Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius received a framed picture by acclaimed Spanish street artists Boa Mistura, signed by over 3,400 EU citizens, who are calling for urgent action to end over-exploitation and save the ocean to save the climate. In November, the image appeared on a nine-story high apartment building in Vilnius, Lithuania, the […]
Executive Vice President of the European Commission (E.C.) Frans Timmermans on February 18 expressed his wish to step up cooperation with Vietnam in climate change response to implement outcomes of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the U.K.
On the sidelines of the 6th European Union-African Union Summit on 17-18 February, the first Africa-Europe Week was inaugurated on 14 February at the same time as the 7th EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF). Taking place from 14-18 February , this new forum aims to strengthen people-to-people relationships between continents. European Commission President Ursula von der […]
In July 2021, the EU announced a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism aimed at avoiding carbon leakage from the EU and promoting emissions reductions worldwide. This column summarises and reflects on a recent conference on the topic held by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation. It discusses the mechanism’s proposed implementation schedule, consistency with WTO rules,