Although coal consumption has dropped, oil and gas use has risen and Poland remains the world’s fourth highest emitting economy.
Category: 3. Europe
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Major milestone for Polish energy as renewables generated more electricity than coal for first month
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Europe’s economic suicide pact – Euractiv
For centuries Japan’s samurai relied on a practice called seppuku – suicide by disembowelment – as a remedy for failure. Europe’s virtue-signalling ritual has a more prosaic (if equally lethal) name: Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, also…
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Family of Liverpool player Diogo Jota gather at chapel in Portugal ahead of funeral on Saturday
Jota’s death occurred two weeks after he married long-time partner Rute Cardoso while on vacation from a long season where he helped Liverpool win the Premier League title. The couple had three children, the youngest born last year.
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EU weighs skeleton US trade deal with 10 percent tariff – POLITICO
Despite the intensive talks, a landing zone for an agreement remains potentially difficult for von der Leyen, with divisions lingering between EU countries over how to approach the negotiations. All options — including no deal — remain on the table, according to three diplomats.
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‘Intolerable’: Airlines slam passenger disruption caused by French air traffic controller strikes
Budget airline Ryanair has called on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to take urgent action.
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Exclusive: EU to offer five options over Israeli Human Rights breaches
The EU’s Foreign Policy chief will present member states with five options in response to Israel’s breach of the EU-Israel Association Agreement during a meeting next week, several EU sources familiar with the issue have told Euronews.
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Greece passes law to jail people for selling alcohol or tobacco to children
The law is wide-reaching. Here’s what’s in it.
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Germany’s Autobahn Cracks After Heat Wave Hits Europe
Germany will carry out emergency repairs on its autobahn this weekend after extreme heat in recent days blew up large chunks of concrete along key stretches of the highway.
Temperatures of up to 39C (102F) caused the material to expand and crack…
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CEE Investment Growth Surges Ahead of Europe
CEE accounted for 2.2% of total European investment value, up from 1.9% in 2023, as regional investment grew roughly two times faster than the European total. Those are the findings of the latest 2024 Central & Eastern Europe Private Equity…
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Major European enterprises urge EU to ‘stop the clock’ on AI Act
A band of big European companies have urged the EU to delay enforcement of the new AI Act, citing unclear and complex rules that risk hindering innovation and competitiveness. They support regulation but request simplification.
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