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Marianne Gros

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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 11h
🚨It’s been a day for budget scoops at @politico.eu As always, our pro subscribers get the news first 👀 Document: Parliament is pushing to protect green spending in the next EU budget: www.politico.eu/pro/document...
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎣 The European Commission wanted the next EU budget to link fisheries funding to ocean conservation measures. EU governments have other plans. Read more on @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
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EU countries push for weaker environmental safeguards in fishing sector funding rules
The move sets up a fight with the Commission over the treatment of fisheries in the EU budget.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Ottawa-Brussels romance got its first reality check: Canada's ambassador to the EU wants to review how the bloc's new Deforestation Regulation applies to Canadian companies. Read on: www.politico.eu/article/cana...
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Canada seeks deforestation law carveouts as EU ties deepen
Ottawa complained of “burdensome requirements” for Canadian firms under anti-deforestation rules.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Von der Leyen's SOTEU speech made it clear that climate change is accelerating and addressing it is urgent. But as much as she zeroed in the problems, she avoided offering solutions to their underlying causes. Read on: www.politico.eu/article/von-... Written w/ the talented @ziaweise.bsky.social
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Von der Leyen offers diagnosis but no cure on EU’s ecological malaise
The Commission president’s State of the Union speech went big on energy and climate problems without proposing fixes.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/09/2026
Ursula von der Leyen has pegged her political legacy on making Europe more independent. Tomorrow, she'll have to explain how that’s going — and what’s next.
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7 things Ursula von der Leyen will say in her State of the Union speech
Here’s what the European Commission president will announce in her biggest address of the year.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What a bumper week of wildfire reporting it's been. On the pod we explain the EU's emergency response to wildfires and what's missing (spoiler: 🐐) www.politico.eu/podcast/brus... Frequent fires also means higher insurance costs. Who foots the bill? Find out 👇: www.politico.eu/article/clim...
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Week Ender — Searing Contradiction: Wildfires and climate politics
Wildfires may sound remote — something that happens deep in a forest or on an empty mountainside. But in Europe, there’s often very little distance between nature and major population centers. That…
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In case you missed it, I spoke to the BBC's Newshour earlier this week to explain what the EU's new ban on destroying unsold clothes means for fashion companies. Listen here: www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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BBC Audio | Newshour | New PM Andy Burnham picks his team
The UK's seventh prime minister in 10 years assembles his ministerial team
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Industries wanted to set EU green rules on fire because they said it's getting in the way of doing business. Now they hate the result. It's pushing Brussels towards existential dread: Can the EU regulation machine weather this political, economic and climate storm? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Europe’s industries demanded a bonfire of red tape. Now they hate it.
Businesses say the bloc’s simplification push is “drowning in the inertia” of Brussels bureaucracy.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Rome is going after the EU's number 1 environmental rule: That public funds shouldn't pay for dirty, polluting projects. That won't sit well with a bloc of EU countries — particularly the Nordics — pushing in the opposite direction. Read our exclusive: www.politico.eu/article/ital...
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Italy leads push to weaken green rules in €2T EU budget
Rome has warned that Brussels’ environmental criteria will lock out entire sectors from the bloc’s funds.
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Suzanne Daley @suzannedaley.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Thank you Oceans and Trees ~ for oxygen, beauty, healing, life 🌊 🌲 #greenwitch #animism #nature #forest #trees #ocean #bethechange
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 29/06/2026
Greek fishermen are seeking government support to fight off an invasion of toxic, razor-toothed pufferfish that are endangering Mediterranean ecosystems.
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Greece fights poisonous pufferfish invasion
Athens is paying subsidies to fishermen to try to contain the proliferation of the marine pest.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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A69 : le Conseil d’Etat valide l’autorisation environnementale de l’autoroute entre Toulouse et Castres
Il s’agissait de la dernière chance pour les opposants de faire invalider par la justice administrative la légalité du chantier de l’autoroute, très contestée dès le début pour ses impacts environneme...
