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EU ministers searches for forever chemicals in their blood
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
European environment ministers have taken blood tests to look for the forever chemicals in a public campaign, shedding light on the worrying presence of the toxic substances, writes Politico. Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are perfluorinated and...
Italy receives 17.5GW solar PV bids in latest renewables auction
PV Tech
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July 11, 2025
The strike price for the auction has been set at €76.369/MWh (US$89.3/MWh), with a maximum and minimum strike price of €90.689/MWh and €62.05/MWh, respectively. Solar PV projects that have been selected to participate in the auction will have...
Climate misinformation is ‘muddying waters’ and delaying urgent action, experts warn
Swissinfo
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July 11, 2025
The IPIE review of a decade of climate research concludes that fossil fuel companies along with coal producers have denied or distorted scientific facts and actively promoted misleading narratives regarding their environmental footprints....
Climate Misinformation Is 'Muddying Waters' And Delaying Urgent Action, Experts Warn
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The fossil fuel industry and right-wing populists are coordinating misinformation campaigns to obstruct efforts to tackle the climate crisis, according to the co-author of a new report on climate misinformation. This content...
Climate change pushed temperatures in latest European heatwa...
Modern Ghana
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Human-driven climate change intensified the most recent European heatwave by as much as 4C in several cities, raising temperatures to levels that posed serious health risks to thousands of people, scientists reported on Wednesday. This is likely...
EU Urged to Back National Minority Regions: “Now Is the Time to Act”
Hungary Today
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July 11, 2025
Cultural and linguistic diversity and respect for minority rights are fundamental EU values, emphasized Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality, in Strasbourg during a parliamentary debate on the European Citizens’ Initiative for Equality in...
EU launches material recovery rules to boost waste battery recycling
Innovation News Network
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July 11, 2025
Set to take effect on 24 July 2025, the regulations are designed to boost material recovery, cut waste, and safeguard access to critical raw materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel, essential for everything from electric vehicles to renewable...
Europe’s international fishing deals must include greater transparency, NGO group urges
SeafoodSource
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A new report from a group of environmental NGOs said that transparency failures and limited public access to critical data are just a few of several reasons why it is essential to reform the European Union’s sustainable fisheries partnership...
European Investment Bank approves €168M for second Malta-Italy interconnector
Offshore Energy
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July 11, 2025
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved financing in the amount of approximately €168 million for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~122-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC...
France migrant return scheme numbers ‘not fixed’, says Home Secretary
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
France’s migration breakaway
EurActiv
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July 11, 2025
Welcome to the Capitals, by Nicoletta Ionta and Eddy Wax. We welcome feedback and tips here. Sign up here. Donald Trump told NBC on Thursday that the EU and Canada would receive letters with their new tariff rates “today or tomorrow”. Overnight,...
Germany backs second phase of UNICEF-WFP resilience programme in Northeast Nigeria with €20m support
Business Hallmark
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July 11, 2025
The German government has reaffirmed its commitment to rebuilding lives and strengthening resilience in Northeast Nigeria with the launch of the second phase of a joint UNICEF-World Food Programme (WFP) initiative targeting vulnerable communities...
Italy to establish offshore wind hubs in Augusta and Taranto
Splash 247
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July 11, 2025
Italian authorities have announced plans to establish offshore wind production hubs at the ports of Augusta and Taranto. The inter-ministerial decree, signed by the ministries of infrastructure and transport, economy, and the environment,...
European Commission introduces action plan to boosts Europe’s chemical industry
Indian Chemical News
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The European Commission introduced an Action Plan aimed at enhancing the competitiveness and modernization of the EU chemical sector. The plan tackles major challenges such as high energy costs, unfair global competition, and weak demand, while...
Europe Is Recruiting Academics Disenchanted With America
To Vima
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July 11, 2025
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron has a message for American academics like Nathan Perl-Rosenthal: Forget the U.S., come to France! Perl-Rosenthal, a history professor at the University of Southern California, met Macron at a conference in...
1,500 Europeans died during last week’s heat wave due to human-caused climate change, says study
Syracuse.com - New York
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July 9, 2025
Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found. Those 1,500 people “have only died because of climate change, so they would not have died if it...
EU Commission Adopts Simplification Measures for the EU Taxonomy
JD Supra - California
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July 11, 2025
On July 4, 2025, the Commission adopted a set of measures to simplify the application of the EU taxonomy, in the form of a Delegated Act amending the Taxonomy Disclosures, Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts. The Delegated Act will now be...
EU should put ties with China back on track
China Daily Global
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[Photo/Agencies] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's speech on EU-China relations in the European Parliament on Tuesday contains some positive messages, unlike her hostile rhetoric in the past. But it still had disinformation on...
EU, Pakistan sign €20m deal to improve business environment
Daily Times
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July 10, 2025
The Government of Pakistan and the European Union (EU) on Thursday signed a €20 million grant agreement to launch the “Better Governance and Business Environment” initiative, reaffirming their shared commitment to sustainable and inclusive...
EU, Pakistan sign €20m grant to support SMEs
The Express Tribune
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July 11, 2025
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the European Union (EU) signed a €20 million grant agreement on Thursday for launching the "Better Governance and Business Environment" initiative, reaffirming their shared commitment to...