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Europe's data policy: model for CBAM?

The planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is intended to ensure that non-European suppliers are subject to comparable rules on CO2 emissions as local producers. So far, it is unclear how the instrument can be designed to ensure that companies from other countries also comply with high climate protection standards. The EU has already solved a similar problem in digital policy.

By Falk Steiner

Spain opens Europe's largest hydrogen plant

The combination of good solar and wind energy locations makes Spain an important building block for Europe's hydrogen strategy. Germany also wants to participate in a project in the northwest of the country.

By Isabel Cuesta Camacho

What's wrong with the EU's blockchain strategy?

Blockchains were once designed to prevent government intervention. However, the EU wants to do just that and faces the major challenge of regulating something that can hardly be regulated. Especially when it comes to processing personal data, a solution will be difficult.

By Redaktion Table

Member states drag out gas agreement

Although a Russian gas embargo has been looming for months, so far only a handful of EU states have signed solidarity agreements with their neighbors. Meanwhile, the German government is urging France and other countries to adopt technical standards that would facilitate cross-border gas flows.

By Manuel Berkel