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French fossil fuel giant is under scrutiny for its operations in a region dominated by conflict and violence. ADVERTISEMENTFrench multinational TotalEnergies’ intended resumption of natural gas extraction in Mozambique risks falling foul of the EU’s nascent Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, NGOs have claimed.After a terror attack in 2021 killed dozens of people in northern Mozambique, energy majors TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil and Eni terminated operations in the gas-rich Cabo Delgado region. However, during a presentation of TotalEnergies’ 2023 annual results held in February, CEO Patrick Pouyanné said it intended to resume operations in the southern African country this year.NGO Climate Action…

The Netherlands’ Sophie IN ‘T Veld and Germany’s Damian Boeselager were chosen by Volt in Brussels as lead candidates for the European Parliament election. ADVERTISEMENTVolt is a transnational political movement that brands itself as a ‘truly European Party’.Boeselager was the only Volt member elected in 2019. Now the party is running in 16 EU countries.Volt’s priorities are deepening integration, fighting climate change and building an EU army.Volt has a “symbolic” transnational list of candidates from different countries, but the real lists differ from one member state to another.If some candidates are elected, they would join the Liberal of the Greens…

Housing costs are well past last summer’s peak, although affordability issues continue to hamper the UK market. Source link

Europe is being targeted both from within and from outside, Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. Source link

Some 75% of employers in 21 European countries could not find workers equipped with the right skills in 2023. This was up from 42% in 2018, an increase of 33 percentage points. And there’s no sign of demand for skilled workers slowing any time soon. ADVERTISEMENTSkill shortages are increasingly becoming a serious problem for employers across Europe, as illustrated by different surveys. In 2023, 54% of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the EU reported that difficulties in finding employees with the right skills were one of their most serious issues,  according to Eurostat.ManpowerGroup, a global workforce solutions company, also…

Packed mini-plenary edition This week’s key events presented by senior energy and environment correspondent Robert Hodgson Key diary datesADVERTISEMENTTuesday 9 April:Aviation Conference in Brussels: ‘Europe’s Flight Plan to a Sustainable Future’.Wednesday 10 -Thursday 12 April: ‘Mini-plenary’ session of European Parliament in Brussels featuring votes on emissions limits for vehicles, soil monitoring, transport carbon footprints and energy measures.Thursday 11 April:Avaaz, WeMove Europe and Oxfam and climate activists will land a private jet in front of the European Parliament during the plenary session, in a campaign targeting Europe’s wealthiest and biggest polluters. In spotlightNext week should see a chunk of Green Deal legislation…

Barcelona-based beauty group Puig, owner of Paco Rabanne, Charlotte Tilbury, and Caroline Herrera, announces IPO plans. Source link

So far, the European mission has proven successful in stopping the Iran-backed rebel group’s attacks. Source link

Despite some opposition to e-bikes and scooters, Lime aims to expand into three more London boroughs, and to open a new warehouse in north London. ADVERTISEMENTE-scooter and e-bike company Lime is looking at a £25 million (€23.08 million) London expansion, following its ban from Paris. The ban followed a referendum that ruled out a shared scheme for the French capital involving e-scooter companies.The ban came after a rise in complaints about scooter accidents, pavement clutter and careless riding. The main scooter companies affected were Dott, Lime and Tier.At present, Britain has also outlawed private scooter riding on public roads. However,…

Four senior lieutenants aren’t happy on hearing that fellow CDU member Markus Pieper starts his taxpayer-funded duties next week ADVERTISEMENTA rebellion by senior EU commissioners concerning a controversial hire made by President Ursula von der Leyen shows no sign of abating, as Markus Pieper prepares to start his lucrative post next week.MEPs and activists have called for von der Leyen to rethink the appointment of Pieper, a member of her own German Christian Democrat party, who’s now expected to take up duties in his €17,000-per-month job of Envoy for Small and Medium Sized Businesses next week.They were joined by commissioners…