Europe
Russia says CERN decision to cut science cooperation is unacceptable
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that a decision by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to...
Greece must bolster flood defences and reduce water-guzzling crops, experts say
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece needs to make space for river flow and boost defences in the Thessaly plain, a key breadbasket, to prevent...
France’s Atos expands debt restructuring talks after record losses
By Mathieu Rosemain and Augustin Turpin (Reuters) -Atos, the crisis-hit French IT consulting firm whose shares have plummeted over the last two years,...
Canadian farmers ‘not satisfied’ with EU trade deal
Canadian farmers say they are bewildered by the French Senate’s rejection last week of the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada...
Nuclear power absolutely needed to reach climate goals, IEA’s Birol says
BRUSSELS – Nuclear power is absolutely needed to reach worldwide climate goals, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol said...
Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival
BRUSSELS – Leaders from pro-nuclear European countries and energy experts called for a nuclear energy revival on Thursday at a summit in Brussels,...
EU countries split over nature law in latest blow to green agenda
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s flagship policy to restore damaged nature is hanging in the balance, with a vote to pass the law...
EU members call for revision of anti-deforestation law
BRUSSELS – A group of EU countries led by Austria is calling for urgent revisions to the bloc’s anti-deforestation law set to go...
Britain can still meet its 2030 offshore wind target, energy minister says
By Susanna Twidale OXFORD (Reuters) – Britain can meet its target of offshore wind deployment by 2030 even after an auction last year...
