‘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

Washington, with the help of big American companies like ExxonMobil, has been lobbying the EU to scrap its due diligence rules. Behind closed doors, Brussels is telling EU capitals that it’s not on the table. Read more from @gabrielgavin.bsky.social and I 👇

🚨 OMNIBUS UPDATE 🚨 The Socialists & Democrats folded under pressure from the European People’s Party after it threatened to ally with the far right to push through sweeping cuts to EU green rules. www.politico.eu/article/soci... w/ @maxgriera.bsky.social Quick thread on how we got here 👇

🚨 Negotiations on the first omnibus are heating up in the European Parliament Here’s a sneak peek about the 🔵 EPP’s latest threat to the 🔴 Socialists and 🟡Renew about siding with the far-right to cut environmental laws PROliticos can find out more here: www.politico.eu/pro/document...

And for a quick summary of the chaos, read @victorglaf.bsky.social's brilliant overview 👇 www.politico.eu/article/fren...

It's Monday. There's a political crisis in France. We've got a live blog going if — like us — you're wondering WTF just happened. www.politico.eu/article/fran...

One too many altercations with spokespeople in the Commission press room got us thinking...If politicians’ careers depend on communicating clearly to the masses, VDL seems to have a problem. Read the full story 👇 wonderfully edited by POLITICO's Ian Wishart. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

Les marins sont une poignée à encore calculer la position de leur bateau grâce à la navigation astronomique. Ils comprennent le langage des étoiles pour s'émerveiller toujours. ⏰ Rediff. du 05/08/2025 Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/222

🚨 Your latest EU influence is out! Featuring stellar reporting from POLITICO's @marieccles.bsky.social, @maxgriera.bsky.social, @antoanetaroussi.bsky.social, @ketrinjochecova.bsky.social, @egreechee.bsky.social, @evahartog.bsky.social and @maggiemiller.bsky.social www.politico.eu/newsletter/p...

We've breached a seventh planetary boundary, out of 9. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The EU ombudsman will investigate the commission’s decision to delete a text exchange between Macron and von der Leyen about the Mercosur trade deal. @politico.eu was first to report on the text’s existence back in 2024 👀 www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...

🍂 The leaves are browning, and so are Europe's green rules Read @politico.eu's guide to the EU's season of red tape bonfires: www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

Full story available for free www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

🌳 Plastics made using energy from burnt wood and other types of biomass can be considered green, the EU’s top court has ruled. The ruling comes after legal Charity @clienteartheur.bsky.social challenged the Commission’s decision to include bioplastic in the EU Taxonomy. W/ Leonie Cater

🍿 In just a few minutes Commission President will start her State of the Union Speech! Follow @politico.eu's LIVE BLOG here: www.politico.eu/article/ursu... With ace colleagues @l-guillot.bsky.social @maxgriera.bsky.social and @gabrielgavin.bsky.social reporting on the ground from Strasbourg ⭐

🚨 POLITICO pro subscribers can find out what the latest omnibus compromise text says here 👇 Hint: Companies with 1750 employees are considered small by some, it seems pro.politico.eu/news/204337 (€)

À l'initiative de Reporters sans frontières (RSF), plus de 250 médias noircissent leurs unes pour protester contre le meurtre des journalistes à Gaza. Cette mobilisation survient alors que 220 journalistes ont été tués par l’armée israélienne dans la bande de Gaza en près de 23 mois, selon RSF.

À l’appel de Reporters sans frontières (RSF) et du mouvement citoyen mondial Avaaz, La Croix soutient la mobilisation en faveur des journalistes de Gaza. Plus d'infos : ➡️ https://l.la-croix.com/BZk

@Mediapart se joint à la campagne de Reporters sans frontières (RSF) pour dénoncer les meurtres de journalistes palestinien·nes à Gaza. « Au rythme où l’armée israélienne tue les journalistes dans la bande de Gaza, il n’y aura bientôt plus personne pour vous informer », affirment plus de 150 médias.

Nous, sociétés des journalistes, nous joignons à la mobilisation internationale initiée par Reporters sans frontières (RSF), Avaaz et le “Committee to Protect journalists” (CPJ) en solidarité avec nos confrères et consœurs journalistes palestiniens de la bande de Gaza.

The summer break is over and we're back to covering all the latest environment news in Europe ♻️ Brussels probes Greece over dodgy recycling projects: www.politico.eu/article/eu-g... w/ @nstamouli.bsky.social

My team in Brussels needs a new climate editor! Apply here: jobs.mpleo.net/en/politico/...

Some 500 waste-to-energy plants operate on in the EU —burning around a quarter of our household trash to power homes. Now evidence is mounting that burning garbage is far from clean. But municipalities are stuck paying back the debt they accrued to fund them. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Hey network, my team and I would like to hear your recommendations for books, podcasts & films about sustainability. Bonus points if they are not depressing (I'm determined to keep my climate anxiety at bay this summer) Comment below! 🏖️ 🌴⛵🏄‍♀️🍦😎

♻️ Brussels: EU countries must recycle at least 55% of municipal waste Also Brussels: EU countries must not tell people how to recycle municipal waste www.politico.eu/article/comm...

👩‍⚖️Today marks the start of negotiations between MEPs in the JURI committee on @ec.europa.eu's plans to cut sustainability reporting and due diligence rules. Pro subscribers can get all the details here 👇 pro.politico.eu/news/201923

Ursula von der Leyen survived her no-confidence vote today, but the event carries a powerful warning for the European Commission president. Join our reporters ‪at 4 p.m. CEST for a live debrief 👇 Ft. ‪‪@swheatonjourno.bsky.social‬ @mariannegros.bsky.social @maxgriera.bsky.social

Let's get ready to rumble. Ursula von der Leyen will appear before the European Parliament tonight for a heated debate before she faces a vote of no-confidence on Thursday. We’ll be covering all the action live from 5 p.m. CET, right here 👉 ow.ly/YgBe50WlHY9

🌇 NEW: This week's edition of Living Cities is out! Here's what's on the menu: 🦽 A broken elevator in Brussels raises questions about accessibility issues in the capital 💏 Venice locals are fuming about Jeff Bezos' wedding 🏊‍♀️ Anne Hidalgo jumps in the Seine, again. www.politico.eu/newsletter/g...

On the streets and hills of Europe, every extreme heat alarm bell is ringing. But inside the air-conditioned Berlaymont, the EU’s supreme policymakers are sweating over whether now is the right time to push new climate targets.

🥵 Notre carte des écarts à la normale, aujourd'hui en France, vire au pourpre. Certaines stations sont en surchauffe maximale. Au global, comptez 9,8 degrés de plus que ce qui avait été observé un 1er juillet entre 1971 et 2000 www.franceinfo.fr/environnemen...

🇫🇷 🇩🇪 France and Germany were once on opposite sides of Europe's plan to make supply chains more ethical. A backdoor deal to destroy the bill was all it took to rekindle the friendship. Read our full story here 👇 www.politico.eu/article/insi...

27 EU leaders gather in Brussels today to discuss economic and security challenges. But the biggest question is: Does the bloc have what it takes to go at it alone as the US continues to turn away from Europe? Follow our live blog for every twist and turn: ow.ly/5G2750Wgxkt

Are you team communications fiasco or cahoots conspiracy? Last Friday the European Commission said it would cut the Green Claims Directive — since then, we've been trying to figure out what went wrong. www.politico.eu/article/euro... w/ @maxgriera.bsky.social