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The European Parliament believes that nuclear energy and natural gas must be considered “sustainable”

The European Parliament has given the green light to qualifying natural gas and nuclear energy as sustainable. MEPs on Wednesday rejected a proposal to exclude these two sources from the “European taxonomy”, approving the Commission’s proposal. This taxonomy aims to classify economic activities according to their sustainability, directing private investments, through incentives and benefits, towards … Read more

In Alicante, the film studios of the Ciudad de la Luz dream of being the new European Hollywood

by Jennifer Jacobs

One of the production sites of the Ciudad de la Luz studios, in Alicante (Spain), on May 2, 2022. SPTCV Ten years have passed since the closure of the Ciudad de la Luz, a huge 300-hectare cinema complex inaugurated in 2005 in Alicante, Spain. Forced to close its doors in 2012, for a period of … Read more

To best manage the climate crisis, European Union officials are encouraged to reflect

by Fowler Marion

Brussels officials working on the climate policy of the Green Pact or Green Deal follow meditation courses. Inspired by Buddhist practices, these mindfulness trainings have one purpose: to accelerate the development of a consensus between decision-makers. Photo: Shutterstock Interior transition, missing link? The mindfulness program is called “ inner green deal or the Interior Green … Read more