The reform proposal that Roberta Metsola will present today comprises 14 points. Less than a month after the corruption scandal surrounding Vice President Eva Kaili came to light, the speaker of Parliament is working to improve the image of her institution. Organizations such as Transparency International have accused Parliament of having insufficient transparency rules, which […]
Mr. Schmit, high inflation and the energy crisis are causing many people to slip into poverty. The rate is around 20 percent. Your goal was to reduce the risk of poverty. How do you deal with that?At the moment, we are not only observing that the risk of poverty is increasing. People who normally would […]
It was the news of the day yesterday in Luxembourg: Jean Asselborn, passionate racing cyclist, underwent knee surgery. A tragedy in four stages. The socialists trembleGloomy mood among Luxembourg’s Socialists. Next year there will be parliamentary elections in Luxembourg. What if the loyal socialist draught horse, vote catcher and man of the people, can’t get […]
France was able to assert itself. The Council compromise on the Due Diligence Act will not automatically be applied to the financial sector. It is up to each member state to decide whether financial services are covered by the law or not. The definition of the financial industries to be regulated has also been significantly […]
Yesterday, the German Cabinet formally decided on Germany’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The German government had already announced the decision in mid-November. “The Energy Charter is not compatible with the transformation of the energy system,” German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) told the press yesterday. That alone, he said, was also a […]
Ministers must decide today at the Competitiveness Council whether or not the financial sector should be covered by the Due Diligence Act. The Czech Council Presidency was unable to reach a compromise in the Permanent Representatives Committee yesterday. Paris is pushing for the financial sector to be completely exempted from the law. Yesterday, the Czech […]
The Commission is showing its ambition. With the reform of the packaging regulation presented yesterday, it wants to hold producers and member states accountable. Recycling and reuse are to become the norm.The Commission focuses, in particular, on the recyclability of packaging and sets strict quotas. For example, 90 percent of the packaging of large household […]
It’s more than a mere formality: On Thursday, the Competitiveness Council will vote on the General Approach to corporate due diligence. France tried to achieve a blocking minority in recent days. Thanks to the support of Italy, Spain, and Slovakia, Paris was able to build up sufficient pressure for the text to be discussed again […]
Boris Johnson had it so good in his youthful days as a correspondent in Brussels: He quoted non-existent sources, referred to his colleagues as “experts close to the negotiations,” and even invented the odd debate. But above all, he had a talent for turning trifles into big dramas. Remember the crooked bananas?We at Europe.Table do […]
Next Wednesday, the Commission will present its proposal for the Packaging Regulation. The legislative text is intended to set standards and quotas to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste. Europe.Table has a draft of the text from Nov. 24.It states that from 2030 at the latest, producers must design packaging materials so that […]