Europe
EU Parliament adopts new rules to improve air quality by 2030
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament adopted stricter legally-binding air pollution limits on Wednesday that must be complied with by 2030. Why it’s important...
Polestar may use US plant to sell cars to Europe as EU-China tension rises
South Carolina factory could produce Polestar's Europe-bound EVs, says CEO, in a bid to avoid political controversy over Chinese production.
Oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy to buy Eni’s UK assets for about $940 million
Eni, Italy's biggest energy company, had given North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy a four-week exclusivity period to make an offer...
Russia cuts crude oil export price forecast to $65 per barrel in 2024-27
The Russian economy ministry has downgraded its forecasts for the country's crude oil export prices for the next three years to $65 per...
German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate
The activists were supporters of the "Last Generation" climate activists group, which had made headlines in Germany with hundreds of road blocks by...
Europe’s ability to survive a cold winter hasn’t been tested, energy execs say
AMSTERDAM – Europe has successfully survived the worst energy crisis in decades thanks to demand reduction and a couple of mild winters, but...
Gazprom says more work underway to link Russia’s eastern, western gas grids
Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom says work is underway on further links between its east and western pipeline networks.
Russia’s Orsk refinery resumes operations after flooding, sources say
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Orsk oil refinery resumed full operations early on Tuesday after flooding in the region caused a two-week suspension, two sources...
Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
The studies, part of a project by the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to reinforce the facilities, show...
EU Parliament approves rules requiring companies to repair worn-out products
The European Commission says 260 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are generated each year as a result of still-usable consumer goods being...
