Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. STRASBOURG — There’s a strong sense of déjà vu in Strasbourg. Lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on the European Parliament’s position on revising the bloc’s air pollution rules. But in what is quickly becoming a familiar story, major divisions between political groups means...
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Pressure grows on von der Leyen to defy her party and defend EU Green Deal
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. A right-wing campaign to put key elements of the EU’s Green Deal on ice is gaining steam, leaving Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an awkward position. On Tuesday, the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) and its allies succeeded in blocking the EU’s...
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Key EU nature restoration vote put on hold
STRASBOURG — The European Parliament’s environment committee Thursday ran out of time to agree its position on contentious new EU rules aimed at boosting nature restoration across the bloc. MEPs will finish voting on the text at their next ENVI Committee meeting, currently scheduled to take place on June 26 or 27 in Brussels. The...
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Brussels to Berlin: We’ll find a way to save the car engine
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. On the future of the internal combustion engine, Germany has gotten its own way, again. The European Commission and Germany’s Transport Ministry announced a deal Saturday morning that commits the EU executive to figuring out a legal way to allow the sale of new...