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
And if audio is your thing, my ace colleagues @swheatonjourno.bsky.social and @zoyashef.bsky.social break it down for you in the Brussels Playbook Podcast: www.politico.eu/podcast/brus...
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Rebuilding Ukraine under the shadow of a presidential row
Presented by Team Poland.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🥵 It's hot in here. Europe is sweating through a record-breaking heatwave that's killing people, trees, and destroying crops. Meanwhile in Brussels: EU governments push to divert green investment funds towards fossil fuel expansion. Read the full story 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
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EU countries want oil exploration to be classed as a green investment
The proposed changes could see oil giants like TotalEnergies showing up in sustainable investment funds.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
now free to read: The U.S. National Science Foundation said it would reverse course on plans to dismantle its major ocean observation program. www.politico.eu?post_type=pr...
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Trump backs down on plans to slash ocean science funding
The U-turn takes pressure off the EU, which would struggle to fill the ocean monitoring funding gap.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🚨Update: The Trump administration said it would reverse course on plans to dismantle this major ocean observation program, bowing to pressure from congressional lawmakers. Our U.S. colleagues have more for you here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: NSF retreats on ocean monitoring cuts after Capitol Hill revolt
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to protect the Ocean Observatories Initiative.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It's been a busy week of deregulation news at @politico.eu, with: 🇪🇺 EU decision makers blaming each other for too much red tape, again 🐟 A surprise omnibus announcement 🐦 Diplomats getting creative because they need to kill birds to build wind mills and data centres www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Brussels blames national capitals and MEPs for stalling deregulation drive
The European Commission says member countries and lawmakers are slowing down its mission to cut red tape.
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 11/06/2026
Israël refuse l’entrée sur son territoire à une journaliste française
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Israël refuse l’entrée sur son territoire à une journaliste française
La journaliste française Alice Froussard, couvrant depuis plusieurs années le conflit israélo-palestinien pour Radio France et Radio France International, a été « expulsée et remise dans un avion pour la France », ont annoncé jeudi les autorités israéliennes.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
As the EU tries to crack down on settler violence in the illegally occupied West Bank, dates, tahini and oranges from the West Bank are entering the EU with a “Made in Israel” label. read more 👇 w/ @thisisbartosz.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/food...
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Food from occupied territories enters Europe disguised as Israeli, investigation finds
As the EU tries to crack down on settler violence, dates, tahini and oranges from the West Bank are entering the EU with a “Made in Israel” label.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/06/2026
As the U.S. continues to withdrawing science funding, Europe has become a lifeline for ocean research — but with a smaller cash pot. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I spent World Ocean Day at the #NeptuneForum in Paris speaking with researchers, data nerds and diplomats about Ocean observation. The timing was interesting... As the U.S. pull away from funding ocean science, the EU is stepping in — with less cash. Read more: www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Europe pours money into ocean research as Trump guts science funding
US withdrawal means Europe is a lifeline for ocean research, although a poorer one.
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Gareth Davies @garethtbij.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This, by @andrewkersley.bsky.social, is the best piece of journalism I've read this year. A gut-wrenching account of the human cost of bureaucratic failures and a testament to what you can discover when you set out to answer the question - how the fuck did this happen?
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The EU thought it could do without experts for its deregulation crusade. Reality is proving it does. POLITICO takes you behind the scenes of the EU Council's anti red tape squad and what it means for EU norms that protect the environment and human health. www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...
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EU red tape hit squad finds simplification isn’t all that simple
The EU thought it didn’t need experts in for its deregulation crusade. Reality is proving it does.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Always such a pleasure to attend the #sirharrysummit for investigative journalism, and hear from the people who inspire me and so many others to keep reporting.
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Félix qui potuit... @jfd64.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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La liberté de la presse au plus bas depuis 25 ans dans le monde, alerte Reporters sans frontières
La France se classe 25e dans le palmarès, se trouvant dans une "situation plutôt bonne".
