At the future conference "From coal to AI" at his state representation in Berlin, NRW Minister President Hendrik Wüst called for guidelines for AI. Europe and the USA should develop these together in a transatlantic alliance.
By Corinna Visser
After a failure in January, Poland is changing its strategy in the negotiations on new genetic engineering methods (NGT). Warsaw wants to resolve the issue of the patentability of NGT plants separately from the genetic engineering reform.
By Julia Dahm
With its vision paper on the future of agriculture, the Commission is apparently striking a similar chord to its ideas on budget reform: Member states are to be given more freedom in the allocation of agricultural funds, but must achieve overarching goals.
By Julia Dahm
Financial Market Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque wants to make the settlement cycle in European securities trading more efficient. To this end, the Central Securities Depository Regulation is to be amended. Market participants should be able to settle trades on the trading day itself (T+0).
By Marc Winkelmann
The threat of fines and changes to the CO2 fleet regulation was not the focus of the first working session of the Autodialog. Instead, the focus was on incentives for the ramp-up of EVs and the expansion of the charging infrastructure. Climate Commissioner Hoekstra did not reveal what the Commission intends to do with the Action Plan.
By Markus Grabitz
In a video conference arranged at short notice, the EU trade ministers discussed the US President's tariff threats. According to one diplomat, the EU is "determined to react firmly". However, the aim is de-escalation.
By Marc Winkelmann
EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis promises: "European companies should spend much less time and resources on complying with bureaucratic regulations". To this end, the authority wants to work on its own processes and carry out checks with practitioners.
By Till Hoppe
Climate change threatens Germany's national security, could lead to more migration and could also jeopardize Europe's stability. These are the findings of a joint study by the Bundeswehr University, the BND, PIK and Adelphi Research. Another new study shows that the economic damage could run into the trillions.
By Nico Beckert
Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace in the US because the NGO had organized protests against a pipeline. Greenpeace invokes a new EU directive to defend itself. Meanwhile, the lawsuit against Shell is being brought before the Supreme Court in the Netherlands.
By Alexandra Endres
Germany's subsidy system for wind and solar power plants needs to be reformed – to comply with EU regulations and to improve the coordination of generation and consumption. Agora Energiewende has now presented a proposal that focuses on Contracts for Difference, which are independent of actual production. The industry is critical of the proposal.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
