Next year, Belgium will take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Council Presidency not only coincides with the European elections – but also with elections in its own country. It is already evident in the EU's climate dossiers that Belgian national politics are anything but harmonious.
By Claire Stam
Ahead of the European elections in May 2024, Table.Media will publish a projection on the composition of the next European Parliament about every six weeks from now on. Political scientist Manuel Müller will create it, using the results of opinion polls from 27 member states.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Taxonomy, hydrogen, the reform of the electricity market and now the green industry: Nuclear power is present in all European environmental and energy debates. France deserves most of the credit for this. Because for Paris, the stakes are colossal.
By Claire Stam
The first lawsuit under the French supply chain law has failed. The ruling raises the question of whether the law and lawsuits can help prevent human rights violations and environmental damage at all.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The Swedish Presidency's proposals for the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) fully reflect the interests of the Swedish forest industry, writes Kenneth Richter, NABU's bioenergy officer. This endangers climate targets and the future of forests.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The European Bubble will meet next week in the Alsatian capital for a plenary session. On the agenda are three acronyms from the mammoth Fit for 55 package. And as is so often the case, these technically challenging dossiers conceal major political disputes. Today, they take us to the Swedish forests.
By Claire Stam
In a new column in Europe.Table, CEP Director Henning Vöpel writes about what concrete effects new regulatory interventions at the EU level will have on companies – and makes recommendations for action. This first installment, with co-author Stephan Biallas, Senior Partner at EY, focuses on the Data Act.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The negotiators will meet next Monday for the trilogue on the Renewable Energies Directive. The status of nuclear energy will be negotiated – an explosive political discussion that will take us right up to the Franco-German border.
By Claire Stam
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, is expected in Brussels. He is following the invitation of MEP Charlie Weimer (ECR), who will use the occasion to give a speech in the European Parliament. Iranian exiles in Europe are far from pleased with Pahlavi's visit.
By Claire Stam
Budgetary discipline is central to the stability of the euro and the financial and macroeconomic stability of the EU. The EU Commission's draft for reforming the EU's economic governance framework should actually be a coherent set of rules for this. However, the Commission's new proposals unfortunately fall well short of expectations.
By Experts Table.Briefings
