Category: 3. Europe

The latest technology insight report from the Observatory on Patents and Technology reveals recent trends in the rapidly growing field of plastic waste management.

In the past three decades, there has been a surge in inventions to recover and…

European officials are working against the clock to secure a trade deal with Washington before early July, when so-called “reciprocal” tariffs will kick in on EU goods sent to the US.

“We absolutely are committed to finding agreements with the US that benefit both sides,”…

On 28 April 2025, large parts of Spain and Portugal experienced a sudden and widespread power blackout. Within hours, speculation began to circulate: had the country gone “too far” with renewables? Was this the downside of phasing…

However, it also ruled that the U.K. had made a procedural error in bringing in the ban by not giving due regard to the rights of EU fishers during an adjustment period — as required under the Brexit trade deal.

The fish are fed to livestock by farmers in countries like Denmark, but are…

As congregations resume in the Vatican in the week leading up to the conclave, some cardinals actively avoid journalists’ microphones as they hurry towards St Peter’s Square.

But others are willing to stop and talk to reporters.

“Let’s hope the conclave doesn’t last too long,”…

British actor-comedian Russell Brand was granted conditional bail by a London court today after appearing to face charges of rape and sexual assault involving four women.

Brand, 49, did not enter a plea. He previously denied the allegations made against him.

He was swarmed by…