By Elena Novak
Covers the European Green Deal, energy transition and the climate politics of the member states.
Southern Europe faces rising wildfire risk despite fewer blazes
A study in Scientific Reports finds that fire-promoting weather has intensified by up to 50% in parts of France and Spain. Despite fewer wil
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant faces shutdown as Danube hits record low
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, which provides nearly half the country's power, may shut down within days due to record-low Danube water level
EU funds removal of Nazi warships from Danube as drought exposes wrecks
Drought and low water levels in the Danube have exposed dozens of German warships scuttled in 1944. An EU-funded project is removing 21 wrec
Wildfire near Suffolk nuclear plants under control, EDF says
A wildfire on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk has burned around 100 hectares near three nuclear power sites. EDF says Sizewell B operations are una
Ribera accuses climate deniers of endangering lives as wildfires scorch Europe
Teresa Ribera, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President, has accused climate-sceptic politicians of lying to the public and endang
Clooneys flee Brignoles home as wildfires sweep Provence
George and Amal Clooney have evacuated their home in Brignoles, Provence, as wildfires rage across the region. In a letter to the mayor, the
Wildfires force mass evacuations along Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
Wildfires across six Turkish provinces have forced hundreds of evacuations and closed highways. The most serious blaze is in Seydikemer, whe
Bordeaux wildfires threaten wine tourism as industry faces mounting crises
Wildfires in Gironde have scorched 42,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and threatening Bordeaux's wine tourism. The region's wine industry,
Mediterranean warming drives irreversible loss of native marine life
Scientists warn that the Mediterranean Sea is undergoing irreversible ecological change, with warming waters enabling hundreds of invasive s
Rising water temperatures in Europe increase risk of Vibrio and other bacterial infections
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control warns that warming coastal waters are creating favourable conditions for Vibrio bacte
Wildfire rages out of control in southern Crete, two firefighters dead
Over 220 firefighters are battling a blaze in southern Crete that has killed two colleagues and forced the evacuation of around 8,000 people
ECDC warns longer heatwaves are expanding infectious disease risks across Europe
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control warns that longer, hotter summers are expanding the range of infectious diseases acro