Europe.Table – Edition 979
Trump holds firm in tariff dispute + Relaxed criteria for hydrogen + EU Competitiveness Fund merges programs
- Tariff dispute: A bitter pill awaits the EU
- Brittle bridges: EU-China summit in times of growing tensions
- Hydrogen: Commission accommodates gas industry
- Tobacco Tax Directive: Commission could sharply raise minimum rates
- EU Competitiveness Fund: Commission to merge 14 EU programs
- CAP reform: EU Agriculture Committee demands standalone budget
- Chemicals package: Commission focuses on safeguarding industry sites and easing regulations
- Public procurement reform: IMCO votes against mandatory quality criteria
- Climate law: S&D, Greens and Renew aim to sideline PfE rapporteur
- Documents: 28th regime draft report
- Executive Moves: Dickson leaves WindEurope
- Must Reads: Keir Starmer to host Emmanuel Macron