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RECORD DATE NOT STATED Forschungsanlage für Agri-Photovoltaik Agri-PV auf einer Obstplantage in Rheinland-Pfalz Agri-Photovoltaik Agri-PV. Versuchsanlage des Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme Fraunhofer FSE auf einer Plantage für Obstanbau und Sonderkulturen. Die gleichzeitige Nutzung von landwirtschaftlichen Flächen für die Pflanzenproduktion und die Erzeugung von Sonnenstrom wird hier mit verschiedenen technischen Konzepten untersucht. Ziel der Forschung ist die Erschließung großer Flächen für die nachhaltige Erzeugung elektrischer Energie. Die zum Teil transparenten Solarmodule erzeugen weniger Strom als herkömmliche Flächenanlagen, schützen aber auch die Pflanzen vor Hagelschlag und Regen. Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland, 22.04.2023 Copyright: JOKER/PetraxSteuer JOKER230422516551
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Solar Package I: MEPs urge Commission for approval

The German Solar Package I must be approved by the Commission under state aid law. This approval is still pending ten months after the decision in the Bundestag. Investors in agri-PV, for example, cannot become active as long as the green light from Brussels is missing.

By Markus Grabitz

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BSW MEP leaves the party

Until now, the BSW has had six MEPs in the European Parliament. Now Friedrich Pürner is leaving the BSW. He blames the atmosphere in the party for this.

By Markus Grabitz

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Venezuela: McAllister calls for tougher sanctions

The term of office of the elected Venezuelan President Edmundo González Urrutia was due to begin on Jan. 10. But González was cheated out of victory by the Maduro regime. David McAllister, head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, is calling for tougher sanctions.

By Markus Grabitz

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NGO contracts: Budget Commissioner admits ‘inappropriate wording’

In the Committee on Budgetary Control, Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin commented on the criticism of contracts between CINEA, the Commission's executive agency, and environmental NGOs. The Commission's review of the contracts had not yet been completed.

By Markus Grabitz

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Commission's secret NGO contracts: EU funds for lobbying against Mercosur

The Commission supports environmental NGOs with six-figure sums every year. Contracts that were previously kept secret reveal what the NGOs have to do in return: Lobby parliamentarians and advocate positions, some of which go against Commission positions.

By Markus Grabitz

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New Commission: Parliament nominates all 26 Commissioners

It was a long road until the coordinators nominated the six Executive Vice-Presidents and the Health Commissioner. All 26 Commissioners have now been confirmed by Parliament in the hearings. In recent years, Parliament has repeatedly blocked individual candidates.

By Till Hoppe

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EU Commission: nomination of Fitto and Ribera uncertain

In the first week of hearings, 19 out of 20 candidates for the new Commission were confirmed at the first attempt. Difficulties are looming in the final phase: The candidates from Hungary and Italy are encountering resistance from liberals and socialists for political reasons. This also puts the Spanish candidate in danger.

By Markus Grabitz