New York Climate Week takeaways: Island nations speak up and fossil fuel subsidies come under fire
This week, the fight against climate change took centre stage with Climate Week NYC and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) running in tandem.
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German supermarket Aldi's fake discounts breach EU law, top European court says
German supermarket Aldi Süd breached EU consumer law by claiming fake discounts on common groceries like bananas, the EU’s top court has found.
Sir Keir Starmer: I'm not going to pretend UK-EU reset will be easy
Securing a closer trading relationship with the European Union will not be easy but it is possible, Sir Keir Starmer said.
Renewable energy speculation brewing a storm in Sardinia
Projects for renewables mushroom offshore and onshore Sardinia paving the way for a stormy energy transition. The Italian autonomous region of Sardinia has imposed a moratorium in face of massive requests for wind and phoptovoltaic plants. Residents’ committees promise they will defend their island against “the renewables’ invasion”. Reporter Monica Pinna goes to find out what’s at stake.
"Everywhere, every day": how the EU's drugs agency is tackling a new surge
Across the European Union there is a growing diversification of illegal drugs and increasing violence linked to organised crime. But there are also new solutions and enhanced forms of cooperation, according to Alexis Goosdeel, Executive Director of the European Union Drugs Agency. He outlined these in detail to Isabel Marques da Silva in The Global Conversation.
Boris Johnson considered raiding warehouse over vaccines row, according to memoir
Former prime minister Boris Johnson considered launching an “aquatic raid” on a warehouse in the Netherlands to retrieve Covid vaccine doses amid a row with Europe, according to an extract from his memoir.
Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan: What is the latest travel advice amid the Israel-Hamas war?
Israel launched a deadly attack on Lebanon this week as they attempt to eradicate the Hezbollah militant group in an escalation of their war with Hamas.
Albania has potential to be accession ‘frontrunner,’ EU ambassador says
Albania has the “potential” to join Montenegro at the front of the queue of countries bidding to join the European Union, the EU ambassador to Tirana has confirmed.