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

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 (€)