The European Union’s emergency response mechanism is working at full speed as wildfires ravage across Europe this summer. Multiple countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia and Portugal struggle to contain the blazes – their EU partners are sending help.
Environmental Action Germany (DUH) believes that state aid for a liquefied natural gas terminal does not contribute to promoting the green energy transition and achieving climate goals, which are prerequisites for state aid in this area under EU law.
A new chip factory in the German city Dresden will be the first of its kind in Europe. According to the European Commission, it will strengthen Europe’s position as a producer of semiconductor technologies.
On Sunday, August 17, the controversial EU’s Nature Restoration Law entered into force. Prior to its adoption earlier this year, the law has been the subject of heated political debate and protests across the bloc.
The Geneva Conventions were signed 75 years ago and August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day. With conflicts raging all over the world, to what extent do the European Union and its member states provide humanitarian aid to other countries and their citizens in need?