Industries wanted to set EU green rules on fire because they said it's getting in the way of doing business. Now they hate the result. It's pushing Brussels towards existential dread: Can the EU regulation machine weather this political, economic and climate storm? www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Rome is going after the EU's number 1 environmental rule: That public funds shouldn't pay for dirty, polluting projects. That won't sit well with a bloc of EU countries — particularly the Nordics — pushing in the opposite direction. Read our exclusive: www.politico.eu/article/ital...

Thank you Oceans and Trees ~ for oxygen, beauty, healing, life 🌊 🌲 #greenwitch #animism #nature #forest #trees #ocean #bethechange

Greek fishermen are seeking government support to fight off an invasion of toxic, razor-toothed pufferfish that are endangering Mediterranean ecosystems.

La honte www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

And if audio is your thing, my ace colleagues @swheatonjourno.bsky.social and @zoyashef.bsky.social break it down for you in the Brussels Playbook Podcast: www.politico.eu/podcast/brus...

🥵 It's hot in here. Europe is sweating through a record-breaking heatwave that's killing people, trees, and destroying crops. Meanwhile in Brussels: EU governments push to divert green investment funds towards fossil fuel expansion. Read the full story 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

now free to read: The U.S. National Science Foundation said it would reverse course on plans to dismantle its major ocean observation program. www.politico.eu?post_type=pr...

🚨Update: The Trump administration said it would reverse course on plans to dismantle this major ocean observation program, bowing to pressure from congressional lawmakers. Our U.S. colleagues have more for you here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

It's been a busy week of deregulation news at @politico.eu, with: 🇪🇺 EU decision makers blaming each other for too much red tape, again 🐟 A surprise omnibus announcement 🐦 Diplomats getting creative because they need to kill birds to build wind mills and data centres www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Israël refuse l’entrée sur son territoire à une journaliste française

As the EU tries to crack down on settler violence in the illegally occupied West Bank, dates, tahini and oranges from the West Bank are entering the EU with a “Made in Israel” label. read more 👇 w/ @thisisbartosz.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/food...

As the U.S. continues to withdrawing science funding, Europe has become a lifeline for ocean research — but with a smaller cash pot. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...

I spent World Ocean Day at the #NeptuneForum in Paris speaking with researchers, data nerds and diplomats about Ocean observation. The timing was interesting... As the U.S. pull away from funding ocean science, the EU is stepping in — with less cash. Read more: www.politico.eu/article/euro...

This, by @andrewkersley.bsky.social, is the best piece of journalism I've read this year. A gut-wrenching account of the human cost of bureaucratic failures and a testament to what you can discover when you set out to answer the question - how the fuck did this happen?

The EU thought it could do without experts for its deregulation crusade. Reality is proving it does. POLITICO takes you behind the scenes of the EU Council's anti red tape squad and what it means for EU norms that protect the environment and human health. www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...

Always such a pleasure to attend the #sirharrysummit for investigative journalism, and hear from the people who inspire me and so many others to keep reporting.

Did you know LVMH has a zero tolerance for leather imports from South America? The luxury giant doesn't want its supply chain to cause deforestation 🌳 An investigation reveals animal skins from Paraguay are still being shipped to one of its Italian tanneries. www.politico.eu/article/lvmh...

'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

🌴🌲🌳The richer you are the more likely you are to live among the trees. That's one of the findings coming out of a recent EU study looking at access to green spaces across 862 European cities. Read all about it👇: www.politico.eu/article/acce...

#HandsOffNature: You see, even the byz sector agrees that deregulation does not save costs. And obviously they do not talk about the costs of deregulation stemming from the breakdown of our ecosystem services, e.g. access to clean water, food security! By @mariannegros.bsky.social in @politico.eu

Italian oil giant Eni says its Kenya biofuel project is a model for fair and sustainable agriculture. So why are farmers telling us they were pushed to grow castor beans to make green fuel that no one came to buy? Rear our investigation w/ @source-material.org www.politico.eu/article/seed...

Morning.

Used cars are a treasure trove of metals essential in energy technology, but the EU is letting them vanish without a trace. So, we went looking for them. Read the full story👇 www.politico.eu/article/euro... sublime artwork by Natália Delgado

Today on EU Confidential its all about castles and competitiveness The EU wants to deregulate it's way to economic greatness, but at what cost? Listen and find out w/ @ziaweise.bsky.social @carlomartu.bsky.social, @aitorehm.bsky.social & @swheatonjourno.bsky.social www.politico.eu/podcast/brus...

