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5 people tackling aviation and shipping emissions
This article is part of POLITICO’s Changemakers series, looking at the players driving European policy. Shipping and aviation account for more than 5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. That’s...
View ArticleIt’s not all about Italy! 3 EU countries call for change to migration focus
The EU’s migration plans should focus on the eastern Mediterranean, not just Italy and Malta, three EU countries will say this week. In a document, seen by POLITICO, that will be presented at a meeting...
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Rotten tomatoes or standing ovations? Commissioners’ hearings reviewed
It’s the theatrical run everyone had been waiting for. Well, everyone in the Brussels bubble. Maybe. Over the past couple of weeks, aspiring European commissioners have been putting on a series of...
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EU finds agreement on Turkey (but only just)
LUXEMBOURG CITY — The European Union found unity on Turkey on Monday — but the U.K. needed a lot of persuading to join in. The bloc’s foreign ministers pledged to suspend weapons exports to Turkey in...
View ArticleThe EU’s budget tribes explained
EU leaders are under time pressure to find a deal on long-term finances — but to get there, the bloc’s warring budget tribes will need to start making compromises. Leaders had aimed to reach agreement...
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UK, US could take part in EU military projects under draft plan
A post-Brexit U.K. and the United States could take part in projects under the EU’s new military pact while leaving China — and possibly Turkey — on the outside, according to a new draft proposal. The...
View ArticleEU cues up Turkey sanctions over oil drilling off Cyprus
Brussels prepared to introduce sanctions against Turkey on Monday over unauthorized oil drilling off the coast of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean. The legal framework for “restrictive measures”...
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Germany eats Poland’s green lunch
The European Commission wants to get all EU countries on board with its new Just Transition Fund by widely spreading the cash — but in doing so risks alienating its biggest opponents on climate policy....
View ArticleLuxembourg leads charge against EU tax transparency
Luxembourg on Thursday successfully spearheaded an effort to block a draft bill that would force multinational companies to publish where they pay taxes and make profits. The new reporting rules were...
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Juncker bids adieu, saying ‘I’m hungry’
Jean-Claude Juncker is off for a very long lunch break. He capped his five-year term as Commission president on Friday with an emotional final news conference, at which he declined to offer any public...
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Turkey’s Mediterranean claims lead to EU spat
ATHENS — Turkey’s effort to claim large portions of the eastern Mediterranean as its maritime territory sets up a clash with EU leaders. Ankara’s surprise border-mapping deal with Libya that attempts...
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Polish opposition leaves haze over EU ‘agreement’ on emissions
When the best news for Brussels is coming out of London, EU leaders have clearly had a tough night. Just as the British election results appeared to bring clarity to the Brexit process, the EU’s new...
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How rogue can Turkey go?
Paul Taylor, a contributing editor at POLITICO, writes the Europe At Large column. Fasten your seatbelts for more trouble with Turkey in 2020. In the last 12 months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
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Donald Trump snubs Greece’s diplomatic overtures
ATHENS — Greece wants Donald Trump to lend American weight to the country’s dispute with Turkey over access to natural gas under the Mediterranean — but the U.S. president isn’t taking sides. Prime...
View Article15 countries fight to protect EU cohesion funding
BEJA, Portugal — Fifteen EU countries said over the weekend cohesion policy spending must be continued at current levels in a deal on the next long-term EU budget. The request from the so-called...
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Costa grabs role as regions’ champion in EU budget fight
BEJA, Portugal — In the EU’s budget battle, António Costa has seized the role of standard-bearer for the Continent’s poorer regions in the South and East. Portugal’s prime minister on Saturday hosted...
View ArticleEU agrees sanctions on two Turkish oil company officials
EU diplomats agreed Tuesday to impose sanctions on two Turkish oil company officials over drilling activity in the Eastern Mediterranean, in a move that is likely to increase tensions with Ankara. The...
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The EU’s hottest hot spot: The eastern Mediterranean
On Europe’s southeastern edge, gas and geopolitics are threatening to inflame long-standing rivalries. The eastern Mediterranean — a region abounding in hydrocarbon reserves, armed conflict, border...
View ArticleEU budget summit ends with no deal
A special European Council summit on the EU’s long-term budget broke up on Friday without a deal. The summit in Brussels started Thursday afternoon and consisted primarily of bilateral meetings lasting...
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No budging from leaders means no EU budget (yet)
No deal. EU leaders ended an extraordinary summit Friday evening without reaching agreement on the bloc’s next long-term budget. German Chancellor Angela Merkel noted they had not even been given a...
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