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The EU's Green Deal was having "catastrophic consequences" on its industrial base, right-wing MEPs told the EU Commission on Wednesday. (Photo: © European Union 2023 - Source : EP)

Put EU's Green Deal into reverse, right-wing MEPs demand

MEPs piled the pressure on the European Commission to put its Green Deal into reverse on Wednesday (18 December), with a series of right-wing lawmakers claiming that the EU’s preoccupation with climate targets was "destroying" its industrial base. 

“Decarbonisation at the cost of deindustrialisation is a...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The EU's Green Deal was having "catastrophic consequences" on its industrial base, right-wing MEPs told the EU Commission on Wednesday. (Photo: © European Union 2023 - Source : EP)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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