From cancelled solar projects to increased pollution, America’s political gridlock is taking a toll on climate goals.
Category: 3. Europe
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‘Immediate consequences’: How a US government shutdown could derail global climate progress
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Discover Kazakhstan’s Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve, a haven for thousands of flamingos
By Galiya Khassenkhanova
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Just two hours from Astana, the…
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Serbia’s Hidden Gems: Springs, caves, waterfalls and spas await
No sea? No problem. From waterfalls to lakes and spas, Serbia beckons with hidden treasures waiting to be explored.
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Iceland to ‘propose’ higher tourist tax following record-breaking number of visitors
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Iceland is preparing for a huge tourism boom after witnessing a record-breaking number of visitors so far this year.
Known as “the land of fire and ice”, the Nordic country has become famed for its…
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Von der Leyen’s party threatens to reject EU budget proposal in November – POLITICO
“A rejection can only be avoided if the Commission improves its proposal shortly. No option is off the table,” Mureșan added in a written statement.
The EPP is turning the screws on the Commission after days of meetings with commissioners in charge of the budget that were described by…
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Starmer tied in knots over collapsed China spy case – POLITICO
But first: The PM made a statement before Badenoch even had a chance to lay a blow, to some consternation from Tory MPs. Starmer reiterated he was “deeply disappointed” the case failed and ripped into “baseless accusations” from the Tories. The PM said that government policy under the…
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In a volatile world, Africa and Europe need one another more than ever
IMF head Kristalina Georgieva, in her curtain-raiser ahead of the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF, shared a statistic that we all feel innately: the World Uncertainty Index is now off the charts, hitting a level almost twice that during…
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How Europe is using taxes to slow down fast fashion
Did you know that making one cotton t-shirt uses around 2,700 litres of water, around the amount that a person drinks in three years? Fast fashion may offer cheap, on-trend clothes, but it also generates an annual 12kg of textile waste per…
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Madagascar’s crisis intensifies following dissolution of parliament
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, escalating a deepening political crisis after a military rebellion forced him to flee and go into hiding.
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MEP targeted by spyware files complaint against Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – POLITICO
The complaint gives details about an email that someone claiming to be a Ukrainian student sent to Freund’s parliamentary email address at the end of May 2024. The message asked the MEP to write a short message in which he would share his “beliefs concerning the accession of Ukraine to…
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