New EU Commission faces turning climate pledges into reality
The next European Commission has made an ambitious, global-leading fight against climate change the centrepiece of its mandate
Why is Spain returning to the polls?
Spain will return to the ballot box on November 10 in its fourth general election in four years after parties failed to reach a deal following an inconclusive April poll
Paris promises: where the world’s biggest polluters stand
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has convened a major climate summit on September 23 because the world's main polluters remain well behind their 2015 Paris Agreement goals
The long road to clean energy
Can green energy curb climate change, which is accelerating at an alarming pace?
Apple slams EU as epic court battle over tax bill begins
Apple has launched a legal challenge against the European Commission's landmark order that it must reimburse Ireland 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in back taxes
Johnson and Juncker hold Brexit lunch amid backstop impasse
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday for the first time since taking office, as efforts to prevent a no-deal Brexit on October 31 show little sign of progress.
The state of Britain’s economy as Brexit looms
What is the state of the British economy as the country prepares to leave the EU -- with or without a deal according to PM Boris Johnson -- on October 31?
How the ECB could boost the eurozone economy
The European Central Bank is widely expected to lower negative interest rates even further on September 12, and possibly bring back its multi-billion-euro quantitative easing programme
New ‘balanced’ EU executive team unveiled
The incoming EU Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, has made climate policy, digital technology and rekindling Europe's economy core ambitions for the next five years
What next in Britain’s Brexit crisis?
After MPs reject Boris Johnson's second bid to call an early election, Britain's PM is left in limbo heading towards an EU summit in October, just days before the UK's scheduled exit