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Emissions from aviation and shipping are growing at a fast rate, and action to reduce them is essential. Aviation and shipping were left out of the Kyoto protocol, a giant...

Countries that breach the rules could have aid withdrawn. EU member states are split over whether payments from the European Fisheries Fund should be denied to countries...

Commission agrees to list bluefin tuna as an endangered species. An effective trade ban on bluefin tuna came a step closer today, as the European Commission agreed on...

It may cause pollution but many EU countries still depend on coal for their energy needs. The European project was built on coal. But 60 years on from the European Coal and...

An ambition to cut emissions will not necessarily end Europe's reliance on fossil fuels. By the middle of this century the world will need to make deep cuts in greenhouse...

The Mediterranean bluefin tuna is in danger of being wiped out, conservationists warned as the fishing season opened yesterday (15 April). The highly-prized fish, a staple...

As fishing season begins, environmentalists warn that Mediterranean bluefin tuna could be wiped out within three years. The Mediterranean bluefin tuna is in danger of...

Green paper calls for new ways to deal over-generous fishing quotas. The European Commission wants to put an end to generous EU fishing allowances aimed at protecting jobs...

Arguments over VAT rates too fractious; Commission says it will reconsider proposal. The European Union is on the point of dropping draft legislation for lower value-added...

Comitology process will be long and complicated; politically sensitive work to be done this year. Last December, 27 EU leaders sat around one table and agreed on a set of...

Pipelines, such as the Nord Stream Baltic pipeline, must overcome environmental concerns if they are to help meet Europe's energy needs. Building the 1,220 kilometre Nord...

Parliament approves Council agreement; conservationists and MEPs want to upgrade package. Green campaigners and dissatisfied MEPs have vowed to continue lobbying for changes...

Scientific evidence shows that the climate is changing more rapidly than previously thought. A warmer world, billions of people exposed to hunger and disease, shrinking...

Campaign groups say that EU fisheries deals with poor countries are exploitative, but concede that the alternatives could be worse. The EU has, since 1979, used fisheries...

Fisheries ministers are slowly taking on board scientific advice and not merely arguing for maximum quotas. The December Fisheries Council is a memorable experience. These...

Europe's supermarkets have largely been left to make their own decision on how to save energy. That is about to change. Supermarkets are heavy users of energy. They have to...

Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, announced on 11 September that the UK's six major energy suppliers will have to contribute to a £1 billion (€1.25bn) fund to help...

Parliament set to compromise with member states over water quality. The European Parliament has backed down from a fight with national governments over a new law to restrict...

Hungary is leading a group of seven of the EU's eastern member states in open revolt against the European Union's targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. They want a...

Conservationists fear stock will collapse. Spring days in the Mediterranean start the annual rush for bluefin tuna. During the peak season (May and June) more than 600 boats...