On the table are Mozartkugeln and sweets from Manner – the Austrian touch is visible at first glance. Christa Schweng receives visitors on the eighth floor of the building where the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is based. The view from the window in the heart of Brussels is breathtaking.The lawyer from Vienna began […]
“December will be the month of compromise. And everything will happen around Dec. 15, we will have a political showdown,” says Pieter de Pous. He is head of the Fossil Fuel Transition Program at think tank E3G. The outcome of the recent elections in Sweden, which saw the far right enter government, has created a […]
Café culture in Brussels. Temperatures are dropping – and the number of remotely working employees in cafés is rising. They stay late, consume little and save money: In view of rising electricity prices, which have more than doubled in the space of a year, employees are particularly keen to lighten the load on their wallets. […]
At yesterday’s fourth trilogue, the Parliament and Council failed to reach an agreement on the inclusion of the maritime sector in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). But there was “an idea of what key elements are,” stressed rapporteur Peter Liese (EPP). He thus expressed confidence that a text on this particular negotiating point could […]
“She only eats grains!” In a country where people argue over whether eating (a lot of) meat and machismo go hand in hand, the Prime Minister’s culinary habits have not been spared the polemic. When accused by a government advisor of eating “only grains” over the summer, the prime minister responded a few days later […]
The Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) adopted the compromise amendments to the revisions of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED IV). Of the 60 members of the committee, 49 EU parliamentarians voted in favor, eight abstained and three voted against. The ITRE vote yesterday (Monday) paves the way for the plenary vote, which will take […]
Nasi Goreng, the superstar street food dish in Bali, tries to balance flavor variety and nutritional content. And a balance between climate goals and the need for energy security is something that the G20 leaders will also have to strive for next week. In fact, the signals coming out of the G20 summit on Nov. […]
On the international climate stage, Frans Timmermans‘ voice carries weight. Not only because the European Commission’s Vice President for the Green Deal can express himself perfectly in five languages, but because he is the EU’s chief negotiator.For the highly complex negotiations, Timmermans relies on his team – the staff of the Directorate-General for Climate. A […]
Following yesterday’s meeting of the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly in Berlin, it was decided to set up a new working group of parliamentarians from both countries to address the issue of energy sovereignty. It was also agreed to clear up the misunderstandings between Paris and Berlin. Parliamentarians from both countries asked German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock […]
It is that time again: Next week is the plenary sitting in Strasbourg. Among other things, money and buildings will be debated and voted on. In the corridors of the Brussels EP building, the dark green suitcases are already at the ready.What is it about? About an amendment tabled by MEP Nils Ušakovs from the […]