# EU drops push for global ban on Arctic drilling

https://mins.news/en/item/106554

- Financial Times, 2026-10-19 15:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/8b1990d1-b4b2-4147-ba4b-76d1869ee2db?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> The EU’s new strategy omits its 2021 pledge to work towards a multilateral legal obligation barring further hydrocarbon development in the polar region.

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