The EU supply chain law (CSDDD) is to be adopted by Parliament at the end of April. Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil plans to implement it quickly – and wants to advocate for a global agreement at UN level.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The EU Parliament approved new rules for the European electricity, gas and hydrogen markets on Thursday. Gas customers may now be disconnected from the gas grid to protect the climate.
By Manuel Berkel
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) provides clarity in a further ruling on the right to damages in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The judges come to the conclusion that the right to damages, as set out in Article 82 GDPR, does not establish a general right to compensation for immaterial damages.
By Falk Steiner
Parliament rebukes the appointment of CDU MEP Markus Pieper as the Commission's SME Envoy. A clear majority voted in favor of a corresponding motion. In it, Parliament calls on the Commission to revoke the appointment.
By Markus Grabitz
MEPs adopted by a large majority the agreement reached in the trilogue in November on the regulation on methane in the energy sector.
By Claire Stam
In the State Aid Scoreboard 2023, the EU Commission shows that Germany was responsible for around a third of all state aid paid out in the EU in 2022. Relative to economic strength, only Hungary spent more.
By Marc Winkelmann
The fixed seats in the European Parliament will be abolished. This is provided for in the reform of the Rules of Procedure, which was adopted in plenary on Wednesday. This implements the "Parliament 2024" reform agenda, which was developed in the working group headed by Rainer Wieland.
By Markus Grabitz
The European Parliament has adopted the political agreement on CO2 fleet limits for commercial vehicles. CO2 emissions from new vehicles must be reduced by 90 percent by 2040. There were no further changes to climate-neutral fuels.
By Markus Grabitz
Experts from rating agency Bloomberg New Energy Finance are sounding the alarm: The G20 countries are lagging behind in the transition away from fossil fuels. The experts have now shown who is doing better or worse, depending on the sector.
By Bernhard Pötter
According to UN climate chief Simon Stiell, the existing climate plans of UN countries will hardly reduce emissions by 2030. He said humanity only has "two years to save the world." In the run-up to the IMF and World Bank spring meetings, Stiell has a clear idea of what is needed to achieve this.
By Bernhard Pötter
