In Nuuk, demonstrators gathered in freezing Arctic air, holding signs rejecting foreign control of their homeland. Thousands of kilometres south in Brussels, EU officials convened an emergency meeting. The catalyst for both scenes was the same: a sharp escalation by Donald Trump, who has tied sweeping new tariffs on European
WASHINGTON — As senior officials talked in Washington yesterday, Europe answered on the ice. While representatives of Denmark and Greenland were meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, NATO allies were already reinforcing Greenland’s defenses. German, French, and Nordic forces joined Danish units in
In a forceful and rare display of unity, leaders from Europe’s largest nations issued a joint statement rejecting renewed U.S. pressure and geopolitical posturing over Greenland, responding directly to comments made by President Donald Trump that revived global concern about the future of the Arctic territory. The heads of state
The Arctic argument is strategic. The sovereignty argument is bilateral. The NATO fallout is global. The Trump Administration is not testing the idea of buying Greenland anymore. It is testing the idea of claiming it. What began in 2019 as a punchline has returned in 2026 as a geopolitical pressure
Sinkholes in Turkey’s agricultural heartland are spreading at an accelerating pace, carving through fields in the country’s central Konya Basin as drought and groundwater depletion place growing strain on one of Turkey’s most important food-producing regions. Across farmland producing maize, wheat, and sugar beet, vast craters have opened without warning,
KKR has launched a new European rail leasing platform through a strategic partnership with Vienna-based Green Mobility Partners, marking a significant private capital move to accelerate rail electrification and modernisation across Europe. Under the agreement, KKR has acquired a majority stake in Green Mobility Partners (GMP), providing capital and strategic
The European Union has completed the legislative process to delay and simplify its landmark deforestation law, formally resetting the implementation timeline for one of the bloc’s most far-reaching trade and environmental regulations. On Thursday, the European Council adopted amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), confirming a one-year postponement of
The European Union reached a sweeping agreement this week that would sharply reduce corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, marking one of the most significant regulatory reversals since the bloc first positioned itself as a global pioneer in environmental governance. The provisional deal on the so-called omnibus proposal —
Strasbourg, November 2025 — Applause broke gently across the hemicycle in Strasbourg as the final tally appeared on the screen: 402 in favour, 250 against, eight abstentions. With that vote, the European Parliament agreed to slow down the EU deforestation regulation, the bloc’s flagship law meant to keep forest-risk commodities
Belém — As leaders converge on Belém for COP30, the European Union enters the summit with one of the most comprehensive climate packages ever presented — a plan to align global action with the Paris Agreement while deepening financial and industrial cooperation. “The global clean transition is ongoing and irreversible,”
