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E-fuels: Is von der Leyen putting pressure on Timmermans?

Frans Timmermans is not a fan of synthetic fuels in private vehicles. The Commission Vice President wants to exclude e-fuels from the fleet rules for car manufacturers. However, the word from Berlin is that Ursula von der Leyen will push him to present the proposal on e-fuels the Environment Council has called for.

By Markus Grabitz

Daniel Gros (Centre for European Policy Studies, CEPS)

Russian gas cuts will not kill the German economy

How would Germany's industry weather the reduction or even the loss of Russian gas supplies? Germany would cope, says Daniel Gros, member of the board and distinguished fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies.

By Redaktion Table