BRUSSELS — Europe’s chastened Greens are preparing to trade idealism for influence. After taking a beating in last month’s European Parliament election and losing a quarter of their seats, the environmentalists are scrambling to remain relevant as surging...
2 months agoATHENS — They make an odd couple: a Harvard-educated Greek conservative and a Spanish eco-socialist.But Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Teresa Ribera are united by a concern which is driving a wedge between Europe’s climate-hit south and the less-affected north.T...
2 months agoUrsula von der Leyen adopted a signature style for doing business in her first five years as president of the European Commission: Rely on a small team of trusted officials and informal talks if needed to get things done. Enforcing environmental law has b...
1 month agoMinisters newly installed in their Whitehall offices. Special advisers moving from opposition to government. The first Labour administration for 14 years — and one marked in its early weeks by a raft of energy and climate promises which could, at least in...
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