According to the European wind industry, anti-wind power campaigns on social media are now leading to significant delays and project cancellations. WindEurope aims to accelerate expansion with a ten-point plan.
By Manuel Berkel
Following a somewhat disappointing COP30 for the EU, member states now intend to adopt a longer-term strategic approach. In doing so, they also plan to leverage their influence in foreign and development policy.
By Lukas Knigge
Hungary has come under criticism for its measures targeting the LGBTQI community. The European Court of Justice has now ruled that the law violates fundamental rights and has declared it unlawful.
By Almut Siefert
In their proposal for simplification, the European Parliament’s shadow rapporteurs do not view it as an attack on consumer or worker protection. Rather, they see it as a response to the competitive landscape, in which multiple layers of regulation are weakening Europe.
By Svenja Hahn and Axel Voss
Climate action, competitiveness, and independence must go hand in hand, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra warns in an interview.
By Lukas Knigge
Climate protection, competitiveness, and independence must go hand in hand, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra urges in an interview. Ahead of COP31 in November, he calls on other countries to take on more responsibility.
By Lukas Knigge
Brussels has allowed the client behind the construction of a Lisbon metro line to proceed with the contract award. But it has attached conditions to the award in order to eliminate competitive distortions caused by Chinese subsidies.
By Antonia Zimmermann
EU member states could formally approve the deregulation of new genomic techniques today. The situation in the European Parliament is less clear.
By Julia Dahm
With a revised negotiating mandate, the Council Presidency is attempting to break the deadlock over industrial AI in the AI Act. Four graduated options outline the extent to which the Council could meet Parliament halfway on this issue.
By Corinna Visser
The Council Presidency aims to secure the member states’ approval of the tobacco tax reform by summer. To this end, it has put forward a compromise proposal ahead of Friday’s meeting of the Working Party on Taxation.
By Markus Grabitz
