While Germany continues to struggle over the appointment of a Digital Services Coordinator, other EU member states are also faced with the question of what adjustments the Digital Services Act requires and which authorities are to perform the tasks. In Austria, some questions are easier to answer.
By Falk Steiner
As part of the strategy to reduce industrial and household emissions, the EU Commission has proposed stricter guidelines for fluorinated greenhouse gases. In the debate on how to achieve Europe's climate targets, F-gases have so far played a minor role. Quite wrongly, because the savings potential is huge.
By Lukas Knigge
Plans for a new crisis instrument are taking shape, according to information available to Europe.Table. As stated in an internal document, the EU Commission wants to instruct member states which sensitive products should be stockpiled and according to which criteria they should be allocated to the industry in the event of a crisis.
By Markus Grabitz
Two-thirds of all chips currently come from East Asia. The Europeans and the Americans want to change that. Both have passed enormous subsidy programs to promote their respective semiconductor industries. In the meantime, China creeps quietly to the top.
By Felix Lee
Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn is calling on EU member states to agree on additional sources of funding by 2023 or 2024, saying that only on this condition can the levies be technically implemented.
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In the gas crisis, the profits of companies in the energy trade have risen sharply, and banks are profiting from the rise in interest rates, according to the Spanish government. Many governments in Europe are therefore discussing taxes on excess profits, including the German government. Madrid has now decided on this measure.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
A reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy is supposed to increase agriculture's contribution to climate protection. However, the German strategic plan has not yet been approved after it was criticized by the EU Commission. Europe.Table spoke with agricultural expert Aaron Scheid about the reform plans.
By Timo Landenberger
During his visit to Austria, the long-term Hungarian prime minister had an easy job of it. Meanwhile, Chancellor Nehammer is pushing for a joint EU gas purchase.
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With their decision to save gas, the EU energy ministers have taken a big step toward resistance to Putin's attempts of blackmail, according to Luxembourg's Green Energy Minister Claude Turmes in an interview with Manuel Berkel. Their austerity plans will be presented by the countries of the Pentalateral Energy Forum one month earlier than expected by the Council. In addition to Luxembourg and Germany, the collaborative effort includes France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
By Manuel Berkel
German companies are often more ambitious than the German government when it comes to climate targets. This was the result of a representative survey by the digital association Bitkom. However, when it comes to the question of climate neutrality of data centers, things look somewhat different, even though they offer a great deal of potential for savings.
By Corinna Visser
