Europe

Decrying EU Proposal to Address Climate Crisis by 2050 as 'Too Little Too Late,' Greenpeace Activists Stage #HouseOnFire Demonstration
Greenpeace activists on Thursday wrap the E.U. summit venue in Brussels with images of giant flames, setting off clouds of smoke, flares and sounding a fire alarm to urge European government leaders to take immediate action to respond to the climate emergency.
Maltese Prime Minister Announces Plans to Resign After Protests Intensified Over Journalist's Murder
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Protesters hold up placards and pictures of the late journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
A probe into the 2017 car bombing that killed investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia ensnared government and business figures on the island and provoked calls for the prime minister to step down.
Read More
EU Lawmakers Declare 'Climate Emergency,' But Campaigners Say Only 'Emergency Action' Will Prove They Mean It
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Climate Emergency sign
"Our house is on fire. The European Parliament has seen the blaze, but it's not...
Read More
'Not Enough to Declare Climate Emergency': Ahead of EU Vote, Demand for Action Not Just Words
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
act now banner
"When your house is on fire, can you really afford the time to come up with...
Read More
Striking high school students march to protest for more effective government climate change policy on January 25, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
'Beginning of the End of Climate-Wrecking Fossil Fuel Finance': World's Largest Public Bank Ditches Oil/Coal
Declaring State of Emergency, Venice Mayor Blames Climate Crisis for Historic Flooding
Police investigate a truck at an industrial park in the United Kingdom
'Beyond Horrific': UK Police Find 39 People Dead in Truck Container, Possible Victims of Human Trafficking Effort
The anonymous artist Banksy unveiled his latest installation in Croydon, London this week, in the form of a storefront. All the merchandise will be sold online as part of Banksy's trademark dispute with a greeting card company. (Photo: via Colossal)
'Gross Domestic Product': How Street Artist Banksy Turned Bizarre Trademark Dispute Into Fundraiser for Migrant Rescue Ship
DoD tests missile
'Nuclear Weapons Arms Race Is Here': Russians, Anti-Nuke Experts Denounce US Missile Test
Global Temps Continue to Soar Upward as NOAA Confirms July 2019 Was Hottest Month Since Records Began in 1880
child eats fruit
European Regulators Praised for Declaring There Is 'No Safe Exposure Level' for Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Children
London
Scientists Say Record-Shattering European Heat Wave Made 'About 100 Times More Likely' by Climate Crisis
Europe heat
'This Is Not Normal': Record-Smashing European Heat Wave Sparks Demands to Combat Climate Emergency
As Deadly Heat Waves Sweep Globe, Research Shows Planet Warming at Rate Not Seen in 2,000 Years
'Only Ray of Hope in This Bleak Setting': Applause as Varoufakis-Led MeRA25 Wins First-Ever Seats in Greek Parliament
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi and government spokesman Ali Rabiei
Increasing Pressure on Europe to Salvage Nuclear Deal, Iran Announces Plans to Exceed Uranium Enrichment Cap

More Europe News

Newswire

As You Sow
A Big Push in the Right Direction’ — European Parliament Approves Restrictions on Use of Antibiotics on Farm Animals
Food & Water Watch
Explosion at Austrian Baumgarten Gas Hub and Shutdown of Forties Pipeline System Shows Europe’s Vulnerability
Friends of the Earth
New study: No Room For Gas in Europe's Climate Budget, Science Shows...
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
European Authorities’ Policy Constraints Are Hampering French Economic Growth and Employment, New Report Finds
Global Justice Now
Leaked EU declaration on Canada trade deal – Global Justice Now comment
Global Justice Now
New Trade Deal Could Be Even Greater Threat to Public Services Than TTIP
More Europe

Views

Conn Hallinan
Conn Hallinan
Climate Catastrophe Comes for Europe
Laurie Laybourn-Langton
Laurie Laybourn-Langton
The G7 Was a Joke. Three Degrees Warming Isn’t
Robert Freeman
Robert Freeman
Re-Reflections on the Start of World War II
Michael Winship
Michael Winship
Trump’s Entire Worldview Is a Nut Job Conspiracy Theory
Tom Matthews
Heatwave: Think It’s Hot in Europe? The Human Body Is Already Close to Thermal Limits Elsewhere
Rajan Menon
Shattering Europe?
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
Europe Just Voted to Wreck the Internet
Rebecca Burns
Rebecca Burns
How European Workers Coordinated This Month's Massive Amazon Strike—And What Comes Next
John Feffer
John Feffer
What’s Behind Trump’s Assault on Europe
Wenonah Hauter
Wenonah Hauter
Meet the European Petrochemical Giant Trying to Profit from the Fracking of Pennsylvania
More Europe Views
Connect With Us