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18  july     12h26
Modi plans UK visit next week to sign India trade deal
Graham Lanktree    The trip would be the Indian PM’s first visit to the U.K. in seven years.
23  november     23h00
Climate summit approves divisive 300B deal
Karl Mathiesen    The pledged financing from the U.S., EU and other wealthy governments includes hopes for private money and a Trump-sized asterisk.
20  november     03h00
Who wants what out of COP28
Sara Schonhardt, Zia Weise    Our scorecard of what the most powerful factions of countries will be fighting over at the climate summit and the obstacles they face.
16  august     13h51
Austria’s Putin ally says Russia better for holidays than Seychelles, Maldives
Claudia Chiappa    Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl rents house in rural village and says she’s loving it.
15  december     03h00
Frequent flyer’ UK MPs rack up 450,000 of foreign trips via backbench groups
Esther Webber    Private firms or overseas governments foot the bill for jet-sitting politicians.
12  november     09h48
Biden’s mission at climate summit: Convince world it’s different now’
Sara Schonhardt, Karl Mathiesen    Delegates at COP27 were divided on whether the US president’s three-hour visit met the mark.
18  october     11h52
Ukraine war dims hopes for a global biodiversity cash injection
Louise Guillot    Reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 requires massive investments, and critics say wealthy countries aren’t stepping up.
04  june     00h10
Russia isn’t alone in stealing food the EU does it too
Charles Clover    Evidence suggests the bloc’s fleets have been fishing without permission and it’s time they stop.
31  may     02h05
How Europeans saw climate change in May
Karl Mathiesen, Zia Weise, Ana Fota, Emma Krstic    The effects of global warming as witnessed by POLITICO readers.
27  january     11h57
France snubs China with its Indo-Pacific forum
Stuart Lau    The move comes as Beijing seeks to extend its influence in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.
07  november     15h02
China lost global leadership claims at COP26, says ex-Maldives president
Karl Mathiesen    They’ve ignored the planet,’ said Mohamed Nasheed.
22  september     23h47
When Boris Johnson turned green
Emilio Casalicchio, Karl Mathiesen    The PM claims his time as London’s mayor changed his mind about the need to act on climate change.
07  september     17h52
Vulnerable countries slam middle class’ activists’ call for climate summit delay
Karl Mathiesen    A call to postpone the COP26 talks for cost and pandemic reasons is brushed off by many countries.
08  june     10h20
Climate talks face rich-poor coronavirus vaccine divide
Karl Mathiesen, Merlin Sugue, Nette Nöstlinger    There’s worry that rich countries will have fully vaccinated delegations for the COP26 while poorer countries won’t.
01  april     16h49
Sunny spots to escape the pandemic
Mari Eccles    There are a lot of getaways with few COVID restrictions.
18  march     13h02
The graybeards running the world’s climate talks
Karl Mathiesen, Zack Colman, Kalina Oroschakoff, Ryan Heath    As talks heat up, governments tap grizzled veterans to push their national interests.
01  november     16h07
MEPs criticized over unofficial Kashmir visit
Saim Saeed    A group of 27 mainly far-right lawmakers had an audience with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit.
20  november     06h55
An ISIL paradise
J. J. Robinson    The Maldives are a land of sand, sun and Sharia.
28  october     16h28
The European union with sinking islands
Kalina Oroschakoff    The EU nurtures an unusual ally to push for its climate change deal at the Paris summit.
28  july     21h19
Tuna mix-up exposes lax controls on caterers
Jennifer Rankin, Constant Brand    Endangered fish on menu in error’ ; no sustainability criteria for restaurants.
06  january     21h16
Tough lessons in a new world order
Jennifer Rankin    After the EU’s disappointment over Copenhagen, what next on climate change?
21  october     20h10
The biggest bail-out of all
Jennifer Rankin    The United Nations summit on climate change will only be a step on the path towards a cleaner world, but negotiators are determined to conclude an...
26  august     19h01
Urgent Parliamentary news
European Voice Staff    Full, hour-lengh interview with Niranjan Deva MEP. While you were away on holiday, you may have missed an urgent news release from UK Conservative...
17  december     16h00
Al Gore wins Poznan’s hearts and minds
Jennifer Rankin    Nobel laureate contrasts pace of talks with speed of climate change, and says targets must be tougher.
15  october     15h00
The EU must stand firm on Russia
European Voice Staff    The Georgian crisis is a test of the EU’s sincerity, principles and will.
22  may     12h57
Ukrainian sunflower oil barred from EU
Zoe Casey    EU decision comes after cases of contamination and Ukraine’s failure’ to provide guarantees.
30  august     16h00
EU policy from the Urals to the Pacific
Charles Tannock / by Marc Tarabella    Two MEPs discuss how the EU should deal with Asia
26  july     16h00
Mandelson’s rescue-plan attacked
Judith Crosbie    Non-governmental organisations have belittled the European Commission’s plan to salvage development aspects from the wreckage of the suspended World...
20  december     16h00
UK: tsunami aid not used to uproot people
David Cronin    The UK presidency of the EU has contested claims that aid for countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami could be used to forcibly displace local...
16  november     16h00
Tsunami millions still in EU’s pocket
David Cronin    Less than one-tenth of EU aid pledged for reconstruction efforts in countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami has been paid out, according to an...
19  january     16h00
Trade not aid’ best tsunami poverty cure
European Voice Staff    THE European Commission has acknowledged that to bring tangible benefits, it is necessary to rewrite the trade rules applying to the countries...
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