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Andreas Mattner ist Präsident des Zentralen Immobilien Ausschusses (ZIA)

Energy efficiency must not be the only goal

In mid-July, the EU Commission presented the "Fit for 55" package. The individual programs it contains and the higher climate policy targets for 2030 represent a major challenge for the building sector. The aim of the German Property Federation (ZIA) is now to lobby for a practical design of European regulations.

By Redaktion Table

Max Schrems ist Datenschutzaktivist und Gründer von NOYB. Der Verein setzt Datenschutzrecht konsequent durch – notfalls auch gegen Aufsichtsbehörden und die EU-Kommission.

Data protection: 'We have a mass breach of law'

Max Schrems brought down the Privacy Shield, which was supposed to secure the processing of European data in the US legally. The lawyer and data protection activist has much more in store, as he explains in an interview with Europe.Table editor Falk Steiner.

By Falk Steiner

'We will try to forge alliances against it'

The EU Commission presented its "Fit for 55" climate protection package in July. The introduction of a new Emissions Trading System (ETS) for road transport and buildings is particularly controversial. The plans have few supporters beyond the CDU and the auto industry, says Luxembourg's Energy Minister Claude Turmes in an interview with Charlotte Wirth.

By Charlotte Wirth

The EU data bet

Strengthening sovereignty, breaking up monopolies, promoting artificial intelligence: Europe's new digital policy is pursuing many goals at once. To this end, data law is also to be modernized – and create entirely new markets.

By Falk Steiner