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EPP summit: What Merz, Weber and von der Leyen are planning

CDU leader Friedrich Merz will welcome nine Christian Democrat heads of state and government in Berlin at the end of the week. It's about Europe's competitiveness and Donald Trump. As Chancellor, Merz could push through his own agenda with two powerful allies.

By Till Hoppe

Renewables: EPP MEPs plan to scrap 2040 target

Several conservative industrial politicians are calling on Ursula von der Leyen not to set a new target for renewable energies. Meanwhile, the wind industry warns that expansion has fallen in the past year and needs to be doubled.

By Manuel Berkel