By the time Jair Bolsonaro left the Brazilian presidency, the Amazon Fund had been frozen but his departure has sparked renewed European interest in boosting efforts to preserve the so-called lung of the earth. Created…

Europe’s largest online fashion retailer Zalando promises a sustainable approach to returns. But the company is deceiving customers, a new investigation reveals. According to its own figures, the company delivered more than 250 million orders…

On 2 April, Paris will decide whether the capital city’s 15,000 for-hire electric scooters will survive. The city hall has called for a referendum asking residents: “Do we or don’t we continue with free-floating rental…

Europe just endured its second warmest winter on record, scientists have revealed. Between December and February, the average temperature was 1.4 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. The unseasonable heat made 2021-2022 Europe’s joint-second warmest…

The ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel trade fair, has recovered after a three-year health crisis. Some 10,000 exhibitors and 160,000 visitors – mostly professionals – are expected to attend until Thursday 9th March, determined to…

Extreme weather is changing the face of Europe’s top holiday destinations. Last summer, drought and heat waves led to dried-up lakes, water rationing and deadly avalanches. Winter brought little respite. In the face of historically…

Ibiza health chiefs have urged tourists to watch out for symptoms of Dengue fever. The Balearic Island experienced several outbreaks of the nasty mosquito-borne virus between May and November last year. There is a “moderate”…

Over the last couple of months, several right-to-die activists have self-reported to Italian authorities for having helped people access foreign assisted suicide facilities despite the threat of criminal charges. Virginia Fiume, Felicetta Maltese and Marco…

It was the writing ominously scratched on the wall: the eurozone was heading for a deep and calamitous recession, blamed on Russia’s war in Ukraine, a devastating energy crisis and soaring inflation. The fateful forecast,…

European governments are scrambling to prepare for this winter, with not much room to prevent a worst-case scenario of shortages and blackouts as the continent faces an acute energy crisis. “It is possible (European countries)…