The Danish Council Presidency has removed the obligations for active detection from the draft CSA Regulation. Germany now wants to agree to this. Digital expert Breyer warns against chat control through the back door.
By Corinna Visser
On Friday, the member states are to vote on whether the EU should implement protective measures for the domestic ferroalloy industry. The approach is based on reduced import quotas, which is likely to affect Norway in particular.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
EIB Vice-President Nicola Beer has called on the Commission to adapt its draft for the Multiannual Financial Framework. Beer sees advantages for Europe in the global race for critical raw materials.
By Manuel Berkel and János Allenbach-Ammann
The EU finance ministers agreed in Brussels to abolish the duty-free limit of EUR 150. A technical solution for introducing a fee on low-value parcels is to be provided as early as 2026.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
During the time around the birth of their children, female parliamentarians should be given the right to continue to participate in the plenary session through a proxy. Parliament President Roberta Metsola emphasized that Europe needs more women in politics.
By Marion Bergermann
In new proceedings, the Commission is targeting Google's “site reputation abuse policy.” According to Google, this is intended to prevent users from seeing misleading, low-quality content and being exposed to fraud attempts.
By Corinna Visser
Chinese companies in the EU are still economically stable, but warn of an increasingly uncertain and politicized environment. According to the new annual report of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Brussels, there is growing pressure.
By Amelie Richter
Climate-friendly e-fuels will continue to be taxed at the same level as petrol. The agreement on the Energy Tax Directive sought by the Council Presidency was removed from the agenda of the meeting of finance ministers on Wednesday.
By Manuel Berkel
Some member states had called for the anti-deforestation directive to be postponed for another year. The Danish Council Presidency has now submitted a proposal to this effect.
By Lukas Knigge
Google is investing EUR 5.5 billion in Germany. This shows that the company believes in the location, says Philipp Justus, VP Central Europe, in the podcast Table.Today. However, he hopes for less regulation with the digital omnibus.
By Corinna Visser
