Before locals packed inside Beyú Caffè in downtown Durham on a Tuesday evening in October, Rheba Heggs arrived early to save her seat.

Five EU countries – Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden – have passed laws to regulate whole-life carbon emissions from buildings, but the EU is hesitant to follow suit, instead proposing measuring emissions associated with building materials.

The United Arab Emirates on Monday (17 October) summoned the acting head of the mission at the EU delegation to the UAE, asking for explanation of what it said were racist comments made by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell last week.

As NATO Ally and UN member, as well as for its strategic position in the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria can greatly contribute to the stability of the region and to the stability of the Black sea.

Participants walk outside the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue of the 19th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has cracked down on his infighting government coalition, using his constitutional final say to resolve the dispute over the continued operation of nuclear power plants amid an energy crisis.

Gas rationing may not be necessary this winter if European industries succeed to rein in their fossil gas usage and quickly find ways of ramping up electrification.

The EU should view China primarily as a competitor with limited areas of potential engagement, the bloc’s foreign ministers have been advised by the EU’s diplomatic service ahead of talks about the state of play of the relations with Beijing on Monday (17 October).

There are around 48,000 vacancies for jobs that are necessary for the Netherlands’ energy transition, the government agency Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) said this week.

Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday, protesting the cost of living, demanding more environmental and social justice, and criticising the government’s policies.