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CO2 fleet limits: industry wants suspension by state of emergency

European car manufacturers could face fines of €15 billion. In 2025, stricter EU CO2 fleet limits will come into force, which all manufacturers will fail to meet, with the exception of BMW and Stellantis. The industry wants to persuade the Commission to amend the law.

By Markus Grabitz

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Scholz and the VCI: praise for the Chancellor

The organizing chemical association VCI thanked Olaf Scholz for his supportive policy. Scholz argued against a total ban on PFAS and in favor of a "balanced" REACH chemicals directive.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

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Discrimination against EU companies: Commission avoids confrontation with Orbán

Hungary's Prime Minister wants to place strategic sectors in the hands of Hungarian companies and is imposing special taxes and administrative harassment on European competitors. German businesses and the German government are now urging the EU Commission to take action against this.

By Till Hoppe

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CAP reform: Why Agora Agrar recommends different measures

The Agora Agrar think tank has a different vision for the EU Common Agricultural Policy than the Strategic Dialogue on Agriculture. Director Harald Grethe rejects its proposal to distribute direct payments according to need.

By Julia Dahm

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EUDR: German government calls for postponement by six months

Important elements for the implementation of the European Union's anti-deforestation regulation are missing, criticizes Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Özdemir. In a letter to the EU Commission on behalf of the German government, he therefore calls for the start to be postponed by six months – to July 1, 2025.

By Merle Heusmann