The UK government has announced that it will invest an extra £45m into the development of the so-called Internet of Things. Speaking at a technology trade...
Share prices fell as the Russian stock market opened its doors on Monday, according to local media. The slump comes amid escalating tensions around the Ukraine....
The European parliament has voted in favour of the world’s toughest carbon dioxide emission standards for new cars, albeit with some concessions as a result of...
There are more than 700,000 empty houses in the UK and several million more in other European countries, enough to give shelter to all the homeless...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will today discuss the proposal for an EU11 Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). This is the first time the proposal is...
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany – with a population of 1.8 million – and it is growing. It is one of Europe’s most...
As the world prepares for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, a new scientific study has warned that future games may be threatened by increasing global...
The European commission is expected to drop plans for binding targets on renewable energy and the reduction of carbon emissions on Wednesday, after a number of...
A subsidiary of energy firm RWE Npower is set to scale back its investment in clean energy amid rising costs, debts and uncertain government policies. Innogy,...
Campaigners in London have called on major retail brands to condemn the violence displayed by police officials in Cambodia, where four people were shot during a...
Ministers from some of the EU’s largest economies have called on the European commission to set an ambitious 2030 target for renewable energy use. The UK,...
Seven out of 10 European cities have no formal plans to adapt to climate change, and one in three have no plans to reduce greenhouse gas...
Billionaires’ collective fortunes have doubled worldwide since 2009, with Asia seeing a 13% increase in the number of the super rich, while Europe experienced a decline....
The German National Tourist Board (DZT) has become the first national tourist board to be presented with the prestigious Green Globe Certificate – a globally recognised...
The two biggest political parties in Germany have struck a deal to form a coalition, two months after chancellor Angela Merkel won the general election. Merkel’s...