Egg scare prompts review of EU alert systems

French president Emmanuel Macron called on US scientists to move to France.

Five Nordic prime ministers tested seaweed for lunch and launched a new sustainable food policy initiative.

Nordic leaders have pitted their vision of greener economies, gender equality, and sustainable food and welfare against the fossil fuel world order.

The EU commission wanted the power to hand out fines to cheating automakers, but the council limited the instances in which the commission can do so.

The cities of Paris, Brussels, and Madrid have asked the EU's court to annul a new on-road emissions test, but work is not expected to be finished before the summer.

An infringement procedure has been opened against Italy, over concerns that the country did not do enough to make sure that Fiat cars were clean enough.

New research published in Nature science magazine gives a better picture of the health impact of cars emitting beyond the EU limits.

The White House said it would take more time to decide if the US should remain part of the Paris climate agreement, while talks are underway in Bonn.

The draft report of a German investigation into emissions cheating mocks the opposition MPs that set it up: “The Committee has not produced any relevant new findings.”

Carbon emissions dropped by 0.4 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, but increased compared to 2014.

While the health of hundreds of thousands of Europeans' are affected each year by air quality issues, the EU and its member states struggle to implement and comply with legislation that aims to reduce air pollution.

Germany opposes increased EU oversight on how cars are approved, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports.