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Middle East conflict driving up energy value, costing Europeans billions of euros in energy bills

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, said the Middle East conflict has imposed heavy economic costs on Europe,...

EU Commission to ban Russian LNG imports by 2027

The European Commission said it aims to move forward a ban on imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia into the European Union...

EU unveils new strategy to strengthen crisis preparedness

The European Commission on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, unveiled a new strategy that was aimed at strengthening crisis preparedness across the European Union. It included...

EU readies response as Trump hikes steel, aluminium tariffs

The European Union said it would respond with “firm and proportionate countermeasures” to the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on all steel and aluminium...

EU’s von der Leyen announces plan for affordable energy in Europe

Reducing energy prices in the European Union is a top priority, and measures to achieve this will be revealed next month, according to European...

Russia flaring gas rather than selling, says EU’s von der Leyen during G20 summit

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, accused Russia of using its gas as a weapon, and destroying it instead...

Omicron variant could dominate Europe by January – Von der Leyen

The number of Omicron coronavirus infections is currently doubling every two to three days. The variant is expected to take hold of Europe next month,...

EU Commission wants diesel, petrol car sales phased out by 2035

The European Commission has proposed to phase out diesel and petrol car sales in a major market shift by 2035. Ursula von der Leyen, the...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...