As early as this year, the Commission wants to reduce the EU's dependence on Russian gas by two-thirds. Gas storage facilities are to be considered critical infrastructure throughout Europe in the future. Brussels issues a thinly-veiled threat to the operator Gazprom.
Von Manuel Berkel
Gespräche über einen möglichen Importstopp für russisches Öl ließen den Preis kurzfristig auf fast 140 Dollar pro Barrel klettern. Die Bundesregierung bekräftigt jedoch ihre Absage an ein Embargo. Die Verwerfungen zeigen aber immer stärkere Folgen, Shell schränkt in Deutschland den Verkauf von Ölprodukten ein.
Von Manuel Berkel
Talks about a possible import ban on Russian oil caused the price to climb to almost $140 per barrel almost overnight. However, the German government reiterated its rejection of an embargo. However, the dismissals have increasingly severe consequences, and Shell is restricting the sale of oil products in Germany.
Von Manuel Berkel
Alle in der EU gehandelten Produkte sollen künftig umfassende Vorgaben zur Kreislauffähigkeit erfüllen. Das geht aus einem geleakten Entwurf zur neuen Ökodesign-Richtlinie hervor. Unternehmen müssen demzufolge offenlegen, wie viele Produkte für Endverbraucher sie pro Jahr wiederverwenden oder wegwerfen.
Von Manuel Berkel
In the future, all products traded in the EU will have to meet comprehensive requirements for recyclability. This is the result of a leaked draft of the new Ecodesign Directive. Accordingly, companies must disclose how many end-user products they reuse or throw away per year.
Von Manuel Berkel
In the future, Germany's gas storage facilities are to be 90 percent full by December each year. The German government wants to set corresponding minimum filling levels with a law on the national gas reserve. Meanwhile, the think tank Bruegel warns against national solo efforts, a "subsidy war" among EU states – and risks that could arise if Gazprom supplies increase again.
Von Manuel Berkel
