Franco-German power grab finally ends in compromise
EU countries at last resolved a monthslong feud over a reform of the bloc’s electricity market on Tuesday, ending a fierce standoff between France and Germany over the use of subsidies for clean...
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EU nature law fight ends in pyrrhic victory for Green Deal defenders
EU negotiators have finally clinched a political deal on new rules aimed at boosting nature restoration across the bloc, saving the legislation from a conservative-led campaign to kill it. But if...
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Who’s who at COP28
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. The annual U.N. climate summit that starts November 30 has become one of the biggest diplomatic setpieces in the global...
View ArticleSánchez picks a Cabinet of dealmakers to navigate tensions in Spain
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has unveiled his new coalition Cabinet, bringing on board regional Socialist leaders alongside ministers from his previous term. Sánchez said that he had chosen...
View ArticleEU urges COP28’s oil chief to ‘lead’ on fossil fuel phaseout
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The European Union says it’s time for the oil boss presiding over this year’s global climate talks to step up and push for a fossil fuel phaseout. Spanish Ecological...
View ArticleClimate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can’t quit oil
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Climate talks in Dubai ended with a deal to curb the use of fossil fuels that was both historic and 30 years too late. The two-week conference, held in the oil-rich...
View ArticleThe 2 days that salvaged a climate deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hopes for a historic climate deal appeared dead. The U.S., EU and a host of other countries were pushing for the COP28 summit, held in the glitzy petro-metropolis of...
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Plastic gets political as it washes ashore in Spain
In Northern Spain’s Galicia, the ruling conservative Popular Party is facing a toxic election challenge from another “PP”: plastic pollution. Since mid-December, millions of microplastics have washed...
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EU conservatives are fueling far right with Green Deal crusade, Spain’s...
Europe’s center-right leaders assailing green policies are only feeding the rise of a Trump-style populism, Spain’s deputy prime minister warned in an interview with POLITICO. Teresa Ribera, who also...
View ArticleUK heads for EU showdown as Russian gas keeps flowing
LONDON — The U.K. is heading for another clash with its European allies — this time over Russian gas. U.K. Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho will later this month urge European neighbors to stop...
View ArticleFrance talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas
BRUSSELS — Put your money where your mouth is. Such grumbling is percolating across Europe as new data reveals France quietly ramping up gas payments to Russia just as President Emmanuel Macron loudly...
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Von der Leyen slammed for ‘huge’ climate mistakes
Teresa Ribera wants to be the EU’s next Green Deal chief — and she thinks the woman who might be her boss is making a colossal and damaging mistake. In an interview with POLITICO, Spain’s deputy...
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The front-runners for the next European Commission
The front-runners for the next European Commission Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels. Photo-illustration by Liv Martin/POLITICO The European...
View ArticleMacron ally backs Spanish socialist Ribera as EU climate boss
PARIS — Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera has landed a major cross-party endorsement in her quest to be named EU green chief. Pascal Canfin, an MEP from the centrist Renaissance party of...
View ArticleProspect of another lefty EU climate boss has center right wincing
Europe’s center right will find another socialist running EU climate policy hard to swallow — but perhaps not impossible. Peter Liese, a German MEP from the center-right European People’s Party (EPP),...
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Ursula von der Leyen’s secret climate crusade
Inside von der Leyen’s secret climate crusade The European Commission president fought hard in her first term to get her Green Deal reforms past skeptical colleagues — but then backtracked ahead of...
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How to watch the European election like a pro
BRUSSELS — If you’re a political news junkie, get ready for a four-day fix. The European Parliament election kicks off on Thursday — have you heard? — and lasts until Sunday evening, when preliminary...
View ArticleEU leaders ditch call to prepare for ‘new realities’ of warmer planet
BRUSSELS — Preparing the European Union for the dangers of a warming planet is no longer a priority for the bloc’s leaders, according to documents seen by POLITICO. Europe is already experiencing the...
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Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.
STRASBOURG — Ursula von der Leyen will spend the next five years as president of the European Commission. But getting the approval of EU leaders and MEPs is just the start. Now, she needs to start...
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Who will be the next European commissioners?
BRUSSELS — You’ve got mail! Before taking a break to spend time with her family, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will ask the EU’s national governments to send in the names of who...
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