Le Pen races towards the Elysée as legal uncertainties pile up

European Commission to exempt clean energy, mass transit from green budget rules

“I put the question to Jordan Bardella’s group: are you going to install airco in farmers’ fields to prevent wildfires?” quipped the French socialist Chloé Ridel

Belgium is facing a human rights complaint over PFAS pollution

BUDGET BRIEF: ‘Own resource’ targets – airlines and sugar?

Brussels public transport company STIB is donating 36 buses to Ukraine as it renews and electrifies its fleet

The EPP is waging war against the inclusion of the DNSH principle

Products made from minerals extracted in violation of international treaties could be excluded from the market

Some corporate giants merit their own beat. What does that mean for access? We spoke with reporters about their singular focus. "I realized that they are in the business of information control and narrative,” says Edward Niedermeyer, who covers Tesla. @niedermeyer.online www.cjr.org/feature/one-...

Le drame culinaire de Christopher Storer, dont la cinquième et dernière saison est disponible sur Disney+, a créé une hype hors norme, relancé la mode des séries en cuisine et révélé une poignée d’acteurs. Attention, spoilers.

“This means that we are not dependent on the agenda of the European Commission," Per Clausen said

As things stand, if a vote were held in the Council, five EU countries would comfortably constitute a blocking minority

Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It includes Bible excerpts, which critics argue violates separation of church and state.

Jutta Paulus argued that fishers themselves favoured a more ambitious restriction. “They would like to eat their fish and not be poisoned by it,” she said.

Romania, Slovakia seek EU green light for mass bear cull

Chaque semaine, focus sur un ou une photographe. Ce lundi, Hans van der Meer. Il a parcouru l’Europe et immortalisé des gardiens de but amateurs. Il en a saisi la poésie et l’essence du football, loin des figures héroïsées et d’une industrie tapageuse.

This week will see a decisive test of the European Commission’s plan to ban the use of highly toxic lead shot in hunting and fishing

Lyon’s response to the revelations of widespread pollution was to launch a PFAS clean-up strategy in 2022

Governments want greater flexibility and are seeking to make key provisions optional

Un géant est parti

"I believe a moratorium is not based on an up-to-date understanding of the situation," Prime Minister Støre told journalists

The future of global ocean research is uncertain as Trump administration dismantles a vast network sensors

They highlight the prolonged suffering of entire pods of whales

"For me, if it’s not binding, it’s totally useless,” said Moumen Hamdouch, who heads a unit working on sustainable and intelligent transport at the European Commission

Campaigners urge action to stop data centres driving up power prices

Hildegard Müller, the head of the German automotive industry association VDA, said a ban on PFAS would put the automotive sector at risk

🔥Last summer, an area the size of Cyprus burned in Europe 🚒 With my colleague @florentservia.bsky.social, we look at whether current EU efforts will be enough to prevent the next disaster www.euractiv.com/news/wildfir...

⛰️ « L’air de notre vallée est mortel », lançait un urgentiste sur France 2 en 2015 au sujet de la vallée de l’Arve. Devant sa télé, Muriel Auprince encaisse le choc. Elle-même a une petite fille malade. Elle se lance alors dans un combat de plusieurs années. ✍️ Reportage de @lealedenmat.bsky.social.

Macron launches recycling drive as EU plastic levy bites 

🍊 En 2009, Bernard Nicolas commence à enquêter sur le management toxique à France Télécom après avoir rencontré Vincent, trentenaire brisé par son expérience au sein de l’entreprise. Une enquête qui lui montrera que la frontière entre source et témoin peut être très fine… ✍️ @deslandes.bsky.social

EPP will punish MEP for attending event with AfD

Stung into action: How Europe can deter both China and the US

Éboueur à Montréal depuis plus de 20 ans, Simon Paré-Poupart signe "Ordures ! Journal d'un vidangeur" aux éditions LUX. Dans ce journal intime, il témoigne de la réalité physique et sociale d'un métier indispensable mais souvent invisible. ➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/97f

EEAS in crisis: Who speaks for Europe?

Fight club: European Parliament plans to liven up debate

Weber silent on potential far-right cooperation over car CO2 emissions

Brussels launches public consultation on core nature laws

United Nations sounds the alarm over PFAS pollution in France

"Football provides Europe with something it often lacks in the geopolitical arena: admiration without persuasion". 🖊️ by @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social

Some thirty MEPs signed a letter to the European Commission on Wednesday, at the initiative of Jutta Paulus (Greens), Thomas Bajada (S&D), and Michal Wiezik (Renew).

“To make batteries in Europe, we need mines,” Séjourné said.

Sweden plans to scrap reindeer protections, sparking anger

Pour lutter contre la pénurie de logements à Paris, la ville va appliquer à partir de 2027 les plafonds de la nouvelle taxe sur les logements vacants, un dispositif inscrit dans la dernière loi de finances. ➡️ https://go.publicsenat.fr/Mui

Joyeux anniversaire Ray Lema !

À bord du Kiev Express 68, le « train des épouses », pour un voyage vers une Ukraine en guerre www.la-croix.com/internationa...

This approach to consensus-based diplomacy has left a few blind spots

The controversial project has raised a number of concerns about the scale of the damage it could cause,

Greens demand grounding of private jets during energy crisis

[THREAD] De l’émoi provoqué par le renvoi brutal d’Olivier Nora par Bolloré affleure une question qui tarde à s’imprimer dans l’espace public : faudra-t-il encore longtemps, au nom du pluralisme, faire place dans les médias démocratiques aux ennemis du pluralisme ? …/…