Le film « Soulèvements » sort le 11 février au cinéma. Découvrez un portrait choral à 16 voix, d’un mouvement de résistance intergénérationnel porté par une jeunesse qui lutte pour préserver la Terre. La bande-annonce ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/LwY En partenariat avec Reporterre.

NEW 🚨 The European Commission wants to give itself more power to write and change legislation quickly. Civil society says this will undermine democracy. Read all about it on @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/brus... w/ Leonie Cater

❄️ Nuuk will never allow the fate of Greenland's minerals to be decided by political powers "outside of Greenland" says the Island's Energy minister. Subscribers can read more about the minister's reality check on the business case for mining in Morning Sustainability: pro.politico.eu/news/211941

2025 was the third hottest year ever. Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago. Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising. www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

Today, Shein CEO Donald Tang is meeting the European Commission's environment boss Jessika Roswall. Find out what the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu has to say about it 👇 (€) pro.politico.eu/news/211234

🔮 What else is there to do in January other than make bets on what 2026 has in store for sustainability policy in the EU? It was a pleasure to speak with Richard Howitt and Robert Hodgson on Frankly Speaking about what will keep us busy this year. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4xCM...

‘I can’t think of a place more pristine’: 133,000 hectares of Chilean Patagonia preserved after local fundraising

Next Tuesday EU environment ministers will be in Brussels for another environment council. France will use the meeting to talk about its beef with Shein. Again. Read about Paris's lobbying against the Chinese firm here: www.politico.eu/article/shei... w/ @sofianezaizoune.bsky.social

🚨 Up next on the chopping block are waste management and industrial emissions rules as the EU continues to loosen environmental rules that businesses don't like. w/ @leonieacater.bsky.social and @jakobweizman.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/brus...

🇪🇺 EU institutions inked a deal on the first omnibus last night. Brussels will massively dilute its environmental rules in a desperate attempt to turbocharge its economy back to life. Read more on POLITICO 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

🚨🚨🚨 My ace colleague @leonieacater.bsky.social got her hands on the environmental omnibus communication with lots of juicy details on what files are on the chopping bloc 🧪🍟♻️ POLITICO's pro subscribers get the goss first 👇 pro.politico.eu/news/209648

🛠️ Europe needs to source more raw materials, even if that means cutting corners on environmental rules. But how can Brussels balance its conflicting priorities of keeping emissions down while building new mines? In comes #RESourceEU. Read more 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

Happening now! Are you at the networking lunch? come say hi #POLITICOSustainableSummit

This "will they won't they" storyline between the EPP and the far-right is getting old. The centrists are again (or still) working together to pass the omnibus. But the EPP has a plan to cut green rules that it is confident will get far-right support, just in case. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

🚨🚨 the European People's Party has suggested new changes to a landmark bill aimed at cutting environmental red tape. Those changes align with demands from the far-right. You read it here first 👇 www.politico.eu/article/epp-... w/ @maxgriera.bsky.social and @benmunster.bsky.social

"Ce n'est pas la fatalité mais le miroir d'une société qui a cessé de lui offrir un avenir." A Bruxelles, des jeunes de 18 à peine s'entretue pour quelques milliers d'€ Cet article de Julien Balboni, à lire absolument: www.lecho.be/economie-pol...

#EUPolitics: EU’s conservatives hurtle toward reckoning over far-right taboo, by @mariannegros.bsky.social & @maxgriera.bsky.social | Politico www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Tense talks about the first omnibus in Parliament is forcing a reckoning for the EPP: slow down its deregulation drive to appease centrist allies, or partner with the far-right to get the job done. Read our story w/ @maxgriera.bsky.social 👇 www.politico.eu/article/euro...

He is relentless. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

⚠️⚠️⚠️ MEPs stall von der Leyen's first omnibus proposal, as EU leaders call on Brussels to deliver a speedy deregulation drive. Follow along here👇 www.politico.eu/article/parl...

What began as a push to free Europe’s businesses from crippling rules has morphed into yet another tactic to appease Donald Trump. Our story with @mariannegros.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/brus...

This week on @politico.eu's EU Influence newsletter - 💼 46 companies want Macron and Merz to help them kill the EU due diligence rules - 🇵🇸 Who shapes the narrative in Brussels on Gaza? - 👩‍⚖️ Why its been such a testy week for the EU's relationship with Hungary www.politico.eu/newsletter/p...

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’ A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains. grist.org/oceans/coral... #Coral #Ocean #Environment #Climate #Science