In the fight against the abusive use of shell corporations for tax purposes, the EU Commission presented a proposal for a new legal act on Wednesday. European companies that have no or only a minor business activity should not be able to claim tax benefits so that taxpayers are not financially burdened.“The future monitoring and […]
It was hardly imaginable just a few weeks ago, but it is now clear: this year, the holidays will once again be dominated by the pandemic.At fault is the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. It was precisely for such health emergencies that the EU Commission set up the HERA crisis agency in the autumn. […]
The Fit for 55 package presented by the EU Commission in July contains a proposal to minimize the negative impact of climate protection measures on the civilian population. The Social Climate Fund (SCF) aims to support vulnerable households and micro-enterprises whose livelihoods would be threatened by the measures taken.The Commission wants to make €72.2 billion […]
By now, the EU heads of state and government should have recovered from their extremely difficult EU summit. But the political debate is less rested than ever. During the debate on the energy price crisis on Thursday evening, the situation really escalated. No agreement was reached, and the discussion was broken off.According to Polish Prime […]
The total cost of an electric car is no higher than that of a combustion engine. EVs are thus an “economical alternative to petrol or diesel vehicles” thanks to the state premium. This is the result of an analysis by the German initiative Agora Verkehrswende, which evaluated data from the ADAC for the approximately 8,000 […]
EU member states are to be obliged to fight environmental crime. This is the result of a Commission proposal for a new directive presented on Wednesday. Environmental offenses are to be defined more precisely, a minimum level of sanctions is to be set, and cooperation between member states in a criminal prosecution is to be […]
The EU Commission not only wants to reduce CO2 emissions but also to drive the removal of that greenhouse gas from the atmosphere in order to achieve its Green Deal targets. By 2050, every ton of CO2 equivalent emitted into the atmosphere must be offset by one ton of CO2 removed from the atmosphere, it […]
Rapporteurs in the EU Parliament’s committees often have an enormously thankless task. They prepare the ground for an agreement between the Commission and Parliament. In doing so, they have to evaluate, comment on and, if necessary, correct the Commission’s proposals in their own draft report. Subsequently, however, they are often caught in the crossfire of […]
At the end of last week, the Transport Council met in Brussels to discuss the progress of the three Fit for 55 files for the transport sector – including “FuelEU Maritime“. The Commission proposal aims to increase demand for renewable and low-carbon fuels in the maritime sector without creating competitive disadvantages for European competitors.Ambassador Susanne […]
Day two of the new traffic light government is over. On Thursday, the last of the new ministers took office. In line with this, we have broken down for you the leadership levels of the ministries that are particularly relevant for the Green Deal, digitalization in Europe, and German European policy. We will continue to […]