European Green Deal
Stricter EU rules and technology bans could deliver net zero in 2046, €6.1tn GDP boost
Est. 3minEconomic and financial consultancy Oxera has published a report explaining that more investment and policy on decarbonisation would boost economic growth across the European Union.
Eleven energy and environment MEPs to watch
Est. 8minAs leaders of political groups negotiate the composition of committees in the new European Parliament, Euractiv has identified eleven MEPs focused on energy and environment who are worth keeping an eye on.
EPP, Socialists, Liberals finalise wishlists for von der Leyen’s second term
Est. 6minThe three EU Parliament groups of the centrist majority diverge on some key policy issues for the next mandate, according to draft action plans seen by Euractiv, the basis for their talks with Ursula von der Leyen as she seeks support to win a second mandate as Commission president.
EPP’s energy and environment plans for next five years
Est. 3minA draft version of the EPP’s priorities for the next European Commission, seen by Euractiv, contains a continued, but reduced commitment to climate action and nature protection.
Green Deal in Eastern Europe: still alive after EU elections
Est. 5minDuring the European elections campaign, many political parties in Bulgaria and other countries in the EU’s east attacked the European Green Deal. But when several hundred stakeholders gathered at a Green Transition Forum in Sofia, their message was that they wanted to make the best of the project and the EU funding.
LEAK: Hungary’s agenda for the Environment, Energy and Transport Council meetings
Est. 4minEuractiv has seen the Hungarian EU presidency's detailed plans for the Environment, Energy and Transport Council meetings in the second half of 2024, which outline when Budapest plans to advance individual existing legislative proposals, agree a COP29 position, and present its plans for geothermal energy.
French elections: Far-right’s proposals go against the Green Deal
Est. 5minMany of the proposals put forward by the Rassemblement National (RN, ID) and its allies for the French legislative elections clash with the European greenhouse gas reduction targets set out in the European Green deal.
The New European Bauhaus – a paradigm shift
Est. 5minA recent critique of has ignited a discussion about whether the New European Bauhaus (NEB) is living up to its promises. With the NEB in its early stages, is it fair to write off this ambitious initiative?
Green Deal is ‘no longer an ecological, but an economic agenda’, says EU climate official
Est. 5minThe European Green Deal is “an agenda of economic modernisation” rather than an ecological agenda, said the head of the European Commission’s climate department at a recent Euractiv event. Industry and competitiveness gaining prominence.
French elections: The left’s ecological programme repackages existing EU measures
Est. 5minThe left and far-left programme for the French parliamentary elections gives pride of place to ecological measures, but many of these goals are based on already-existing European measures.
Environment Council adopts its position on the Green Claims Directive
Est. 3minEuropean environment ministers adopted their first formal position on the Green Claims Directive in Luxembourg on Monday (17 June), with environmental NGOs arguing that the text had been watered down.
The European Green Deal has matured: the path forward
Est. 5minA European Green Deal 2.0 was always going to be a very different agenda, especially if the original European Green Deal succeeded.
Today’s Environmental Council – closing off the Green Deal and looking to 2040
Est. 4minEuropean environment ministers will gather in Luxembourg this morning (17 June) for the final Environment Council meeting of Belgium's EU Council Presidency, aiming to progress several outstanding Green Deal files.
Leak: Hungarian Presidency’s plans for energy, transport, environment
Est. 2minOn 1 July, Hungary will take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from the Belgians. Euractiv has seen and reviewed Hungary's indicative plan for energy, transport and the environment during its six months as Council President.
Europe’s power sector pushes back against Brussels’ overregulation
Est. 4minTriggered by the prospect of new rules for electricity transformers, European power sector representatives have written to the European Commission highlighting their wider issues with the EU’s approach to regulation.
EU Commission strengthens Europe’s crisis response abilities
Est. 3minIn response to a growing number of emergencies - particularly climate-related disasters - the European Commission is looking for better coordination and new tools to strengthen the bloc's crisis-response abilities.
Pascal Canfin on the Green Deal: ‘Job done’
Est. 4minJust a few days to go before the elections on 6 and 9 June, the centre-left electorate has not yet made up its mind, according to Renaissance MEP Pascal Canfin. Designated as the 'green joker' or the 'green deposit' of Macron, Canfin defends his own record. Interview.
Is the EU Green Deal ignoring the potential of local action?
Est. 4minAhead of the EU elections this week, grassroots local campaigners are putting pressure on lawmakers to change the top-down way they’re organising climate policy.
While politicians talk green jobs, carmaking regions seek to limit the damage
Est. 5minEurope's car-producing regions know that decarbonisation will hit the traditional car industry hard and result in thousands of job losses. For them, the name of the game now is how to limit the damage, and how the EU can help.
EU election results threaten Green Deal, sustainability experts say
Est. 4minThe June EU election results will jeopardise the implementation of the Green Deal, according to a majority of experts questioned by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP).
The Brief – The EU election punching bag
Est. 6minRegards from Sofia, where the author of this Brief has witnessed the first days of the European election campaign and concluded the following: The number one election punching bag is the European Green Deal, and it's no different in many other EU countries.
Biofuels election promise, a renewed mandate for renewables
Est. 7minVoters deeply concerned with living costs and climate change are being offered a voice by the European Biodiesel Board, it's calling for a balanced, inclusive, and affordable climate policy in line with the EU’s net zero by 2050 goal.
Czech far-right leader ready to back von der Leyen, lists conditions
Est. 3minPetr Mach, leader of the Czech far-right coalition for the upcoming European elections, is ready to support Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president - but at certain conditions.
EU’s Green Deal target of disinfo ahead of June vote
Est. 4minThe EU's Green Deal has been the target of virulent online disinformation ahead of European parliament elections in June, such as fabricated claims that Brussels plans to introduce a "carbon passport" or ban repairs of cars older than 15 years.