In 1996, EU Commissioner Erkki Liikanen received Santa Claus in Brussels. They met, they did a press point and they discussed the accusations of Santa's monopolistic position, among other topics.

Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP29 climate summit | Simon Evans @VernerViisas Read here ➡️ buff.ly/3Co8ZXG

EU climate chief gets green light for new Commission euronews.com/my-europe/2024…

🚨 On 13 Dec, International Energy Agency will release the 1st ever comprehensive global study on the Future of Geothermal Energy 🚨 With recent technology advances opening new horizons for geothermal, the report will explore the huge opportunities this offers for secure & clean electricity generation

5 key takeaways from Baku #COP29 1. Now countries need to pay up 2. What will the climate finance be used for? 3. A new carbon market: ‘Not some bit of arcane UN bureaucracy’ 4. Next year’s NDCs will be critical 5.COP30 will be the 'COP of COPs' says 🇧🇷 euronews.com/green/2024/11/…

Some of its debts of $5.84 billion are owed to the EU itself, which has sought to boost potential European champions in a sector seen as key to the green transition. euronews.com/business/2024/…

Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission has been approved with 370 votes in favour—the narrowest majority in history. Why have so many MEPs opposed the new Commission? #RadioSchuman talked to Marie Toussaint 🌍🌏 and others to understand. 🎧Listen to the show w/ Maïa de La Baume.

All eyes on Biden as timeline ticks for Assange pardon:

Von der Leyen's second EU executive plans to unveil a Clean Industrial Deal package and a strategic vision for the future of EU defence within its first 100 days, a leaked draft of the new European Commission’s work programme obtained by Euronews confirms. euronews.com/my-europe/2024…

On this #WorldSoilDay we ask for an effective EU #Soil Law! Pesticides pollute our soils and are detrimental to soil organisms. Their use and presence in soils need to be reduced and monitored 🪱 pan-europe.info/resources/brie…

It’s very hard to talk about what has happened in Syria from 2011 until today, especially over the past two weeks. But I feel the need to express my thoughts and emotions. The Syria we once knew is gone, and the sooner we come to terms with this reality, the better. Whether the

World’s top arms producers see revenues rise on the back of wars and regional tensions. The arms revenues of the SIPRI Top 100 companies totalled $632 billion in 2023, +4.2% from 2022. Read more here: bit.ly/4i9pcQT #SIPRI #ArmsIndustry #Top100

Europe has strong economic fundamentals but must act now that its competitiveness is at risk, write Presidents Christine Christine Lagarde and Ursula Ursula von der Leyen. They outline the changes needed to restore Europe’s competitiveness.

The final warning. Chilling words from Israel's Defence Minister to the people of Gaza, as he threatens them with obliteration. He demands they leave their homes, but where on earth can they go? This isn't a warning, it's a death sentence. We can't say we didn't know.

Our efforts to seek the arrest of Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar revealed not only shielding by UK officials but the silence of UK mainstream media especially the BBC. I thought it worth sharing some observations from the last number of days ... we have a problem:🧵

As famine was declared in Gaza, British MPs called on the UK Government to take action to end Israel’s atrocities and uphold international law. When will Keir Starmer and David Lammy listen?

Portugal: right-wing Chega (CH-PfE) reaches a new record high in today's national parliament election, winning 22.6% of the vote and 58 seats. The party achieved 18.9% of the vote and 50 seats in the 2024 national parliament election. ➤ europeelects.eu/portugal

Portugal: left-wing BE (LEFT) reaches a new record low of 2% in today's national parliament election, keeping 1 seat in the Assembly of the Republic. The party's previous record low was 2.4% in 1999. BE had reached a record high of 10.2% and 19 seats in 2015. ➤

If EU diplomats can be the target of the IDF in the West Bank, imagine how the Palestinians are treated. Netanyahu says he is engaged in a war of civilisation over barbarism, but the civilised world has concluded that it is the IDF that is engaged in a campaign of barbarism.