Troubled waters: EU struggles with floods, scarcity and pollution

Troubled waters: EU struggles with floods, scarcity and pollution

Water is everywhere, and most of the time, Europeans don’t really ponder this essential part of their lives much. But climate change, agriculture, pollution and overuse are putting a strain on water systems on the continent – be it freshwater, oceans or even wastewater.

Austrian Chancellor Describes Schengen’s Expansion as “Unthinkable”, Says That Has Nothing to Do with Bulgaria, Romania

Austrian Chancellor Describes Schengen’s Expansion as “Unthinkable”, Says That Has Nothing to Do with Bulgaria, Romania

Austrian Chancellor Nehammer said it was “unthinkable” to expand Schengen at the moment, but this had nothing to do with Bulgaria and Romania. During a first visit to Brussels, Polish opposition leader Tusk vowed to restore Poland-EU relations. The European Commission doubles funding for wind energy to 1.4 billion euros.