Economics Minister Katherina Reiche is still in Israel until this Wednesday with a large delegation – including many defense industry representatives. The topic of critical infrastructure protection is involved, but German-Israeli cooperation is also to be strengthened in other areas.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The Ministry of Defense sees no alternatives to US systems in 48 of 49 current and planned procurements.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The federal government is still behind schedule on the issue of civil protection. It remains to be seen when the Federal Ministry of the Interior will present the shelter concept announced for this year.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWE) wants to allow companies to receive both the industrial electricity price and electricity price compensation at the same time. It remains to be seen whether this is permissible under state aid law.
By Manuel Berkel
In the new healthcare package, the EU Commission is making hidden changes to the scope of the AI Act. Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky criticizes the procedure as undemocratic and untransparent.
By Corinna Visser
The EU Parliament waves through the omnibus compromise. Besides lowering the scope of application of the CSRD and CSDDD, central obligations have also been removed. SMEs are to be relieved by new protection mechanisms.
By Ferdinand Fröhlich
The EU plans to combat the housing shortage with more funding and a reduction in bureaucracy. Digitalized approval procedures and a Europe-wide materials platform should enable faster and cheaper housing construction.
By Marion Bergermann
The EU Commission wants to allow unlimited pesticide approvals. However, it has back-pedaled on what it was initially proposing.
By Julia Dahm
The European Parliament has approved a stricter version of the safeguard clauses for the Mercosur agreement. The signing of the agreement on Saturday remains an ambitious but potentially achievable deadline.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
The Commission is offering EUR 1.8 billion to support battery cell production in the EU. The measures are aimed at achieving greater independence from Chinese products and greater diversification of supply chains.
By Manuel Berkel
