The Latest Breaking News from Frans Timmermans

The European Union will urge the world's biggest economies to improve their targets to fight climate change ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit and warn that states' current efforts fall short, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.

European Commission’s Frans Timmermans says biodiversity situation is ‘really very, very scary’

European Commission says extra €210bn needed over next five years to pay for phasing out of Russian fossil fuels

Six months from Cop27, climate advisors warn talks must follow through on plans made in Glasgow to limit global heating to 1.5C

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the European Green Deal and Climate Change Negotiations, Frans Timmermans, in Cairo on Sunday. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Cairo is keen to consult with all parties concerned with international climate action.…

The EU on Wednesday announced proposals to crack down on "fast fashion" by making clothing easier to repair and more durable as part of a push to bolster environmental standards. "It's time to end the model of 'take, make, break, and throw away' that is so harmful to our planet,…

The European Union plans to counter the polluting use of trendy fast fashion and is warning consumers to stop using their clothes like disposable facial tissues

Today, the European Union contributed $1 billion toward Vladimir Putin’s war machine. Tomorrow, the EU will contribute another $1 billion to the Kremlin’s ongoing carnage of Ukrainian citizens. And $1 billion the next day too.

The EU wants to vastly reduce Russian gas imports this year, a top official said Tuesday, as political pressure mounts to sever Russia's main economic lifeline over its invasion of Ukraine. In the US, President Joe Biden said he intends to put a stop to Russian oil imports, and Britain's…