The DMA has set its sights on Apple's iPad
The EU is investigating whether Apple's iPad poses a risk of abuse of competition. The company now has six months to ensure that the device complies with the DMA's preventive measures.
By Markus Grabitz
The EU is investigating whether Apple's iPad poses a risk of abuse of competition. The company now has six months to ensure that the device complies with the DMA's preventive measures.
By Markus Grabitz
Following the EU Parliament, the Council also adopted the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact on Monday. This means that new rules for reducing government debt will soon apply.
By Redaktion Table
The lead candidate of the Christian Democratic party family in the European elections, Ursula von der Leyen, is not categorically ruling out cooperation between the EPP and the conservative ECR party family. This was her response to a question from Bas Eickhout (Greens) at the Maastricht Debate 2024, a debate with the candidates of the other party families.
By Markus Grabitz
China's head of state and party leader Xi Jinping will visit France, Hungary and Serbia at the beginning of May. Xi will visit the Balkans on a critical date.
By Redaktion Table
The German government wants to promote "climate-friendly new construction in the low-price segment" with a new funding program. However, the conditions are to be designed in such a way that they can already be easily met with current building practice, warns Deutsche Umwelthilfe on the basis of an expert report.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Anyone operating a heat pump need not fear being forced to connect to a new district heating network at a later date. Such a compulsion would be disproportionate in practically all cases and is therefore inadmissible, according to a recent legal opinion.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
At the ministerial meeting in Turin, the G7 countries agreed on a joint coal phase-out by 2035. Storage capacities for renewables could also be massively expanded.
By Lukas Bayer
The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture are making around €130 million available for forest owners and local authorities. The money comes from the "Natural Climate Protection Action Program", which was severely cut in January.
By Lukas Bayer
38 countries are discussing which standards low-carbon industries need to meet, particularly in cement and steel production, and what fair competition could look like. Discussions on this have now begun in the Climate Club under German-Chilean leadership.
By Bernhard Pötter
Rewetting moors helps nature conservation and the climate. So far, however, there has been no business model for this. An alliance of researchers, politicians, companies and foundations now wants to change this.
By Bernhard Pötter