Sustainability

Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.

France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels.

EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal.

Plans to attract U.S. researchers to France were quickly criticized by members of the research community.

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting hands key ministries to CDU veterans and business figures, setting the tone for a more conservative, security-focused government.

The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but Paris isn’t ready to give in just yet.

Dutch government buys time for farmers but tests the limits of domestic courts and EU environmental law.

With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else. 

From Austria to Spain, not a single wine tested came back clean, exposing the reach of ultra-persistent chemicals in Europe’s food chain.

In the weeks before his death, Francis repeated a decade-old plea for a break from both Trumpian greed and the left’s economic rationalism.

Brussels is chockablock with people trying to influence new rules on everything from Big Tech to pesticide use. Here’s where they’ve put most of their efforts.

Even the EU’s most protectionist countries are realizing that they need new friends to trade with as their oldest ally goes rogue.

The bank’s messaging on climate represents a delicate balancing act between the institution and the U.S., its largest shareholder.

Hungary and Slovakia are battling outbreaks of the highly contagious livestock disease.

A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.

The U.S. president has gone on the warpath against DEI and the alliance is falling into line, according to three people familiar with the matter.

New regulations aim to make products last longer and easier to repair.

Earthworms may be the cause of PFAS entering the eggs, according to national public health institute.

Central and Eastern European countries are missing April showers, creating possible trouble for supply chains and farmers.

The incoming government wants emissions cuts paid for abroad to count toward domestic climate goals.

The EU grants billions each year to nonprofits. Now, a right-wing campaign has NGOs afraid the money will dry up.

Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fueling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem. His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.

The damning report will give ammunition to conservative lawmakers who want to prevent NGOs from using EU money to lobby.

A long-awaited review of the rules will cut fines by 20 percent, while sales of new hybrid cars will now continue until 2035.