European policyEU functionalityThe Liberals have written institutional reforms and a pan-European vote on a constitution for a federal EU into their program. The FDP also wants the European Parliament to have the right of initiative and the Commission to be reduced to a maximum of 18 commissioners.World responsibilityThe FDP is seeking a change to qualified […]
To finance part of the European reconstruction fund “Next Generation EU,” the Commission wants to issue a total of €250 billion in so-called Green Bonds by 2026. These are government-earmarked money bonds. The first Green Bonds are to be launched as early as October.Money invested in Green Bonds may only be used for climate protection […]
Houston, we’re planning a spaceport. Yesterday’s launch of Germany’s small satellite offensive is a challenge to the major space-faring nations of the USA, Russia and China and companies like Space-X. Germany no longer wants to sit back and watch while the rest of the world flies off into space, and has recently started getting involved.When […]
Germany’s roads are full of commercially used vehicles. 63 percent of newly registered cars are company cars, rental cars or demonstration vehicles from car dealers. In the broadest sense, such company cars are responsible for three-quarters of carbon emissions from new cars in Germany, according to an analysis by the transport NGO Transport & Environment […]
The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) in the European Parliament has called for uniform chargers for electronic devices within the EU. In a draft opinion on the prevention of battery waste, EPP rapporteur Antonius Manders proposed, among other things, that a uniform charger should be prescribed for each product category, from EVs to […]
A study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) examined how differently the effects of the Covid pandemic are perceived in European countries. The results reveal a geographic split across the continent: In southern and eastern Europe, a majority of respondents said “that the virus had caused severe illness, death or economic hardship,” the […]
At the congress of the German Aerospace Association (DLRK 2021), representatives from industry and research called for faster industrial application of technical innovations in aviation. Airbus CEO André Walter emphasized that support measures provided by the German government and the EU as part of the Fit for 55 package are welcomed. At the same time, […]
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment wants development banks to contribute even more to achieving sustainability and climate goals in the EU. To this end, the ministry is asking public financial institutions from all over Europe as part of the annual European Sustainable Finance Survey how the EU taxonomy for a sustainable economy can […]
Road transport is responsible for one-fifth of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing emissions thus plays an important role in meeting the EU’s climate targets. The EU Commission proposed in July in the “Fit for 55” package, that both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should produce no net carbon emissions from 2035.One way […]
The Center for European Policy (CEP) has analyzed the EU Commission’s strategy for more cross-border cooperation between member states on offshore energy development. The think tank insists that EU countries jointly agree on optimal locations for the plants to use the limited marine space efficiently and save costs. In addition, offshore projects connected to multiple […]