The exceedingly ambitious legislative package sets crucial directions but burdens smaller companies with its many quotas, emission reduction targets and detailed regulations. Therefore, the Commission should reduce reporting obligations and conduct an impact assessment for businesses with each legal action.
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The Directorate General for Competition needs to be radically reformed because its strategy and competencies are no longer appropriate for the technological world of the 21st century, writes André Loesekrug-Pietri of the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI). The EU authority is contributing to the decline of European competitiveness, he says.
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Negotiations are underway in Brussels between the co-legislators on an EU law on artificial intelligence (AI). Jan Oetjen, CEO of Web.de and GMX.de and Chairman of the Board of the European netID Foundation, explains under which conditions AI will succeed in Europe.
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The new EU standards for sustainability reports require systematic process management from companies. Some will have it easier, others much more difficult, write Hilke Posor and Thomas Leppert. The concerns due to dilution are justified – however, companies should prepare themselves for the methodological further development that is now possible.
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In mid-July, the Commission presented its proposal for sustainable European freight transport. The Commission has high hopes for combined transport. Sven Wellbrock from VTG explains which five measures are necessary to make the project a success.
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Today is the deadline for 'Initial Proposals' to receive funds under the European satellite program IRIS². Start-ups did not stand a chance, criticizes Dennis Moore of Reflex Aerospace. But that was not the plan. An appeal to politicians to ensure more innovation after all.
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Does Germany need its own photovoltaic industry? This question has been debated in recent weeks in the dispute over the pros and cons of subsidies. For Rutger Schlatmann, Head of the Solar Energy Division at the Helmholtz Centre Berlin, it is clear that domestic industry is essential for being at the forefront of research.
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Following his participation in the SDG Summit preparatory meeting in New York, SPD MEP Udo Bullmann calls for fair and sustainable regulations for the most indebted countries. Otherwise, they would not be able to afford the investments necessary for sustainable development.
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The German government should bring its political weight to bear more strongly to advance the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, writes Tobias Pietz of the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF).
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