Environmental lawyers are threatening to take legal action against the European Commission if gas is included in the EU guidelines for sustainable finances. But the draft taxonomy has also triggered discontent among some EU national capitals and MEPs.
MEPs are taking the EU-lead to hold Denmark to account for stripping Syrians of residency rights. Although aware of the problem, the European Commission has other priorities while the issue has not been raised at the Council, representing member states.
Almost 12,000 prospective asylum seekers in Europe were illegally forced back across a border this year, says the Danish Refugee Council (DRC). Some 6,000 alone took place between July to November, it says.