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Panel of nearly 100 countries to draw up guidelines for industries that mine raw materials used in low-carbon technology

Talking Europe sits down with one of the European Parliament’s most prominent veterans, Co-chair of the Greens Philippe Lamberts. The Belgian MEP has served in three legislatures since 2009 and says he has seen a big difference in both awareness and action on environmental issues in that time. Lamberts, who…

Germany’s complicity with Turkey’s repressive regime worries me more than its döner diplomacy, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

Local hostility to free speech may become a global problem.

The European Union on Friday added Chinese-founded online retailer Shein to its list of digital companies that are large enough to come under stricter safety curbs.

Museums have closed and festivals lost funding – but Labour will restore Britain’s creative superpower status, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

UK-based Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a preliminary investigation on Microsoft's investments, partnerships, and advances in the AI landscape.

Open letter calls for green policies that empower farmers, after months of protests jeopardise future of flagship biodiversity deal

The arrest this week of an aide to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s lead candidate for the European parliamentary elections on accusations of spying for China is yet another blow to a party already tarnished by scandals involving alleged payments from sources close to Moscow.