The Commission is revising liability rules for products to make them fit for the digital age – and laying down special rules for AI. But consumer advocates fear that the hurdles are too high to bring justice to injured parties.
By Corinna Visser
Yesterday evening, the Commission sent its non-paper on the gas price cap to the member states. At their meeting three weeks ago, the energy ministers had insisted on proposals. But the Commission now drastically shows the consequences of a general gas price cap.
By Manuel Berkel
The German government can count on a lot of support for its initiative to promote the production of renewable energy technologies in Europe. It is said, that EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton will explicitly support Berlin's initiative at the Competitiveness Council today. There is also a lot of support in the industry and a demand for more speed.
By Redaktion Table
The energy crisis in Europe comes at an "interesting" time for Africa, according to Gwamaka Kifukwe, an expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Selling energy to Europe is an opportunity for growth, he says.
By Ella Joyner
Six months after the announcement of a new transatlantic agreement for a legally secure transfer of personal data, there is no sign of it. A problem for the economy – and on top of that, another state is also causing great concern.
By Falk Steiner
Globalization was yesterday; the new mantra of European trade policy is (transparent) strategic autonomy. Our fall trade policy outlook highlights which instruments the EU aims to use in the increasingly harsh international environment and which partners it wants to create binding agreements with.
By Till Hoppe
Russia, rule of law, debts: The right-wing election wins worry Brussels. However, experts warn against panic-mongering – the leeway of a new government is limited.
By Eric Bonse
The conservative center-right coalition led by Fratelli d'Italia party leader Georgia Meloni becomes the strongest force in the Italian parliament, according to projections. However, many Italians sat out the election.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
The chairmanship of a European party family has so far been an honorary position. That is the case if the party leader also sits in the European Parliament and is, therefore, financially secure. Under Manfred Weber, who recently became party and group leader of the EPP, things could now change.
By Markus Grabitz
The EU Commission actually wanted to write a report on the planned Social Taxonomy by the end of the year. Its advisory body has already presented ideas, but after the heated discussion on Environmental Taxonomy, there seems to be a lack of political will – and priority.
By Leonie Düngefeld