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Did you know LVMH has a zero tolerance for leather imports from South America? The luxury giant doesn't want its supply chain to cause deforestation 🌳 An investigation reveals animal skins from Paraguay are still being shipped to one of its Italian tanneries. www.politico.eu/article/lvmh...
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LVMH-owned leather-maker linked to deforestation pushes to weaken EU green law
NGO says Italian tanneries controlled by the French luxury group are seeking exemptions to EU deforestation law while importing hides linked to Paraguayan forest loss.
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Live Science @livescience.com · 21/04/2026
'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought
An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🌴🌲🌳The richer you are the more likely you are to live among the trees. That's one of the findings coming out of a recent EU study looking at access to green spaces across 862 European cities. Read all about it👇: www.politico.eu/article/acce...
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Access to trees is becoming a luxury in European cities
A “green divide” is growing between richer and poorer Europeans, a new study finds.
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Dr. Raphael Weyland @raphaelweyland.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
#HandsOffNature: You see, even the byz sector agrees that deregulation does not save costs. And obviously they do not talk about the costs of deregulation stemming from the breakdown of our ecosystem services, e.g. access to clean water, food security! By @mariannegros.bsky.social in @politico.eu
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Italian oil giant Eni says its Kenya biofuel project is a model for fair and sustainable agriculture. So why are farmers telling us they were pushed to grow castor beans to make green fuel that no one came to buy? Rear our investigation w/ @source-material.org www.politico.eu/article/seed...
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Seeds of doubt: The dark side of an Italian energy giant’s green jet fuel promise
Italian state-owned oil giant Eni presents its Kenyan biofuel project as a model for sustainable air travel. Many small farmers say it’s failed them.
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Frostbitten Flamingo @flemtheparrot.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Morning.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Used cars are a treasure trove of metals essential in energy technology, but the EU is letting them vanish without a trace. So, we went looking for them. Read the full story👇 www.politico.eu/article/euro... sublime artwork by Natália Delgado
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Vanishing cars jeopardize Europe’s raw materials security
Used vehicles are a treasure trove of metals essential in energy technology, but the EU is letting them disappear without a trace.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Today on EU Confidential its all about castles and competitiveness The EU wants to deregulate it's way to economic greatness, but at what cost? Listen and find out w/ @ziaweise.bsky.social @carlomartu.bsky.social, @aitorehm.bsky.social & @swheatonjourno.bsky.social www.politico.eu/podcast/brus...
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Omnibusted: The EU’s competitiveness conundrum
European leaders have spent the week talking about how to make the EU more competitive — first with industry heavyweights in Antwerp, then behind closed doors at a leaders’ retreat in Belgium. On t…
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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«Nous enterrons l’idée d’un Etat palestinien» : en Cisjordanie, Israël assume ses volontés d’annexion
Terres à des non-Palestiniens, gestion de sites religieux retirées aux municipalités… Les décisions annoncées dimanche 8 février par Tel-Aviv sont très critiquées par la communauté internationale. Et ...
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Reporterre 🌍 | Le média de l'écologie @reporterre.net · 08/02/2026
Le film « Soulèvements » sort le 11 février au cinéma. Découvrez un portrait choral à 16 voix, d’un mouvement de résistance intergénérationnel porté par une jeunesse qui lutte pour préserver la Terre. La bande-annonce ➡️ l.reporterre.net/LwY En partenariat avec Reporterre.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
NEW 🚨 The European Commission wants to give itself more power to write and change legislation quickly. Civil society says this will undermine democracy. Read all about it on @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/brus... w/ Leonie Cater
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Brussels accused of undermining democracy in plans to relax lawmaking standards
EU executive says global instability is forcing it to weaken long-standing guardrails.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
❄️ Nuuk will never allow the fate of Greenland's minerals to be decided by political powers "outside of Greenland" says the Island's Energy minister. Subscribers can read more about the minister's reality check on the business case for mining in Morning Sustainability: pro.politico.eu/news/211941
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Niklas Höhne @niklashoehne.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
2025 was the third hottest year ever. Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago. Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising. www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Today, Shein CEO Donald Tang is meeting the European Commission's environment boss Jessika Roswall. Find out what the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu has to say about it 👇 (€) pro.politico.eu/news/211234
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🔮 What else is there to do in January other than make bets on what 2026 has in store for sustainability policy in the EU? It was a pleasure to speak with Richard Howitt and Robert Hodgson on Frankly Speaking about what will keep us busy this year. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4xCM...
