On Monday, Ukrainian managed the biggest advance since the beginning of the war. In the south of the country, they broke through Russian defenses and advanced along the Dnieper River, threatening supply lines for thousands of Russian troops. Meanwhile, the West looks to Moscow with great concern. After Ukraine sent off an application to join […]
Last night, the EU Commission sent its analysis on how to curb gas prices to the member states. At their last meeting three weeks ago, the energy ministers had explicitly asked for proposals. But now, the Commission drastically shows the consequences of a general gas price cap. To ensure gas flows between member states, a […]
Many questions remain unanswered about the leaks in the two Baltic Sea gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. The governments in Denmark, Poland and Sweden assume sabotage after measuring stations in Denmark and Sweden recorded powerful detonations under water. German gas supplies are not affected, as no gas from Russia flows through […]
Yesterday, EU foreign ministers discussed new sanctions against Russia on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York – a formal proposal is expected next week. It is already clear that reaching an agreement will be difficult, because Hungary is pulling in the completely opposite direction.Is Social Taxonomy still coming? My colleague Leonie […]
“The Russian invasion has failed” – at least that is what European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said after a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a partial Russian mobilization for the fight in Ukraine was […]
2020 was a significant year for Katherina Reiche. Not only did she take up her post as CEO at the Essen-based energy service and infrastructure provider Westenergie. The 25 members of the National Hydrogen Council, newly convened by the German government, also elected her to the top position.A heavy workload for Reiche (49), but the […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made grand statements in Toronto yesterday; Canada has “almost limitless potential to become a superpower in renewable energies and the sustainable extraction of raw materials,” he said during an appearance with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Shortly thereafter, Scholz and Economic Affairs Minister Robert Habeck signed an agreement with Canada on cooperation […]
The EU Commission intends to present its proposal for the new emission standard “Euro 7” earlier than planned. It affects vehicles with internal combustion engines, and as this type of engine will still go out of production by 2035, it will probably be the last pollutant regulation of its kind. Is the production of combustion […]
She is the woman for digital in the Brussels office of the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv): Isabelle Buscke. Even during her political studies, the German-French citizen was bothered by the fact that there were practically only three operating systems for computers on the market: Apple, Windows, and Linux. That was one of the […]
Sustainable investment is the trend of the moment. But what is considered sustainable, and what is not? The EU taxonomy is the right approach to classification, but it is too comprehensive and contains fundamental errors, says Silke Stremlau, Chair of the Sustainable Finance Advisory Board, in an interview with Leonie Düngefeld. A green financial market […]