The EU Commission wants to oblige industry to reduce its emissions and do its part to make Europe a climate-neutral economy. The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances is also to be more strictly regulated.
By Lukas Knigge
In the wake of the Bucha atrocities, the EU Commission is proposing to ban imports of Russian hard coal. An oil embargo is also being considered – but here Germany still has reservations.
By Till Hoppe
The EU Commission will probably trigger the new rule of law mechanism after the Hungarian prime minister's election victory. However, financial sanctions alone will hardly suffice in the fight against Orbán's "illiberal democracy". The European Union must face the question of how it wants to deal with Hungary.
By Redaktion Table
