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Smoke and steam billow from Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant, near Belchatow

EU strikes deal on world-first carbon border tariff

After all-night negotiations, the European Union struck a political deal on Tuesday to impose a carbon dioxide emissions tariff on imports of polluting goods such as steel and cement, a world-first scheme aiming to support European industries as they decarbonise.
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels

EU meets to try to break gas price cap impasse

European Union energy ministers are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to try to agree a bloc-wide cap on gas prices after months of deadlock over whether the measure can ease Europe's energy crisis.
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels

EU seeks deal on world-first carbon border tariff

The European Union is hoping to reach a deal on Tuesday to impose a carbon dioxide tariff on imports of polluting goods such as steel and cement, a scheme the bloc says is crucial to support European industry during the low-carbon transition.
Hungary's parliament convenes for autumn session, in Budapest

EU reviews Hungary's eligibility for sorely needed aid

The European Union's executive is due to come up with a new assessment on Friday of the state of democracy in Hungary to help the bloc's 26 other member states decide on whether to grant Budapest billions of euros worth of funds.
A plane is seen during sunrise at the international airport in Munich

EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute

The European Union reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday on a law to increase the price that airlines have to pay when they emit planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions, adding pressure to the sector to shift away from fossil fuels.