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The Baltic states connected to electricity supplied via Finland, Sweden and Poland after disconnecting from Russia, which had supplied them electricity for decades. ADVERTISEMENTLatvia, Estonia and Lithuania all joined the European electricity system on Sunday with a ceremony highlighting the historical significance of no longer relying on Russia for its electricity.”We did it!” Edgars Rinkēvičs, the president of Latvia, posted on X:It came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, ending the Baltics’ final ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia. For the three countries, as well as the rest of Europe, the move was steeped in…

By 2030, Europe wants to be importing and producing 20 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen. ADVERTISEMENTThe UK has reached a milestone in the clean energy transition as its first neighbourhood-scale hydrogen homes are opened.A group of three demonstrator homes in the east of Fife, Scotland, were officially opened by First Minister John Swinney. The homes showcase how hydrogen can be used to provide both heating and cooking. Dubbed the H100 project, the plan is to scale it up to as many as 300 homes in the coming months. What is a hydrogen home and how do they work?Heating is one…

At a leaders summit in Madrid the Patriots for Europe (PfE) party says it will launch a ‘reconquest’ under the banner of ‘Make Europe Great Again.’

Fast fashion is responsible for about 10 per cent of global carbon emissions – more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. ADVERTISEMENTA sweeping new US tariff on products made in China spells an uncertain future for fast fashion – but is this positive news for the climate?The industry sees apparel and accessories that copy catwalk trends rapidly mass-produced and brought onto the market at a low cost. The process causes significant damage to the environment. According to the UN Environment Programme, the fast fashion sector is the second-biggest consumer industry of water. It is also responsible for about…

In the last 10 years, Romania had the highest minimum wage growth in the EU. Only five member states do not have a national minimum wage. ADVERTISEMENTRomania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Poland have registered the highest average annual minimum wage growth rate in the EU between January 2015 and January 2025.They represent an increase between 14% and 10%, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.By contrast, the lowest average annual growth rates among EU countries were recorded in France at +2.1% and Malta at +2.9%. In the EU, 22 out of the 27 member states have a set national minimum wage. However, monthly…

Authorities in the Belgian capital are trying to combat drug-related violence. ADVERTISEMENTA shooting incident in Brussels — the fourth in the Belgian capital this week — killed one person, authorities told local media, with the spike in violence linked to rival drug gangs.The latest outbreak of violence in the city happened in the early hours of Friday in the Peterbos neighbourhood in Anderlecht, the Brussels prosecutor’s office told the media.The victim was a man who has yet to be identified, police spokesperson Sarah Frederickx said. “It is probably linked to rival drug gangs,” said a spokeswoman for the Brussels prosecutor’s…

The EU’s first Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism addressed the vexed issue of overcrowding at visitor hotspots and announced he is consulting widely with a view to a forthcoming sustainable tourism strategy, at Euronews’ Destination Europe Summit in Brussels on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT“We have seen residents protesting against overcrowding, against cost of housing and environmental strain in some key destinations,” Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas told Euronews in an interview during the summit, which is arranged in tandem with the European Travel Commission.”I take this very seriously,” he said, referring chiefly to anti-tourist movements in Spain, adding:  “I will engage with all the affected local authorities…

The last 15 years have warmed at about twice the rate of the previous 40 years. ADVERTISEMENTThe world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, leaving scientists shocked.It was hoped that the La Niña weather which began in the same month would get 2025 off to a cooler start than 2023 and 2024, which broke heat records. But that did not happen, as confirmed by data from the European climate service Copernicus.The surprising January heat record coincides with a new study by a climate science heavyweight, former top NASA scientist James Hansen, and others arguing that global warming…

European countries reiterated their support for the two-state solution after Donald Trump suggested America “take over” the Gaza Strip. ADVERTISEMENTDonald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace 1.8 million Palestinians to turn the devastated enclave into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has been met with strong criticism and scepticism from European countries, which warned the idea would run roughshod over the two-state solution.”An expulsion of the Palestinian civilian population from Gaza would not only be unacceptable and contrary to international law. It would also lead to new suffering and new hatred,” Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign affairs minister, said…

Toyota’s push also comes as worries grow around Asia about a potential trade war brewing after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods and China retaliated with tariffs to take effect next week. ADVERTISEMENTToyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China, under a new partnership with the Shanghai government, the Japanese car maker has announced.Toyota Motor Corp also revealed it will start producing batteries for EVs, hybrids and plug-ins at a new $14bn (€13.5bn) facility in North Carolina, with shipping starting for North American models in April.The moves highlight Toyota’s aggressive push in electric cars, a sector…