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Battery factories: German government sees investments under threat

The German government wants to prevent individual member states from being disadvantaged by new climate rules when setting up battery factories. The statement to the EU Commission is available exclusively to Table.Briefings. In it, Berlin also argues with competition from the USA and China.

By Manuel Berkel

New commission: only seven women nominated

The last nominations are out: Italy nominates Raffaele Fitto, Bulgaria Ekaterina Zakharieva and Julian Popov. Belgium, on the other hand, missed the deadline. This means that von der Leyen will not be able to appoint an equal number of men and women to any commission.

By Corinna Visser