer be on the 2024 ballot — but his legacy is. And former President Donald Trump would have multiple tools to thwart his ambitions on energy, infrastructure and climate change.

July 30, 2024 9:48 am CET

Don’t bring a plastic bottle to the Olympics — unless you’re Coca-Cola

The Olympics sponsor is facing backlash for boasting about plastic-free drink options while still using millions of plastic bottles.

July 26, 2024 12:30 pm CET

This burger could kill the EU

Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.

July 22, 2024 6:00 am CET

Berlin inks lithium deal with Belgrade despite environmental concerns

The agreement would benefit carmakers like Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, but is deeply unpopular in the country.

July 19, 2024 2:02 pm CET

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo calls her Seine dip ‘a dream’

Hidalgo’s long-promised dive into the murky waters have become a running joke amongst Parisians.

July 17, 2024 2:21 pm CET

Olympic athletes tell Coca-Cola, Pepsi to end plastic pollution

Push comes ahead of the imminent 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

July 11, 2024 12:18 pm CET

China’s Shein sweet-talks EU to stave off hurdles on ‘fast fashion’ goods

Business is booming at the China-founded app, but European and American regulators are on its case.

July 3, 2024 6:00 am CET

Italy’s Meloni denounces ‘ideological madness’ of EU ban on gas and diesel cars

It’s part of a growing resistance to the 2035 measure.

June 26, 2024 11:49 am CET

How von der Leyen could still lose her job

If she can’t win over the entire centrist coalition, the EU’s top executive will need the Greens or even the hard right. Both options are fraught.

June 11, 2024 4:02 am CET

A triumphant right’s first post-election target: Overturning Green Deal car ban

EPP’s Weber vows to push to scrap combustion engine ban in talks in coming days.

June 10, 2024 3:07 am CET

Europe votes on climate neutrality’s fate

Whether voters realize it or not, the EU’s goal to end global warming contributions by 2050 is on the ballot.

June 6, 2024 6:00 am CET
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