The European Union reached a landmark agreement late Tuesday to establish a legally binding climate-protection…
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The Greek Cabinet will meet today Wednesday, October 29, at the Maximos Mansion under the…
Greece — the world’s second-largest ship-owning nation — plans to abstain from a key vote…
The European Central Bank has issued a damning assessment of the EU’s commercial relationships with…
The European Commission has admitted to misusing €15.5 million annually from the LIFE Program—meant for climate action—to fund NGOs in a secret operation targeting conservative critics of the Green Deal. Coordinated with groups like the EEB, the scheme aimed to silence Eurosceptic voices through lobbying and media campaigns, sparking outrage from the EPP, ECR, and PfE, who now demand accountability and threaten funding cuts.
A new study warns that Athens could see nearly 90,000 additional heat-related deaths by the end of the century due to rising temperatures. Published in *Nature Medicine*, the research predicts that heat-related fatalities will outnumber cold-related deaths in European cities, especially in the Mediterranean. With climate change intensifying, even optimistic scenarios show significant increases in mortality, underscoring the urgent need for cities to adapt and protect vulnerable populations.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to reconsider climate measures, emphasizing the need for investment in gas infrastructure and the reduction of emission regulation impacts. He suggests that EU countries should have the flexibility to set their own climate targets, highlighting concerns over high energy prices and the continued reliance on gas in the coming decades.
Greek-British actor Theo James, a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, is urging global leaders at COP29 to include refugees in climate policies. Drawing from his personal ties to refugees and recent visits to affected regions, James highlighted the urgent need for support as climate change drives displacement, stressing that climate and refugee crises are inseparably linked.
