Valdis Dombrovskis, the longest-serving Commissioner with an EPP party membership, is responsible for the central topic of the new mandate: strengthening competitiveness. The Commissioner-designate for Economic Affairs from Latvia was confirmed in the coordinators' meeting.
By Markus Grabitz
Olivér Várhelyi was met with great reservations by MEPs at the hearing in the AGRI and ENVI Committees. However, the candidate for the Health and Animal Welfare portfolio was well prepared and did not allow himself to get carried away with emotional statements. Nevertheless, he was not nominated.
By Markus Grabitz
According to the European Commission, the amendment procedure for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) should only be a matter of postponement. However, the EPP Group is now also calling for substantive changes.
By Julia Dahm
Ekaterina Zaharieva brought some clear key messages to her hearing: abolishing the excessive EU funding bureaucracy, increasing national R D budgets and promoting women in research and innovation were among them.
By Markus Weisskopf
Apostolos Tzitzikostas wants to promote greater competitiveness and sustainability as Transport Commissioner. At the hearing in front of MEPs, he made clear that the end of the combustion engine is here to stay: "We cannot let up here."
By Markus Grabitz
The European Parliament has adopted its opinion on the employment guidelines of the member states. Key points are minimum income, pension systems and parental leave.
By Alina Leimbach
The China delegation consists of 38 full members. Once again, the chairmanship went to a German MEP.
By Amelie Richter
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on the Environment will have a particularly large say in the hearings of the new Commissioners, if the chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairs has his way.
By Table.Briefings
Transport politician Jens Gieseke (CDU) wants to know in a written question whether the Commission intends to bring forward the review of the CO2 fleet legislation. The manufacturers' lobby association, ACEA, had considered asking the Commission to stop penalties amounting to €15 billion for 2025 by means of an emergency article.
By Markus Grabitz
The EU must immediately and comprehensively reform the CO2 fleet regulation of passenger cars. This is the demand of a group of researchers led by Thomas Koch from Karlsruhe KIT. Otherwise, the sector will be at odds with the Paris climate targets in 2030.
By Lukas Knigge
