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Planned EU soil protection law causes a stir

Europe's soils are in bad shape. This affects food production, water supply, biodiversity and the climate. The EU Commission wants to take countermeasures with a new directive to protect soil health. Long overdue, say environmental associations. Farmers are protesting.

By Timo Landenberger

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How the EU is to become a hub for green industries

The EU Commission has presented the Net-Zero Industrial Act, which is intended to make Europe the leading location for climate-friendly technologies. But the reactions are reluctant.

By Till Hoppe

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Industry: Europe's response to the IRA falls short

In great haste, the EU Commission has drawn up a package around the Net-Zero Industrial Act. From the point of view of the industries concerned, the proposals are a step in the right direction. But they do not see it as a genuine European response to the US Inflation Reduction Act.

By Till Hoppe

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Macron pushes pension reform through

When France's Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne announced the decision to the National Assembly, she was booed: The controversial pension reform will be pushed through with the constitutional paragraph 49.3. The opposition and the trade unions do not want to accept this.

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