The Commission is urging European gas companies to conclude long-term supply contracts for gas, thereby contradicting its climate targets. It even wants to provide more support for terminals in producing countries. What experts criticize about this.
By Manuel Berkel
The Regulatory Control Council is calling for the next German government to have "clear responsibilities" in order to help reduce bureaucracy in Brussels. In addition, EU projects should be examined for their bureaucratic cost implications for Germany. The EU ex-ante procedure must be restructured.
By Okan Bellikli
The new EU Waste Framework Directive provides for "extended producer responsibility." The collection and recycling of textile and shoe waste is to be regulated in this way. Trade associations are calling for lessons to be learned from established systems.
By Leonie Düngefeld
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited EU counterparts to a second Ukraine meeting in Paris today at short notice. This time, representatives of member states who were not present at the first meeting on Monday have been invited. Canada is also to be present.
By Redaktion Table
In the EU free trade agreements with Mercosur and Mexico, the part relating to trade is to be separated out in order to facilitate ratification, says Bernd Lange, Chairman of the Trade Committee in the European Parliament. This means that the procedure should be the same as for the former agreement with Chile.
By Marc Winkelmann
Next week, the EU Commission intends to present its Clean Industrial Deal, a plan to make Europe's industry more climate-friendly while remaining competitive. The first concrete details have now emerged from a draft of the plan. Among other things: social leasing.
By Redaktion Table
The Ukrainian president criticizes the exclusion of his country at the start of the Russian-American negotiations. In Brussels, US special envoy Kellogg refused to give the EU leadership any assurances about the future role of the Europeans at the negotiating table.
By Stephan Israel
Europe must strengthen its common defense policy again in light of the new US administration. Spain, however, makes the smallest contribution to NATO in terms of GDP and can hardly increase its defense spending. Especially not to the higher target demanded by NATO Secretary General Rutte.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
As controversial as the Mercosur agreement is, it offers more advantages than disadvantages for both continents, says economics professor Clara Brandi. It is not just about tariffs and environmental protection. It would also reduce geopolitical dependencies.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Stakeholders are invited to take part in the Commission's online survey on the start-up and scale-up strategy. The Brussels authority intends to present the strategy in the second quarter.
By Corinna Visser
