The approval came shortly after the Dutch commissioner sailed through a three-hour grilling from Parliament members. Wopke Hoekstra has the European Parliament’s green light to remain as the EU’s ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is not considering changing Europe's policies to cut CO2 emissions from cars, despite a push from the EU's biggest political group to weaken the laws, the ...

EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, Wopke Hoekstra, has defended a proposal to allow use of so-called carbon credits which enable countries to barter decarbonisation overseas in ...

Wopke Hoekstra is likely to come in for some serious interrogation on 2 October, when the former Dutch deputy prime minister is scheduled to face questions from European Parliament members over his ...

The Trump administration's reversal of climate policy will have "significant consequences" for the future, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra told Euronews.

Euratex has called on heads of State and Government in the EU to implement urgent measures aimed at restoring the ...

BRUSSELS — European Union climate chief Wopke Hoekstra’s push to slap more tax on airlines is set to be one of the crunch political battles of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s ...

German chancellor joined industry in attacking the EU carbon market as the Commission president defended its “clear benefits.” ...