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EUDR: Weber calls for postponement by at least one year

The deforestation regulation should actually take effect at the turn of the year. However, in a letter to Commission President von der Leyen, the EPP leader pleads for a longer delay. Von der Leyen wants to react soon.

By Till Hoppe

Banks announce financing of nuclear programs

According to a media report, international banks and financial institutions want to participate in the expansion of nuclear power. Around 30 countries are relying on low-carbon electricity for their climate action plans. At the same time, the Harrisburg nuclear power plant in the USA, which went out of control with a core meltdown in 1979, is to supply electricity again.

By Bernhard Pötter