Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

Stuck between public opinion hostile to the Trump administration, and the economic and defence capability necessities of trying to keep Washington onside as much as possible, many of Europe’s Nato (and EU) nations, lead by France and the UK, are preparing along with other nations, an international maritime patrol and mine-sweeping capabilities for the Strait…

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Europe's climate credibility crisis: Why Italy's latest decree reveals the EU's structural weakness

Shorouk Express On 22 November, Italy enacted a decree that should alarm every EU policymaker concerned with climate ambition. Yet it will likely be dismissed as a domestic regulatory matter. This is precisely the problem, writes Patrizio Donati, CEO and founder of Terrawatt, an Italian Independent Power Producer (IPP) (pictured, below). The decree, framed as…

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