Environment

Ministers flounder newly reformed EU fishing rules

Decision by the EU Fisheries Council on fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea violates the EU’s agreed objective of halting the overexploitation of stocks by 2015, said Greenpeace.

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On World Disaster Reduction Day, UN spotlights unique needs, vulnerabilities of older persons

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According to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), there is strong...

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New report illustrates why energy giants want to keep EU dependent on imported fossil fuels

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Sell-out on UK nuclear plan exposes Commission to legal challenges

The European Commission has for the first time cleared a plan for taxpayers to heavily subsidise the construction of a nuclear power plant in the EU. Two new reactors at Hinkley Point, in the United Kingdom, will receive up to €20 billion in subsidies...

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