German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has insisted in Brussels that the EU Commission should present a proposal in the dispute over the phase-out of internal combustion engines. There is “an idea, signed by everyone,” that the Commission should propose how e-fuels powered vehicles could be registered even after 2035, he said. “That’s already consensus.”Unlike Transport Minister […]
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to end the dispute with the USA over the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and massive US subsidies for green technologies. She expressed optimism after her visit to President Joe Biden in Washington. Has the dispute now been settled?No, the dispute has not been resolved. There may now […]
The US and EU plan to cooperate even closer in the future against rivals such as China. Both sides want to work to “strengthen our economic security and national security”, announced US President Joe Biden and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after their meeting in Washington on Friday evening. This includes diversifying supply […]
The Commission intends to present its proposal for an Independent Ethics Authority in March. This was announced by EU Commissioner Věra Jourová in the European Parliament. The Brussels authority is responding to the corruption scandal known as Qatargate, which has rocked the Parliament since December and damaged trust in the EU.MEPs welcomed the move, but […]
In response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the EU focuses on a targeted relaxation of state aid rules for climate-friendly technologies. The procedures for state aid should become “simpler, faster and more predictable,” according to the EU summit’s final declaration. Subsidies and tax breaks for green industries should be “targeted, temporary and proportionate,” […]
The price cap that the 27 EU states agreed on over the weekend is 100 US dollars per barrel for fuels such as diesel, paraffin and petrol and 45 US dollars for heating oil. However, there is a transitional “wind-down period” of 55 days until 1 April. There is only an exemption for Croatia in […]
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday in Kyiv, among other things, the now tenth sanctions package and an “international center for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine” to be established in The Hague. She did not yet give details at the EU-Ukraine summit; they are to be worked out […]
The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) has significantly tightened up the EU Commission’s draft on political advertising on the Internet. According to the amendments adopted in Brussels on Tuesday, the evaluation of personal data is to be restricted. In the future, only personal information that has been released by citizens expressly for this […]
The EU is preparing a tenth sanctions package against Russia. It should be in place before the first anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine on Feb. 24, EU diplomats said in Brussels. The Commission wants to collect initial proposals over the weekend in the so-called confessional procedure with the 27 EU states. […]
Shortly before the official presentation of the presidency program, the new Swedish EU presidency has dampened expectations. No quick breakthroughs are to be expected on the two central issues of the next six months – Ukraine and migration, Swedish EU Ambassador Lars Danielsson said in Brussels. “We will do it the Swedish way and work […]