The Green Party have won their very first by-election. Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes inside the Greens’ effort to win the seat, and finds out how the battle for this seat will inform the three-way fights between the Greens, Labour and Reform UK.
She speaks…
Sánchez sent the paper to European Council President António Costa on Thursday, just as Italy launched a blistering attack on the ETS. Rome called for its suspension until after the reform is completed, claiming that the carbon price is driving up energy costs and acting as a “tax” on…
Sweden’s defence minister says there is likely a “strong link” between the drone and a Russian naval vessel in the area.
BRUSSELS — The EU will provisionally implement its trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Friday, in a move that is likely to trigger a major backlash from European capitals and lawmakers…
The European Commission’s response to the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ citizens’ initiative is already being described as a breakthrough moment, with broad agreement that an existing EU fund, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), can now be used to support access to safe abortion care across…
Várhelyi estimated reforms could lower business costs by 20-25 percent – potentially offsetting the impact of US tariffs and “MFN” pricing.
Asked about the impact of Trump’s so-called ‘most-favoured nation’ pricing, European Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said that Europe’s…
The European Commission has announced 13 new heritage sites selected for the 2025 European Heritage Label, recognizing their key role in the history and culture of Europe, and adding to the 67 sites already part of the network.
The newly awarded sites…
Amid a swirl of rumours that he would be replaced, Bangladesh’s central bank governor, Ahsan Mansur (pictured), abruptly and unceremoniously left his post this week.
In stepping aside, Mansur leaves an economy in the throes of instability and a legacy that may come to be remembered less for…
“People already know how much we care about the climate crisis and the environment,” Spencer told POLITICO in February. Instead, the Greens are hoping to combine their climate credentials with wider topics, “linking it to other things we really care about.”
The European Commission has proposed to open negotiations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to integrate them into the EU’s ‘Roam Like at Home’ regime.
Once the agreements are finalized with each of the partners and once they have each…