Last week, EU Research Commissioner Mariya Gabriel opened the first "European Innovation Days" in Silicon Valley, aimed at sparking interest in Europe among US startups and investors. She spoke with Manfred Ronzheimer about the intentions and successes of her US mission.
By Redaktion Table
Women are significantly more likely to be injured in road accidents, a fact that has been known since the 1960s. However, EU legislation still does not require vehicles to be tested using female crash test dummies. The EU Transport Committee is now calling on the Commission to take responsibility.
By Charlotte Wirth
Germany needs more immigration – because there is plenty of work available. However, the plans presented yesterday by the federal government are not only met with joy by European neighbors. Berlin is also playing its own game in this regard.
By Falk Steiner
A legal opinion is still to show whether the European Media Freedom Act can actually be realized as originally planned. But during the debate on the EMFA in the leading European Parliament's Culture and Media Committee, it became clear that the Parliament wants to hurry, otherwise, there is a threat of new problems.
By Falk Steiner
The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open.
By Amelie Richter
Yesterday, Energy ministers agreed on their position on the gas market package and the extension of the gas savings target. France's demand that hydrogen from nuclear energy should be counted towards the renewables targets remained unheard. Instead, the Commission signaled concessions on another level.
By Manuel Berkel
On Tuesday, the German government broke its deadlock and agreed to tighter carbon fleet targets in the EU Council of Ministers. This means that from 2035, new cars can only be registered if they are operated with zero emissions.
By Lukas Knigge
Brandenburg as a model student of the EU: More and more projects are strengthening the local value chain for batteries. Yesterday, the German-Canadian company Rock Tech unveiled Europe's first lithium converter at a groundbreaking ceremony.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The Council of Ministers is expected to give the final green light today for the trilogue result on the combustion engine phase-out and CO2 fleet limits. In the industry, the reaction to the e-fuels deal is restrained: Manufacturers and suppliers complain that although there is a political agreement, much remains unclear in terms of legislation.
By Markus Grabitz
The dispute with the EU Commission over the 2035 phase-out of internal combustion engines has been settled, German Transport Minister Wissing claims to have prevailed: The way is clear for vehicles powered by e-fuels, he announced. Yet the negotiated compromise offers little more certainty than before Germany's FDP voted against it.
By Lukas Knigge
