The EU and UK sanctioned Kesaev in April in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

EU-27 ministers met last week to discuss the European Commission’s proposal for an EU regulation aimed at lowering the environmental impact of products by making them easier to repair, reuse and recycle.

Low levels of production mean that e-fuels, a hydrogen-derived fuel source touted as a green solution for internal combustion engine vehicles, will only be able to cover around 2% of the EU’s vehicle fleet by 2035, a new study concludes.

Denmark’s Foreign Affairs Ministry presented on Monday a new strategic document depicting a bleak future in terms of geopolitics and potential threats.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday for talks on measures to tackle drug trafficking.

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for their work in quantum mechanics, Sweden’s Karolinska Institute announced on Tuesday.

German energy giant RWE said on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the German government to phase out coal by 2030, bringing forward the target by eight years.

At least four mountaineers died following an avalanche in northern India on Tuesday.

Some 50 state representatives are meeting in Kinshasa on Monday (3 October) for a two-day round of meetings ahead of November’s COP27, where the energy crisis and geopolitical tensions are already proving a major challenge for the future of multilateralism.

The French start-up scene, having expanded significantly over the past 10 years, aims to become a leader in start-up development in Europe, the director of France Digitale told EURACTIV France in an interview.