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According to a VCI list, the EU Commission has to process almost 900 implementation acts in this legislative period – many from the Green Deal. Even the authority is losing track.
By Till Hoppe
The transport ministers have agreed on a common position on the driving license directive. A system will be set up for the exchange of data between member states in the event of driving disqualifications due to traffic offenses.
By Markus Grabitz
The think tank Bruegel shows four ways to reduce energy prices in Europe. If national interests are put aside in one place or another, costs could fall for everyone.
By Manuel Berkel
Experts react to the postponement of the EUDR at a Table.Briefings event. It was decided far too late, but is a good way to prepare better.
By Leonie Düngefeld
In her first term of office, Ursula von der Leyen was seen as the President of the Commission by the grace of France and Germany – after all, Macron and Merkel had installed her in 2019. At the start of her second term of office, she is demonstrating that she no longer accepts this pecking order.
By Till Hoppe
Europe needs to spend a lot more money on defense, the EU debt rules are nonsense: Before the start of the Polish Council Presidency, Undersecretary of State Paweł Karbownik found clear words. Budget Commissioner Serafin also spoke out in favor of more defense spending.
By Marc Winkelmann
Europe is threatening to miss its climate targets for 2030 – with a CO2 gap of up to 29%. Slow electrification, low investment, and technological gaps are slowing down progress, which also jeopardizes climate neutrality for 2050.
By Lukas Knigge
He would have liked to remain on the Commission, but then had to withdraw. It has now become known that the former Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders is under investigation. It concerns lottery tickets.
By Redaktion Table
The right-wing and left-wing opposition parties in the French National Assembly brought down the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier this evening with a vote of no confidence. President Emmanuel Macron is now under enormous pressure to find a new head of government.
By Claire Stam