In addition to the climate crisis, species extinction also poses an existential threat to humans, and the conservation status of nature continues to deteriorate. Even before the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in May, the EU wants to launch a renaturation law. Jutta Paulus, MEP and environmental expert of the Green Party, calls for a shift from voluntary commitments to more politically binding measures.
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A quiet revolution is taking place in EU economic policy coordination: The new Recovery and Resilience Facility gives the Commission an edge and more leverage, according to Nils Redeker and Thu Nguyen.
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One of the main reasons for the market dominance of large technology companies is the fact that they are currently able to hide more detailed financial and operational information from regulatory scrutiny. To counteract this, a more proactive regulatory agenda is needed, as well as improved 10-K reporting, analyze Mariana Mazzucato and Ilan Strauss.
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The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is anything but a success story, writes Martin Haeusling. Now it is up to the member states to implement a fairer and greener agricultural policy via their strategic plans. However, the Greens' CAP shadow rapporteur in the EU Parliament expects a race for the softest environmental requirements.
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Transport, climate protection, international security: No area of our society can do without technologies and platforms in space, writes Elodie Viau. At today's launch of the European Space Conference, she provides an insight into the work of ESA's Telecommunications Integrated Applications Directorate.
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The European Central Bank has been in hazardous waters for years, endangering its political independence and compromising on its goals, as Jürgen Stark, Thomas Mayer, and Gunther Schnabl write.
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The most important financial experts in the USA were completely off the mark with their forecasts for 2021. There are several reasons for this collective misjudgment, writes Jason Furman. One model is particularly suitable for assessing the situation more realistically.
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Negotiations on a successor to the Privacy Shield are in full swing. But the basic problem remains almost impossible to solve: Without changes to the legal framework in the USA, the project will hardly be able to stand before the CJEU. Jordan Francis argues for an interim solution with comparatively minor changes.
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The preservation of tropical rainforests is of great importance for global climate goals. Global agreements are important, but a change in forest management and thus an end to deforestation can only succeed with the right policies on the ground, writes Pedro Frizo in today's Opinion.
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The transformation to a climate-neutral society and economy while maintaining prosperity is the defining task of the coming years. To achieve this, Europe must now set the right course, writes Jochen Reinschmidt of the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association. This also includes standardization.
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