Antonio Tajani and Environment related content 

European satellite project books three launch slots. The

Commission wants firms in extractive industries to disclose payments to foreign governments. The European Commission is seeking the mandatory disclosure by European energy,...

The Commission must take action on rare-earth elements. Dirk Jan van den Berg and Erik Offerman are right in highlighting the precarious situation regarding Europe's supply...

The European Commission is divided over the impact of oil from tar sands on the EU's efforts to cut greenhouse gases. The Commission has been asked to set CO2 emissions...

How the food industry could sharpen its competitive edge. Significant hopes rest on Europe's food industry. It has proved relatively resilient during the economic crisis,...

European Union laws should be tested for their effect on European industry's ability to compete economically with the rest of the world, the European Commission will say,...

Industry and campaigners want common standards as Commission launches plan for clean vehicles. Car firms and environmental campaigners are calling on European regulators to...

Three-year Commission dispute comes to an end but industry is concerned about meeting deadlines. Janez Potocnik, the European commissioner for environment, and Antonio...

Contracts totalling €1 billion awarded in EU's long-delayed satellite-navigation project. The European Commission has awarded contracts worth a combined total of more...

Commission president says nominations were "excellent". José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, presented his new college of commissioners for...

Policy paper to call for reduction in use of oil and the development of electric vehicles a priority. Europe's transport systems need a major overhaul to reduce their...

Agreement frees up routes to and from Canada; EU now hoping for similar deal with the US. The European Union is to sign an ‘open skies' agreement with Canada that will...

EU executive presses case for action to re-balance rules to put the shipping industry on an equal footing with road and rail freight. The European Commission today called...

EU executive says overarching plan is needed to help increase use of smart technologies across the EU. The European Commission has launched a plan intended to ensure that...

Action plan sees long list of green applications for ‘intelligent' transport technologies. The European Commission will on Tuesday (16 December) present an action plan and...

Proposed directive could increase road hauliers' charges by five cents a kilometre, commissioner says. Road hauliers could be charged for the harm their vehicles cause...

European Commission calls for simpler flight paths as part of a plan intended to improve the aviation sector's efficiency. The European Commission is proposing to...

Former air-traffic controller says many controllers are “superfluous”. A ‘master plan' on air traffic management will be proposed by the European Commission on 25...