Technically, importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold in the EU have to fulfill special due diligence requirements. A first inspection report now reveals that most companies do not comply with the requirements.
By Redaktion Table
The EU wants to break with the fast fashion model. While demand for textiles continues to rise, the industry leaves behind an enormous environmental and social footprint. To reduce this footprint, the EU Commission is focusing in particular on recycling textiles. But the corresponding technologies are still in their infancy.
By Redaktion Table
The European Parliament is advocating stricter rules for political advertising on the Internet and is significantly tightening up the Commission's draft. The trilogue with the Council threatens a dispute.
By Eric Bonse
The Industry Committee in the European Parliament calls for strict provisions for the protection of intellectual property to be included in the Chips Act. That should please Washington – if the member states go along.
By Till Hoppe
In many EU countries, the traditional partners from the Christian Democratic party family are weakening. That's why the party and parliamentary group leader Manfred Weber started looking for new partners a while ago. His poaching attempts are directed at the right-wing party spectrum.
By Markus Grabitz
His concessions to government partners are weighing heavily on the Socialist leader in the run-up to this year's elections. Tens of thousands of people protested in Madrid against Sánchez and his alliance with the left-wing Podemos, Catalan separatists and regional nationalists.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
With a month's delay, the Commission has published the consultation on electricity market design. The range of topics is enormous – the ITRE coordinator of the EPP already warns against sky-high expectations.
By Manuel Berkel
Europe has the opportunity to take a leading role in the Industrial Internet of Things. The Data Act is supposed to provide a legal basis. Can it do that? Experts discussed the issue in the Table.Live briefing.
By Corinna Visser
The long-serving President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in Beijing calls for a more robust way of engaging with the world's second-largest economy. The diversification demanded by politicians has already been taking place for a long time, said Jörg Wuttke in conversation with Finn Mayer-Kuckuk and Felix Lee.
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The EU partners have a hard time understanding how the German government coalition formulates its European policy positions. In fact, coordination within the federal government is far from smooth – despite good intentions and several rounds of coordination.
By Till Hoppe
