European Green Deal

A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed, underscoring how farmers' protests sweeping the continent influence politics ahead of the June EU parliamentary elections.

The European Commission on Wednesday referred Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for its failure to conclude the revision of its river basin management plans as required by the Water Framework Directive and its flood risk management plans as required by the Floods Directive.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will participate in two events at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Thursday and Friday.

The WEF's theme this year is "Rebuilding Trust" in a rapidly changing world at three levels, "into the future, within societies and among nations".

Greece was referred to the European Union's Court of Justice by the Commission on Thursday for its failure to implement the guidelines concerning maritime spatial planning. 

European Union institutions and conservationists on Friday gave a conditional and guarded welcome to a major plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc.

Europe is a global leader in green innovation, with companies in the EU surpassing those in the US in terms of green investment

Bulgaria is ready to implement adequate measures if there is a disruption or disruption of gas supplies due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. This was stated by the Bulgarian Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov, who participated in the extraordinary meeting of the Council "Transport, Telecommunications and Energy" of the European Union in the format "Energy".

The European Commission's executive vice president for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, is expected to pay a visit to Turkey this spring to discuss some key issues regarding the country's green transformation.

Bled – A sustainable energy transition, and the role of innovation and investment to enhance it, is in the focus of a two-day conference on the EU’s SET Plan which began in a hybrid format in the town of Bled on Thursday, organised by the Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure and the European Commission.

Glasgow – The COP26 climate conference is a key step for the future of our planet and younger generations, Slovenian Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak said at Monday’s press conference in Glasgow, UK. “It is time we act responsibly and move up from good intentions to concrete actions,” he added.