Sep 12 EU lawmakers approve a deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5 percent of total consumption by 2030 By Associated Press European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc's energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition away from fossil fuels. Continue reading
Sep 08 EU rebukes its representative’s tone after he called out Austria’s Russian gas imports By Associated Press EU representative Martin Selmayr said at a discussion event on Wednesday that Austria continues to get 55 percent of its gas from Russia but no one is out on Vienna's central Ringstrasse boulevard to protest that. Continue reading
Aug 29 Devastating Greek wildfire now in its 11th day is the biggest ever recorded in the EU By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press After burning across vast tracts of land, the blaze in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region is mainly concentrated deep in a forest near the border with Turkey, in an area difficult to access. Continue reading
Aug 25 Europe takes on Big Tech. This may mean changes for U.S. users By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon. Continue reading
Aug 24 Firefighters in Greece struggle against wildfires, as blaze includes EU’s largest on record By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest ever recorded in the European Union. Continue reading
Aug 15 Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus By Monika Scislowska, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Poland is deploying thousands of troops to its border with pro-Russian Belarus, calling it a deterrent move as tensions between the neighbors ratchet up. Continue reading
Aug 07 NATO, EU send aid to Slovenia after devastating floods that killed at least 6 and left many homeless By Associated Press NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob on Monday, expressing his condolences and NATO's strong solidarity with Slovenia, a NATO statement said. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 8:44 Tunisia, EU scrutinized for harsh treatment of migrants along route from Africa to Europe By Malcolm Brabant and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Crews have given up hope of finding nearly 30 migrants thrown into the sea after setting sail from Tunisia. It happened as human rights groups called on Tunisia’s president to save migrants trapped on the border with Libya. The crisis… Continue watching
Jul 23 Spain’s conservative party wins general election, but falls short of absolute majority By Ciarán Giles, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday's inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 8:26 Germany’s role as economic powerhouse at tipping point amid recession By Malcolm Brabant, Morgan Till, Dan Sagalyn Germany's economy was the envy of Europe for many of the 30-plus years since reunification. But now the country is officially in recession and its people, used to decades of prosperity, are now losing confidence. Much of its current troubles… Continue watching