Gabriela Galindo

3 weeks ago | contexte.com | Damien Genicot |Ciaran Sunderland |Anna Hubert |Gabriela Galindo

The European Commission’s analysis of National Energy and Climate Plans puts the bloc within a whisker of its goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. The figures are an improvement on a previous December 2023 assessment — but the rosy headline masks significant shortfalls in areas such as transport, buildings and energy efficiency.

1 month ago | contexte.com | Thomas Chemel |Anna Hubert |Gabriela Galindo

A multi-billion-euro deal to build two nuclear reactors in southern Czechia, frozen by a Brno court after South Korea’s KHNP outbid EDF, is having significant political consequences. Czech ministers have accused the French state-owned energy company of meddling in their domestic politics in an election year; the involvement as an EU arbiter of Stéphane Séjourné, France’s commissioner in Brussels, has obliged him to deny accusations of national bias.

1 month ago | contexte.com | Damien Genicot |Yann Guégan |Gabriela Galindo

Infographic With the exception of three laggards – Belgium, Estonia and Poland – all EU members have now submitted plans setting out how they will contribute to the EU’s 2030 energy and climate targets. The European Commission is expected to publish its review of them within weeks. Contexte offers a sneak peek into how the bloc’s biggest energy consumers are faring in the race to decarbonise, cut greenhouse emissions and future-proof their energy sectors.

2 months ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Gabriela Galindo |Blaise Baquiche

Genetically modified or just edited? In Italy, a rebranding campaign shifted public perceptions on crop science — and mirror looser EU rules. Italy's severe drought, fueled by climate change, has helped open the door to GMOs. In 2024, Sicily's Lake Pergusa nearly dried up.

2 months ago | theparliamentmagazine.eu | Zoltán Kész |Gabriela Galindo

Russia’s blood gold system is not just an African tragedy; it’s a direct security threat to Europe. The EU must actZoltán Kész is a former member of the Hungarian Parliament who now works for Consumer Choice Center as the Government Affairs Manager. The EU must prepare to confront Vladimir Putin’s war machine alone. That is the grim reality that member states and Brussels are facing.