The EU Commission's plans to liberalize EU genetic engineering legislation have met with criticism from EU agriculture ministers. In a written statement, Croatia expressed doubts as to whether the coexistence of NGT-1 plants and organic farming would be possible.
By Henrike Schirmacher
In a joint paper, Germany and 19 other member states call on the EU to monitor the impact of climate change on health more closely.
By Redaktion Table
The EU Commission is allowing member states to pay certain aid for the sharp rise in energy prices until the end of June 2024. The governments would otherwise have had to discontinue aid such as the German energy price brake at the end of the year.
By Till Hoppe
A good six weeks after the major Hamas attack on Israel, there is growing hope that some of the hostages abducted in the Gaza Strip will soon be released.
By Redaktion Table
The state party conference of the Social Democrats in Saarland nominated Christian Petry for first place on the state list for the European elections on Saturday. The financial politician is currently the European policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. The FDP in Bremen elected Celine Eberhardt as its top candidate.
By Manuel Berkel
The Council, Parliament and Commission have reached a political agreement in the trilogue negotiations on the Waste Shipment Regulation. Exports of waste are to be more strictly controlled and exports of plastic to non-OECD countries are to be banned.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The global battle for critical raw materials is now also fought on social media platforms such as X. This was the result of a study by the Center for European Politics.
By Redaktion Table
Germany, France and Italy agree on a joint position paper on the regulation of artificial intelligence.
By Redaktion Table
EU Climate Commissioner Hoekstra has confronted China's climate envoy Xie with an indirect request about one of the key issues for COP28 in Dubai.
By Lukas Knigge
Apple is defending itself against the classification of its platform services as gatekeepers within the meaning of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The company has filed complaints against decisions by the EU Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union announced in a post on X.
By Redaktion Table
