Category: Energy and Climate
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NextGenerationEU Debt Could Hit 1 Trillion Euros Warn Court Auditors
Milan: NextGenerationEU debt could push outstanding EU borrowing to 1 trillion euros by 2027, the European Court of Auditors warned in its annual report of 8 October 2026. Euronews reported…
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Third Quarter Euro Area GDP Growth Hits 0.4 Percent As Ireland Surges
Dublin: Euro area GDP grew by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, and the European Union as a whole grew by 0.5 percent,…
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Critical Infrastructure Buckled Under 2026 Heat Drought And Storms
Copenhagen: The European Environment Agency has warned that critical infrastructure failed in several sectors at once during the extreme weather of 2026, and it says repairing damaged assets will not…
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Pesticide Approval Periods Decision Waits Until December After Protest
Bordeaux: The fight over pesticide approval periods has moved into December, after the European Parliament again postponed a vote on the Commission’s plan to lengthen them. AFP reported on 5…
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Flight Refund Rules Make Travel Agents Pay Back Within 14 Days
Palma: The European Parliament has approved new flight refund rules that make travel agents and booking platforms return the full ticket price, including their own fee, within 14 days of…
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European Arrest Warrant Ruling Shuts Door On Sentence Challenges
Luxembourg: The Court of Justice ruled on 3 November 2026 that a disproportionate sentence does not, by itself, let a national court refuse a European arrest warrant. The judgment, reported…
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EU-US Trade Deal Law Adds Safeguard Clause And A 2029 End Date
Antwerp: The EU-US trade deal legislation includes a safeguard clause and an end date of 2029, according to the Commission’s description of the political agreement reached on 22 May 2026.…
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Circular Economy Act Still Awaited As Impact Studies Shape Its Scope
Rotterdam: The Circular Economy Act remains on the Commission’s list for 2026, and the sources reviewed do not confirm that a formal proposal has been adopted. Packaging Gateway reported in…
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ESMA Direct Supervision Narrows In Council Deal On Market Integration
Paris: ESMA direct supervision would cover fewer markets than the Commission wanted under the Council position on the market integration and supervision package. Finance ministers agreed the key elements of…
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EU Civil Protection Mechanism Passes 900 Activations In 25 Years
Athens: The EU Civil Protection Mechanism has now been activated more than 900 times since its creation in 2001, the European Commission said on 23 October 2026 as it marked…
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Shoppers Await The EU Parcel Handling Fee As Lille Authority Nears
Lille: The EU parcel handling fee was expected to take effect by 1 November 2026, but the sources reviewed do not confirm that it is in force and do not…
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Commission Tables 2027 Fishing Quotas With Cuts For Iberian Hake
Vigo: The European Commission proposed the 2027 fishing quotas for the Atlantic, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak on 5 November 2026, and the draft cuts Iberian hake while raising anglerfish.…
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Nature-Positive Economy Call Puts 237 Million Euros Into Biodiversity
Montpellier: A call titled Transformative Change Towards a Nature-Positive Economy and Society will direct 237 million euros of Horizon Europe money to biodiversity research, the European Commission announced on 30…
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Organic Products Rules Race a 31 December Deadline on Imports
Verona: The revised organic products rules must reach agreement within seven weeks, because the current regime for organic food imports expires on 31 December 2026. The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee…
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Lawmakers Test the European Competitiveness Fund at 264 Billion Euros
Berlin: The European Competitiveness Fund reaches its first parliamentary test on 10 November, when the Industry, Research and Energy Committee is expected to approve compromise amendments to the regulation that…
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Cloud and AI Development Act Draft Softens Sovereignty Demands
Galway: A revised draft of the Cloud and AI Development Act would narrow the European Commission’s powers over cloud sovereignty requirements and make compliance easier for public buyers, according to…
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Average Annual Pay in the EU Reaches 41,500 Euros as Spain Gains
Valencia: The average annual pay of a full-time employee in the European Union reached 41,500 euros in 2025, up 4.3% from 39,800 euros a year earlier, according to Eurostat data…
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Industrial Producer Prices Jump 2.5 percent Month on Month in September
Sofia: Industrial producer prices in the euro area rose 2.5% in September 2026 compared with August, according to Eurostat figures reported on 6 November, and the annual rate climbed to…
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European Research Area Act Would Bind States To A 3 Percent Target
Leuven: The European Research Area Act would give the Union legally binding rules for research for the first time, replacing a system that has relied mostly on voluntary cooperation since…
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EMA New Medicines Include An Oral Obesity Pill Called Foundayo
Amsterdam: The European Medicines Agency recommended six new medicines for approval at its October meeting, and the EMA new medicines list includes an oral obesity treatment. The Committee for Medicinal…
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2026 Rule Of Law Report Records Lowest Follow-Up Rate On Record
Budapest: The 2026 Rule of Law Report shows that member states acted on only 47 percent of last year’s recommendations, which the Commission counts as fully or partially implemented. The…
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OLAF Customs Fraud Cases Reveal Costly Gaps On The Polish Border
Warsaw: OLAF customs fraud investigations in the first half of 2026 show how a single smuggling route can cost EU and national budgets hundreds of millions of euros. The European…
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Tobacco Taxation Directive Revision Puts Finance Ministers To The Test
Cork: The revised Tobacco Taxation Directive was due to reach finance ministers on 9 November 2026, when the Economic and Financial Affairs Council planned to seek political agreement on the…
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Galileo Second Generation Order Grows To Eight Satellites At Airbus
Ottobrunn: The Galileo second generation programme gained two more satellites on 27 October 2026, when the European Space Agency ordered them from Airbus. The agency acted on behalf of the…