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What’s floating in Brussels? The price of clean water
The vote in the Environment Committee (ENVI) next Wednesday will decide who will be asked to pay for the reuse of wastewater: only industry, as the Commission envisages – or industry and consumers. continue reading →
Spain: Sánchez rejects pact with Feijóo
Spain’s incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday rejected PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s request to support him in the vote to form a government. Instead, Sánchez will seek a new term himself, according to his Socialist Party.Feijóo’s Popular Party won the most seats in the July 23 election but fell short of a working […] continue reading →
Spain: King Felipe begins consultations
King Felipe VI begins the round of consultations with political parties on Monday to propose a candidate for government formation. The discussions will take place on Monday and Tuesday with seven of the eleven political formations. The separatist parties Esquerra Republicana per Catalunya (ERC) and Junts, as well as the Bloque Nacional Gallego (BNG) and […] continue reading →
Sánchez’s election campaign in Spain: victimhood, self-praise and opposition bashing
Spain votes on July 23. The incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez' is trying to restore his damaged image. continue reading →
International rules for AI: agreement still difficult
Actually, the G7 countries wanted to agree on common guidelines for AI. Then the EU and the USA wanted to be the engine of the process. Now Joe Biden wants to lead the movement. Meanwhile, the Spanish are presenting a new paper for the AI Act trilogue. continue reading →
Sánchez: Elections do not affect Presidency of the Council
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sees resolute implementation of her own policies as the best response to the rise of extremists in the EU. The parties of the democratic center must “show that we have a clear idea of how we want to tackle the changes that are taking place”, she said. It is […] continue reading →
EU Council presidency: Spain presents priorities
In the midst of an election campaign, Spain will take over the presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1. On Thursday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented the priorities of the Spanish EU Council presidency, which will be held under the motto “Europe, closer”. Sánchez assured that the smooth running of the EU […] continue reading →
Spain: Sánchez announces new elections in July
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made a surprise announcement on Monday that he would bring forward the parliamentary elections to July 23. The announcement came just hours after the left lost significant votes in regional and local elections. Sánchez’s government is currently preparing to take over the EU Council presidency on July 1. “I take […] continue reading →
Upcoming regional elections in Spain: Will the conservatives prevail?
Regional elections are due to be held in Spain on Sunday. The outcome is likely to have a signal effect far... continue reading →
Mercosur: Spain wants to convince skeptics
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to convince the remaining skeptics within the EU to give the green light to the Mercosur trade agreement. Sánchez said this at a joint press conference with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.The agreement between the EU and the four Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) had been […] continue reading →
Spain prior to elections: left-wing alliance is crumbling
Spain's bloc of leftist parties that keeps Pedro Sánchez in power is beginning to crumble. The candidacy of Yolanda Díaz and her newly formed Sumar platform in the upcoming parliamentary elections is taking votes from the Socialist Sánchez and Podemos, which is increasingly becoming a residual party. continue reading →
Electricity, raw materials, industry: S&D appoints rapporteurs
Spanish Socialist Nicolás González Casares will be the EU Parliament’s rapporteur for electricity market reform. This was announced by the S&D group on Tuesday. Casares will thus be responsible for amending the Directive and Regulation on the internal electricity market, as well as the ACER Regulation and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). A draft report […] continue reading →
KAS analysis: window of opportunity for reforms
In their Panorama analysis, published today, in which the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) examines five dimensions of the EU as part of a meta-analysis, the authors come to mixed conclusions:EconomicalMember state support for EuropeGlobal environmentSweden and Spain to use room for maneuverThe KAS authors put special emphasis on the coming months: “The two presidencies in […] continue reading →
Megatunnel to connect Spain and Morocco
Morocco and Spain are planning a gigantic construction project under the Strait of Gibraltar. They want to connect Africa and Europe for vehicles, high-speed trains, and natural gas. The great project also requires German expertise. continue reading →
Faeser wants to distribute refugees better
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called for a fairer distribution of refugees from Ukraine within the EU. “Should there be another large-scale flight movement from Ukraine, the refugees in Europe must be better distributed,” Faeser told Bild am Sonntag. “In doing so, our Eastern European neighbors, in particular, should be relieved. So far, Poland […] continue reading →
Import of green hydrogen could be competitive by 2030
According to a new study, importing climate-neutral hydrogen into the EU could become competitive with hydrogen from domestic production by 2030. This is the conclusion of calculations by the consulting firm Aurora Energy Research.According to the study, Spain, Morocco, Australia, and Chile could supply green hydrogen to Germany by 2030 at competitive costs despite additional […] continue reading →
Spain: Sánchez comes under pressure in election year
His concessions to government partners are weighing heavily on the Socialist leader in the run-up to this year's elections. Tens of thousands of people protested in Madrid against Sánchez and his alliance with the left-wing Podemos, Catalan separatists and regional nationalists. continue reading →
Macron and Sánchez sign friendship treaty
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a friendship treaty between Spain and France in Barcelona on Thursday. The treaty includes energy policy issues, such as the common interest in the H2Med hydrogen pipeline. Important topics in the agreement also include security, border policy and culture. Despite the close history, bilateral […] continue reading →