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ETS trilogue in the energy crisis

How can EU emissions trading be reformed so that climate protection is implemented, but the burden due to rising carbon prices is not to heavy? The political task amid the energy crisis could hardly be greater, which is why there is a need for discussion among stakeholders.

By Lukas Knigge

Barley takes position with socialists

After four years, the European socialist party family meets again for a congress. A new party leader is to be elected. The big rising star at the meeting in Berlin is someone else: Katarina Barley.

By Markus Grabitz

What's Cooking in Brussels – the EP building swap

Tartes flambées are on today's menu. Next week, the MEPs in Strasbourg will vote on the EP buildings. Underneath the administrative aspect of this vote lies an entanglement of political and national interests. A situation that only could only exist in the Brussels bubble.

By Claire Stam

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How the energy platform could work

The price of gas must come down. That is why, starting next spring, the EU wants to collectively purchase a portion of the fuel and use it to fill the storage facilities for the following winter. Various models are under discussion.

By Manuel Berkel