For a resilient transformation to climate neutrality, policy must focus on the entire value chain of key technologies such as photovoltaics, batteries and electrolyzers, and not just on the supply of raw materials. This is the result of a new study commissioned by the Climate Neutrality Foundation. According to the study, for particularly critical parts […]
After the first meeting of the trilogue negotiations around the new Ecodesign Regulation on Wednesday, the following dates have become known. According to information from Table.Media, the upcoming meetings between the EU Parliament, Council and Commission are expected to take place on Oct. 10 and Dec. 5. This week’s kick-off meeting served as a general […]
On France’s roads, a new traffic sign could cause confusion among German tourists: A separate lane for soccer fans? The white rhombus on a blue background, often seen as the logo of a German soccer club, has a different purpose, however: it marks lanes on which the environmental balance in road traffic is to be […]
Today, Wednesday, trilogue negotiations on the new Ecodesign Directive for sustainable products begin. EU Parliament, Council and Commission will hold a general debate and present their priorities in this first session.The negotiations are one of the priorities of the Spanish Council Presidency. Sticking points will include the ban on planned obsolescence and the ban on […]
Ahead of the start of the trilogue negotiations on the Ecodesign Regulation next Wednesday, the European Right-to-Repair campaign calls on the EU institutions to ensure effective ecodesign requirements and to exploit the potential for reducing the demand for (critical) raw materials. A position paper to this effect is available to Table.Media. In it, the alliance […]
The vote in the Spanish Parliament on the inauguration of the new Prime Minister will take place on Sept. 27, with the debate to begin the day before. This was announced by the new speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Francina Armengol (PSOE), on Wednesday. This leaves the leader of the Spanish Conservatives, Alberto Núñez […]
When the Battery Regulation comes into force in February 2024, the first part of the EU’s 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan will become law. The regulation is intended to set standards for a more sustainable design of batteries. It is also intended to boost material cycles and strengthen the European battery and recycling industry. The […]
Olga Tokarczuk: House of Day, House of NightA small town in Silesia near the Czech border, whose identity has changed a lot throughout history: Today Nowa Ruda is Polish, before that, it was German, before that Czech, once Austro-Hungarian. In this novel, the author – awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2019 – retells […]
The EU Commission announced the new members for the EU Youth Sounding Board for International Partnerships on Saturday to mark International Youth Day. They will advise the Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, and the corresponding Directorate-General on issues related to the participation and empowerment of young people in the EU’s external action for two […]
Who will succeed Werner Hoyer at the helm of the European Investment Bank (EIB)? The search picked up speed over the weekend, as the Spanish government officially announced the candidacy of its current Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño. The proposal comes as no surprise; the name Calviño was already on the table. But new elections had […]