Schools closed and people evacuated as torrential rain returns in Spain Large parts of east and south under alerts as schools are shut and riverside neighbourhoods evacuated in Andalucía The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024
EU chief taps Estonia's Kallas and France's Séjourné as EU Commission VPs Estonia's ex-prime minister Kaja Kallas and France's ex-foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné are among six vice-presidents chosen by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to lead her new European Commission. They are set to face scrutiny from lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during the final day of a week-long confirmations hearings… Radio France Internationale · Nov 12, 2024
EU Top Team Heavyweights Face Parliament Test The heavyweights of the EU's new top team are to be quizzed by lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during confirmation hearings that are set to lay bare political dividing lines within the bloc. International Business Times · Nov 12, 2024
First Candidates Grilled In Parliament Test For EU Top Team Lawmakers began grilling would-be members of the next European Commission Monday, with a personal tale of bereavement bringing unexpected poignancy to the start of hearings to confirm Ursula von der Leyen's top team. International Business Times · Nov 4, 2024
Teresa Ribera: the Spanish deputy PM set to become one of most powerful people in Brussels Socialist and veteran climate campaigner will be one of six executive vice-presidents in European Commission team The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024
Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate and antitrust policy Spain’s deputy PM among six executive vice-presidents in Ursula von der Leyen’s next European Commission team The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
Von Der Leyen Reveals EU's New Top Line-up To confront the challenges, von der Leyen handed French candidate Stephane Sejourne a powerful executive vice president role overseeing industrial strategy, and also named a new commissioner for defence to help Europe rearm. Latin Times · Sep 17, 2024
Spanish socialist Teresa Ribera likely to become EU antitrust enforcer If confirmed, Ribera would replace Big Tech nemesis Margrethe Vestager. Meanwhile, Finland's Henna Virkkunen is set to run EU tech policy. Fortune · Sep 17, 2024
Teresa Ribera, The Spanish Climate Expert Tipped To Become EU Commissioner Spain's ecological transition minister Teresa Ribera, who is poised to become a European Union commissioner, is a longtime environmentalist known for her negotiating skills and climate expertise. International Business Times · Sep 10, 2024
Influencers, activists and an army general: new MEPs heading to European parliament Intake of lawmakers after the election also includes some controversial figures to keep an eye on The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
EU at risk of ‘implosion’ as far-right seeks scapegoats, minister warns Centre-right politicians must resist urge to copy or work with far right, Spain’s environment minister says The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024
EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support Brussels vote cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority vote The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024
Spanish minister hails deal to save Andalucía wetlands as a model for green transition €1.4bn deal to protect Doñana national park will diversify local economy and stop farmers using aquifers to irrigate fruit crops The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2023
Spain And Germany Top 50% Electricity Production From Renewable Energy In 2023 New solar installations have accelerated the transition away from natural gas and coal in two of Europe's leading economies. International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023
France 24 · Dec 6, 2023 UN slams COP28 'posturing' as negotiators spar over ending fossil fuels Countries at the COP28 climate talks need to stop posturing, aim high and agree on a way to end the "fossil fuel era as we know it", UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday, as tension over the future of coal, oil and gas came to the fore.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023 European Union calls for "the beginning of the end" of fossil fuels at COP28 climate talks This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels the European Commissioner for Climate Action said on Wednesday as the United Nations summit wrapped up its first week
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023 Fossil fuel firms should volunteer to help vulnerable countries, says Spanish minister Co-leader of EU delegation at Cop28 says climate should be at centre of all financial and economic decisions
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023 Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up National and regional authorities in Spain have signed an agreement to invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in areas around the treasured national park of Doñana in a bid to stop the wetland from drying up
Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2023 EU to seek deal on phaseout of 'unabated' fossil fuels at Cop28 summit EU climate ministers meeting to determine the bloc's negotiating position for the upcoming Cop28 summit have agreed to push for a world-first phaseout of “unabated” fossil fuels, adding that their use must peak this decade.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 Wetlands win reprieve after deal over Andalucian natural space Protection plan for Doñana national park hailed by environmentalists as ‘step in the right direction’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023 Extreme weather shows need for early warning systems, says Spanish minister Teresa Ribera calls for alert systems in every country by 2027 after spate of natural disasters across the world
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 Spain's Andalusia region will expand the Doñana wetlands park. Critics applaud but want more action The government of Spain’s southern Andalusia region plans to expand a prized national park that is home to one of Europe’s largest wetlands that is danger of drying up
Zenger · Jul 25, 2023 Spain’s PSOE Faces Delicate Path To Investiture After Election Results PSOE cancels press conference as delicate negotiations loom; Junts per Catalunya holds upper hand
France 24 · Jul 17, 2023 No, Spain's environment minister didn’t take a private jet to a climate conference A video that has garnered tens of millions of views claims to show Spain's Minister for Ecological Transition Teresa Ribera using a private jet to travel to a climate conference and then hopping on a bicycle to travel the last few kilometres – just in time for the cameras, of…
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023 Spain announces new department to study effects of very hot weather on health As Spain swelters in its first official heat wave of the year, the government has announced a new department to investigate and alleviate the effects of extreme temperatures on human health