Russia's LNG pivot faces a tanker crunch
20 Jul Member States

Russia's LNG pivot faces a tanker crunch

Moscow says the EU’s 2027 ban on Russian LNG will simply redirect exports east. The issue, however, isn’t demand, but the ships needed to move the gas.
by Eva Hilinski
Europe's best Arctic strategy is diplomacy
22 Jul EU Institutions
Europe's best Arctic strategy is diplomacy
Newsletter: 3 things to know about the EU's carbon market overhaul
17 Jul Member States
Newsletter: 3 things to know about the EU's carbon market overhaul
The showdown over Europe's carbon market begins
16 Jul Member States
The showdown over Europe's carbon market begins
17 Aug 17
The Commission's transparency register strategy is extremely worrying
Regardless of who you talk to, everyone agrees: a strong register is important. But when it comes to practice, things start to look a lot bleaker, writes Margarida Silva.
16 Aug 17
Brexit: David Davis slams EU residency rights offer
The UK’s Brexit Secretary David Davis has said the EU is offering British nationals living in EU member states restricted residency rights post-Brexit.
11 Aug 17
EU Commission marks International Youth Day
The European Commission has said the Erasmus education scheme is an example of how Europe can “pull together” in adversity.
11 Aug 17
EU Commission monitoring fipronil egg crisis
The European Commission says it is closely monitoring the egg crisis rapidly engulfing Europe.
09 Aug 17
Refugees: Former MEP urges EU Parliament to intervene in Mediterranean
Former Greens MEP Monica Frassoni has angrily hit out at the “ongoing criminalisation of NGOs” who help migrants in the Mediterranean.
09 Aug 17
Spain says it will not make Brexit deal dependent on sharing sovereignty of Gibraltar
Spain has said it will not make an EU-UK deal dependent on sharing sovereignty of Gibraltar.
08 Aug 17
'Lucifer' heatwave: Commission triggers EU civil protection mechanism in Italy
The European Commission joined in the international response to forest fires that are still raging in parts of Europe.
07 Aug 17
Oettinger: UK to continue paying into EU post-Brexit
European Commissioner Günther Oettinger has said the UK will have to transfer funds to Brussels "at least until 2020", even after it leaves the EU in 2019.
04 Aug 17
New EU report voices fresh concern over AMR
Fresh concern has been voiced about the impact of use of antibiotics on the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 
04 Aug 17
Juncker responds to US sanctions against Russia
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has expressed concerns about a new raft of US sanctions against Russia.
03 Aug 17
Survey: Increasing majority of Europeans are optimistic about the EU
A new EU-wide poll says that an increasing majority of people in the EU are optimistic about the future of the EU.
03 Aug 17
Irish Prime Minister under fire for Brexit comments
The Northern Irish DUP leader Arlene Foster has joined a war of words over the Brexit talks by saying Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's recent comments on the issue were disrespectful to British voters.
03 Aug 17
EU condemns situation in Venezuela
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has condemned the arrests of opposition leaders in Venezuela as unjustified.
03 Aug 17
Who will host UK-based EU agencies post-Brexit?
A total of 19 countries are vying to host the European Medicines Agency after Brexit - six of which are also bidding to win the European Banking Authority.
28 Jul 17
EU warns Poland over judicial reforms while also reaching out with call for dialogue
Greens MEP Sven Giegold has welcomed the European Commission’s ‘get tough’ response to Polish government plans to give politicians more power to sack and appoint judges.
25 Jul 17
EU urged to suspend Turkey accession talks as Berlin-Ankara feud heats up
Parliament's EPP group leader Manfred Weber has again called Turkey's EU talks to be suspended.
24 Jul 17
EU goes on offensive over controversial Polish judicial reforms
MEP accuses Poland of “striking at the root of the rule of law” over a controversial set of laws that will give the country’s politicians control over its supreme court.