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Germany upset partners in the European Union last week by blocking a milestone agreement to ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035

Tech & Science

Porsche backs synthetic option in EU fossil fuels row

The CEO of German auto giant Volkswagen and its luxury subsidiary Porsche on Monday backed moves by Berlin to block a European ban on...

AFPMarch 13, 2023

Brussels has been rocked by a European Parliament graft scandal implicating Qatar

World

Global trade union leader sacked over EU graft scandal ties

The general secretary of the international union ITUC has been dismissed from his post over his links to a European Parliament graft scandal implicating...

AFPMarch 12, 2023

A large majority of Georgians support joining the European Union and NATO, according to opinion polls

World

Georgia’s geopolitical future at the heart of its protests

The protests in Georgia reflect internal political turmoil over its geopolitical destiny in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, analysts say. The...

AFPMarch 9, 2023

The EU said it would 'work constructively' with Berlin to resolve the tensions over the fossil fuel car ban

Business

Germany angers EU after putting brakes on fossil fuel car ban

Berlin has upset EU partners by blocking a milestone agreement to ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035, as German domestic politics...

AFPMarch 7, 2023

If gas is cut to a French yoghurt factory it will need to stop accepting rapidly perishable milk

World

Gas rationing risk means French yoghurt factory faces sour future

Tanker trucks filled with milk collected from across northern France waited in line to unload their precious cargo at one of the country’s biggest...

AFPSeptember 11, 2022

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska and her North Macedonian counterpart Bujar Osmani exchange a signed deal in Sofia

World

Bulgaria, N.Macedonia sign deal clearing way for EU membership talks

EU member Bulgaria and North Macedonia on Sunday signed a deal in Sofia opening the way for European Union membership talks for the tiny...

AFPJuly 17, 2022

Acting now could reduce the impact of a sudden supply disruption by a third, the commission says

Business

EU to seek cuts in heating, cooling of buildings to save gas

The EU is expected next week to ask EU countries to reduce heating and cooling of public buildings and offices to cut demand for...

AFPJuly 14, 2022

During the summer, Spain normally sees a surge in temporary contracts in tourism and agriculture

Business

Spain’s labour market buoyed by key reform

Six months after Spain pushed through a key reform aimed at reducing labour market insecurity, the number of temporary contracts has fallen sharply, giving...

AFPJuly 6, 2022