It’s no secret that bureaucratic institutions like the EU Parliament grind slowly. It often takes months before the EU Parliament even begins to deal with a legislative proposal. The reasons for this are disputes between the committees about responsibilities, Corinna Visser analyzes. There are always conflicts over which committee gets which dossiers – often of […]
Peter Liese remains skeptical whether the crisis will have been overcome by the time the reform of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) comes into force. The climate policy spokesman for the EPP and rapporteur for the ETS reform thus wants to take pressure off the market immediately and give trading in emission rights some […]
Following the vote on the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive (AFIR), rapporteur Ismail Ertug (S&D) has again submitted an amendment for the introduction of a sanction mechanism. An identical proposal to enforce the targets for the expansion of charging infrastructure using the threat of penalties for member states or operators of charging points already failed in […]
Article 4 of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) stipulates that all EU countries must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by an individually defined percentage by 2030. With the Fit-for-55-package, the EU Commission proposed a raise to these reduction targets once again. For example, Germany was previously expected to achieve a reduction of 38 percent compared […]
Only minimal progress could be made at the second ETS trilogue, according to parliamentary rapporteurs Michael Bloss (Greens/EFA) and Peter Liese (EPP). After four hours of negotiations on Monday morning, they had not been able to “agree on anything,” said Bloss, criticizing, in particular, the Czech Council Presidency.He was very disappointed because the member states […]
“The power of football is the power of the people of Europe,” Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas courted UEFA boss Aleksander Čeferin yesterday. On Thursday, both signed a new agreement on cooperation to promote the values and principles of the European Sport Model.It is already the third of its kind and is intended to support “climate […]
As expected, only small progress was made in the second trialogue on the introduction of a carbon cap and trade mechanism (CBAM). The crucial political issues, such as the start and speed of the CBAM introduction or which industries will be affected, were left out on Tuesday.Progress was made on administrative issues, i.e. where imports […]
On Monday, MEPs from the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted a resolution outlining their demands for the 2022 World Climate Change Conference in Sharm el Sheikh (COP27). They call for the EU and all G20 countries to show leadership and update their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to global emission reductions (GHGs) accordingly to close […]
On Monday, the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) confirmed the agreement reached by the rapporteurs last week. According to the agreement, the EU Commission’s REPower-EU program should not be partly financed by certificates from the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS).A cross-party alternative proposal envisages that €20 billion would instead […]
Late Monday night, the EU Parliament’s Transport Committee (TRAN) adopted the report on the establishment and expansion of a charging infrastructure (AFIR) with a clear majority of 36 votes in favor and 2 against. As expected, the previously negotiated compromises of the rapporteur Ismail Ertug (S&D) all received broad approval.They stipulate charging stations every 60 […]