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European parliament reaches deal on approving von der Leyen’s top team

European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromise

The Guardian - UK

Under-fire Spain Minister Defends Agencies' Role In Floods

Spain's under-fire ecological transition minister, a candidate for a top European Commission post, said Wednesday that questioning the role of state agencies during the country's devastating floods was "dangerous".

International Business Times

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

International Business Times

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.

France 24

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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