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Pensioners participate in a demonstration in central Athens on Thursday against further pension cuts planned by the Greek government. [EPA] 

   A man rides bicycle during a snowfall in Skopje, Macedonia on February 25. Media reports ostate that extreme cold weather is forecast to hit many parts of Europe with temperatures plummeting to a possible ten year low. Photo: EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI

A coalition of green NGOs has called on the European Commission to intervene in Bulgaria, after the country's ruling party announced a proposal that the environmentalists said would limit access to justice by increasing costs.

U.S. President Donald Trump's budget proposal has triggered a stiff debate both in the country and in the global arena, as the Pentagon is set to become a major winner while the State Department and federal programs are in line for steep reductions.

Volkswagen AG, as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. regulators, on Wednesday agreed to sweeping reforms, new audits and oversight by an independent monitor for three years to resolve diesel emissions cheating investigations.

European lawmakers approved on Dec. 17 a wide-ranging probe into the Volkswagen emissions scandal and allegations that EU regulators turned a blind eye to suspicious pollution testing of diesel cars.

Workers from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accidentally triggered a massive release of toxic waste from an old gold mine that sent about three million gallons of polluted water into a Colorado river, turning it orange.
 

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday ordered that a natural gas connection to an Attica care home for people suffering from incurable diseases be restored immediately after the supply was disconnected due to the institution’s inability to foot its bills.

BELGRADE - Serbian citizens have obtained a new electronic database which makes it easy to find out which institutions, organisations and companies in the country own documents related to environmental protection and the public can also promptly access the documents.

By Chryssa Liaggou

The revised agreement between Athens and its international creditors provides for strict timetables regarding the reforms needed to streamline the local energy market and strengthen competition therein.