Today, Wednesday, the EU Parliament and member states will continue to negotiate the Due Diligence Act at a political level. Sensitive issues such as the inclusion of the financial sector and the obligation to climate transition plans are unlikely to be discussed, let alone resolved.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The planned accession of Ukraine poses enormous challenges for the Union. It needs to reinvent itself – but it is unclear how. MEPs want, among other things, a direct election of the head of the Commission. The member states have other priorities.
By Eric Bonse
In a joint paper, Germany and 19 other member states call on the EU to monitor the impact of climate change on health more closely.
By Redaktion Table
The EU Commission's plans to liberalize EU genetic engineering legislation have met with criticism from EU agriculture ministers. In a written statement, Croatia expressed doubts as to whether the coexistence of NGT-1 plants and organic farming would be possible.
By Henrike Schirmacher
The EU Commission is allowing member states to pay certain aid for the sharp rise in energy prices until the end of June 2024. The governments would otherwise have had to discontinue aid such as the German energy price brake at the end of the year.
By Till Hoppe
Yesterday, the Compact with Africa conference was held in Berlin. Steffen Meyer, Head of Economic Policy in the Chancellor's Office, explains the objectives the Federal Government pursues with the CwA and the initiatives that should give new momentum to the cooperation between the G20 and African countries.
By Experts Table.Briefings
This weekend, the German Greens will vote on their election program and the list for the 2024 European elections at their federal delegates' conference in Karlsruhe. Only the top position is certain. Behind that, there will be several battles – with an open result.
By Lukas Knigge
The non-paper from Germany, France and Italy, which provides for the exemption of foundation models from tough regulation, has been rejected by MEPs from the Greens and the EPP.
By Corinna Visser
The German Government's Regulatory Control Council is calling for further efforts at EU level to reduce bureaucracy. After all, Brussels is responsible for 56 percent of the current bureaucratic burden on the economy.
By Till Hoppe
Frans Timmermans has given up his powerful job in Brussels as climate czar to win power in The Hague for the Social Democrats and GroenLinks. Shortly before the parliamentary elections, the bet does not seem to be paying off.
By Stephan Israel
