For the production of renewable hydrogen, the EU Commission has issued new application guidance to make it easier for producers in non-EU countries to comply with European standards. The most important clarification on the two key Delegated Acts concerns market delineation in third countries through electricity bidding zones. The priority, according to the Commission, is […]
Convinced Europeans and democrats can only be disturbed by what could be heard at the AfD’s European election meeting in Magdeburg over the weekend. Top candidate Maximilian Krah ranted about family albums and ethnicity, while co-party leader Alice Weidel wants to turn Europe into a “fortress.” Several successful candidates in the top positions had been […]
The Italian government can hope for a payment of another €18.5 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (ARF). The Commission provisionally endorsed 54 milestones and targets from Italy’s third payment request on Friday. Before the final release of funds from the Covid NextGenerationEU reconstruction instrument, member state representatives in the Economic and Financial Committee […]
The EU Commission wants to protect toys from harmful chemicals and regulate online trade more effectively, according to a regulation presented Friday to replace the 2009 Toys Directive. The proposal will eliminate unfair competition and do even more for the safety of children, said Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton.In the future, for example, it will […]
The weather forecasts for the upcoming days promise anything but pleasant conditions. Looking at the projections, it can already be said that this July is the hottest month since the beginning of industrialization, warned Leipzig climate scientist Karsten Haustein yesterday. The global 1.5-degree threshold has already been reached in July. Similar reports came from the […]
One of the EU’s prestige projects to combat high gas prices could become unusable due to inadequate cooperation from European gas companies. The European regulatory authority ACER called on all liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies on Thursday to improve the quality of their data reporting. In extreme cases, the quality of the reported data could […]
The EU Commission intends to present a new strategy for nuclear fusion, with the publication scheduled for the first quarter of 2024. This information is based on a new entry in the Commission’s database. The strategy is announced as a Commission communication, which means it will most likely be broader in scope than the research […]
Have you already marked June 9, 2024, in your calendar? On this day, the big will meet the small, the high mass of European democracy will meet the high mass of German garden friends. Not only will their federal association celebrate the Day of the Garden, but the European elections will also be held in […]
The Energy Efficiency Directive cleared the final hurdle in the Council yesterday and can thus enter into force in the next few weeks. By 2030, member states must save 11.7 percent final energy across the EU compared to a reference scenario. The states must set out their voluntary national contributions in their energy and climate […]
When the German government presents its update of the National Hydrogen Strategy today, there will also be a lot of talk about Europe. The declarations of intent range from a continental hydrogen backbone to coordination of imports. But as far as European coordination is concerned, this and future federal governments are to be wished sufficient […]