PARIS – With diplomatic relations between France and Algeria reaching "historic lows," Interior minister Bruno Retailleau's threat to cut back on visas granted to nationals from the North African country may not work without EU backing.

PARIS - France is pushing to cut red tape at European Union level, calling for a \"massive pause\" in new EU regulations, a delay in rules requiring companies to report on their environmental footprint,

André Corrêa do Lago, the experienced Brazilian diplomat and climate negotiator appointed this week, told the Financial Times that the exit of the US could also allow nations such as China, India and Brazil to take a bigger role in the world’s most important climate talks.

AI, biotech and affordable clean energy will be the focus of an EU drive to make the bloc globally competitive and ensure it keeps pace with rivals the United States and China, according to a draft European Commission paper seen by Reuters.

Speaking at the Davos Summit, Ursula von der Leyen emphasided the EU's dedication to the Paris climate agreement and urged international cooperation, despite Trump’s decision to withdraw. View on euro

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Wopke Hoekstra, European commissioner for climate, net zero and clean growth, discusses the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.

Paris has made initial suggestions for reforming the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and is planning to gather further input in the coming weeks with a view to preventing carbon leakage – or relocation of industries abroad to avoid the EU’s CO2 pricing policies.

“The Paris Agreement continues to be the best hope for all humanity. So Europe will stay the course, and keep working with all nations that want to protect nature and stop global warming,” the European Union’s top executive said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Video. Speaking at the Davos Summit, Ursula von der Leyen emphasided the EU's dedication to the Paris climate agreement and urged international cooperation, despite Trump’s decision to withdraw.

Coming years will be vital well beyond Europe, all continents will have to speed up transition towards net zero, deal with growing burden of climate change,' says von der Leyen - Anadolu Ajansı