Is Cutting Down Trees Good for the Climate? Nordic Forest Owners Say Yes
The EU wants to keep old trees standing to help hit decarbonization targets. But foresters resent what they regard as ...
Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick
The European Union’s so-called Trump task force spent 2024 preparing for a possible trade dispute. Specifics are secret, but guiding principles are becoming clear.
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
Baltic nations end electricity ties to Russia through Soviet-era grid and tighten EU bond
After the disconnection plans were announced, propaganda campaigns cropped up on social media and in printed leaflets in city ...
Norway no ‘war profiteer’, says Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg has rejected accusations that Norway was a “war profiteer” for selling record quantities of oil and gas to Europe after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers Friday, they’re likely to show that companies, government ...
IPPMEDIA56m
The long winding road to Africa’s infrastructure development
Experts agree that Africa can accelerate its development by investing in infrastructure, which stimulates trade and economic growth. Yet, 13 years after PIDA—the Programme for Infrastructure ...
The problem with taxing overseas homebuyers
As responses go to the problem of overseas homebuyers, Pedro Sánchez went nuclear. In an effort to arrest his country’s “grave” housing crisis, the Spanish prime minister recently proposed that non-EU ...
Canada, UK Discuss Assistance For Ukraine
Prime Ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom Justin Trudeau and Keir Starmer discussed further support for Ukraine in resisting Russia's aggressi ...