It’s worth taking a quick look at Vienna today. Austria intends to present its long-awaited national energy and climate plan this Tuesday. It is the plan with which the EU member states must outline the measures they are taking to achieve the EU climate targets.A draft was sent to the Commission in the fall, but […]
Soy, beef, palm oil, timber, cocoa, coffee and rubber, as well as some products made from them, will fall under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) from Dec. 30, 2024. It sets out binding due diligence obligations for market participants when importing and exporting these products. Initially, it only applies to large and medium-sized companies, but […]
It’s summer break – even in Brussels. Despite the tropical temperatures, some capitals are still hotly debating who will be joining the EU Commission this term. Some names have already been decided, others are still being discussed. One of them was announced yesterday afternoon, as you can read in the news.So that you don’t lose […]
Belgium: Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders wants to stay in Berlaymont. However, there are rumors that he could change departments. The competition portfolio is on the table, but there are other interested parties for the job. Belgium’s former Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès also has a good chance of being chosen over Reynders due to the goal […]
Jaume Duch, currently Speaker of the European Parliament, will join the government of Catalan Prime Minister Salvador Illa. According to media reports, Duch will become Minister for Foreign and European Affairs. The leader of the European Social Democrats in the EU Parliament, Iratxe García Pérez, congratulated the Spaniard on Sunday on X.Is something changing in […]
Chaos in Barcelona including a manhunt: Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain on Thursday, but was not arrested despite an immense police presence. Isabel Cuesta Camacho has all the details.With his performance, Puigdemont stole the show of one person in particular: the socialist Salvador Illa has been elected regional president of Catalonia. 68 […]
Estonia has introduced full customs controls at its eastern EU border with Russia. Following a decision by the government of the Baltic EU and NATO country, stricter controls will be implemented with immediate effect at the road and rail border crossings in Narva, Koidula and Luhamaa – replacing the previous risk-based checks on passengers and […]
Although climate change and anthropogenic influences can endanger groundwater levels, particularly in southwestern Europe, the reserves are probably more stable than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of an international research team coordinated by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ). They have examined over 12,000 groundwater wells in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.The data […]
As the climate targets for passenger cars are likely to be massively missed, a group of researchers is calling for an immediate and comprehensive revision of the EU’s CO2 fleet legislation. This is the central message of the white paper “CO2 emission regulations for passenger cars” from the International Association of Sustainable Drivetrain and Vehicle […]
In 2023, the 1,725 plants in Germany covered by the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) emitted around 289 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-eq). According to data from the German Environment Agency (UBA), this corresponds to a reduction of around 18 percent compared to the previous year – a record decline since the introduction […]