European Green Deal

Lack of high quality investment projects could impede drive towards carbon neutrality, while coal-dependent countries are ‘in denial’ over scale of transition, and the commission is accused of ‘creative accounting’ in drawing up the budget

In an interview Mariya Gabriel says her priorities include establishment of a European Knowledge Strategy, and reducing the east-west performance gap

€10 billion budget for agriculture R&D is to be spent on studying the environmental impact of farming

It is ‘Europe’s man on the moon moment’, as Brussels unveils plan for climate neutrality by 2050. But the target is stirring tensions between richer member states in the west and the fossil fuel-dependent east  

Seven EU countries given go-ahead to pool national resources in research project that aims to enable Europe to manufacture its own batteries, instead of relying on imports

Ahead of crunch talks this week, a growing chorus of leaders in Brussels is calling on member states to agree a spending plan that matches EU ambitions in science, digital technologies and greening the continent

‘Grand Challenge Energy’ shows timid effort by Poland to get with the times and increase clean energy investment, as EU gears up for Green Deal ‘paradigm shift’

European Commission and European Investment Bank appoint German bank to run the €100M fund intended to boost private investment in Europe’s bioeconomy

In her first outing as president, Ursula von der Leyen promises to reshape the economy in a ‘European Green Deal’. But the latest proposal on the EU’s next five year budget could thwart this plan