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#98 Marianne Gros & Robert Hodgson: What’s Coming in Sustainability in 2026?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/12/2025
‘I can’t think of a place more pristine’: 133,000 hectares of Chilean Patagonia preserved after local fundraising
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‘I can’t think of a place more pristine’: 133,000 hectares of Chilean Patagonia preserved after local fundraising
Exclusive: Ancient forests and turquoise rivers of the Cochamó Valley protected from logging, damming and development
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Next Tuesday EU environment ministers will be in Brussels for another environment council. France will use the meeting to talk about its beef with Shein. Again. Read about Paris's lobbying against the Chinese firm here: www.politico.eu/article/shei... w/ @sofianezaizoune.bsky.social
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How Shein’s sex doll scandal gave ammunition to France’s embattled fashion sector
Paris hopes moral outrage will prompt the EU to act against the Chinese fast-fashion giant.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🚨 Up next on the chopping block are waste management and industrial emissions rules as the EU continues to loosen environmental rules that businesses don't like. w/ @leonieacater.bsky.social and @jakobweizman.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/brus...
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EU unveils another plan to roll back green rules
The “environmental omnibus” will cut back rules on pollution reporting and waste management.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🇪🇺 EU institutions inked a deal on the first omnibus last night. Brussels will massively dilute its environmental rules in a desperate attempt to turbocharge its economy back to life. Read more on POLITICO 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
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EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive
Controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🚨🚨🚨 My ace colleague @leonieacater.bsky.social got her hands on the environmental omnibus communication with lots of juicy details on what files are on the chopping bloc 🧪🍟♻️ POLITICO's pro subscribers get the goss first 👇 pro.politico.eu/news/209648
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🛠️ Europe needs to source more raw materials, even if that means cutting corners on environmental rules. But how can Brussels balance its conflicting priorities of keeping emissions down while building new mines? In comes #RESourceEU. Read more 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
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EU plans looser environmental rules to allow more mining
Brussels wants to dig up more critical minerals in the bloc but says ‘regulatory bottlenecks’ are slowing things down.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Happening now! Are you at the networking lunch? come say hi #POLITICOSustainableSummit
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This "will they won't they" storyline between the EPP and the far-right is getting old. The centrists are again (or still) working together to pass the omnibus. But the EPP has a plan to cut green rules that it is confident will get far-right support, just in case. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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EU Parliament’s centrists scramble to cut far right out of green rules plan
The center-right European People’s Party is giving its coalition partners another shot, knowing that the far right is waiting in the wings.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
🚨🚨 the European People's Party has suggested new changes to a landmark bill aimed at cutting environmental red tape. Those changes align with demands from the far-right. You read it here first 👇 www.politico.eu/article/epp-... w/ @maxgriera.bsky.social and @benmunster.bsky.social
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EU’s biggest political group bets on far-right support to cut green rules
Push to slash red tape drives an ever-bigger wedge between Europe’s traditional centrist coalition.
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Marianne Gros @mariannegros.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
"Ce n'est pas la fatalité mais le miroir d'une société qui a cessé de lui offrir un avenir." A Bruxelles, des jeunes de 18 à peine s'entretue pour quelques milliers d'€ Cet article de Julien Balboni, à lire absolument: www.lecho.be/economie-pol...
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"Tout le monde met des primes sur tout le monde": à Bruxelles, le quotidien des gamins tireurs
Alors que, depuis le 1ᵉʳ janvier à Bruxelles, 80 fusillades ont fait sept morts et 38 blessés, dans les rues de la capitale, des jeunes de 18 ans sont payés quelques milliers d'euros pour aller tuer d...
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