SMEs and the energy industry are strongly criticizing the announced extension of the European energy price brake for companies. Many companies have already reached their maximum limits of possible relief, said Deputy DIHK Managing Director Achim Dercks to Table.Media yesterday. “This applies in particular to many medium-sized industrial companies that are suffering from high energy […]
The EU Commission wants to allow member states to pay companies aid for sharply increased energy costs until the end of March 2024. To this end, the corresponding regulation is to be extended by three months. The Commission has sent a draft amendment to the Temporary State Aid Framework TCTF to the Member States with […]
It’s not just a “geopolitical necessity” but also a “geopolitical opportunity” for the EU. Annalena Baerbock tried to inject new momentum and direction into the potential EU expansion during her speech at a European conference at the Foreign Office on Thursday. The working conference, attended by numerous foreign and European ministers, was meant to prepare […]
The promotion of green hydrogen by the European Hydrogen Bank threatens to waste public money, experts say. There is a risk of over-subsidization of large producers and promotion in regions with poor conditions for renewable energy, according to a statement by the Center for European Policy (cep) on Tuesday.On November 23, the EU Commission will […]
A mere day after Ursula von der Leyen concluded her Balkan tour, the focus on EU enlargement shifts to Berlin, where Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock is convening a high-level European conference today at Werderscher Markt. Various European secretaries of state and 20 ministers, including Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba, are expected to be in attendance.The […]
A centerpiece of the Green Deal – the Buildings Directive – was significantly watered down at the last trilogue in early October. That much has come around by now. But how much the ambition of the bill will really be watered down still depends on the final meeting of negotiators, scheduled for Dec. 7.Practically overturned […]
The promotion of green hydrogen by the European Hydrogen Bank threatens to waste public money, experts say. There is a risk of over-subsidization of large producers and promotion in regions with poor conditions for renewable energy, according to a statement by the Center for European Policy (cep) on Tuesday.On November 23, the EU Commission launches […]
The political balance of power in Italy is in heavy flux these days. On Friday, the cabinet in Rome is expected to launch the draft for a constitutional reform – a preliminary agreement was reported last night. Through the new electoral law, the right-wing conservative government of Giorgia Meloni promises the country more stability. But […]
Today and tomorrow, the eyes of Europe’s climate politicians and NGOs are on Wopke Hoekstra. The new Climate Commissioner will meet COP President Sultan Al Jaber for the first time in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. On today’s first day of the pre-COP, issues such as climate adaptation and financing are on the agenda. In Abu […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for a speedy conclusion to the reorganization of the EU budget and expressed clear criticism of the work so far. “More intensity needs to be put into this task so that we manage to get it done in time,” Scholz said at the end of the EU summit last […]