The Strategic Dialog on the Future of the Automotive Industry starts on Jan. 30. Under the leadership of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, representatives of manufacturers and suppliers will meet with trade unionists, representatives of infrastructure and civil society. Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas will also present an industrial action plan for the automotive sector.Depending […]
In a study published on Tuesday, the Center for European Policy (CEP) warns that the EU’s automotive strategy could fail. The researchers conducted the study on behalf of the European manufacturers’ association ACEA, which Table.Briefings was able to view in advance.The de facto end of combustion engines for cars and light commercial vehicles in 2035 […]
It will be her first public appearance after pneumonia when the Commission President travels to Berlin today for the meeting of EPP heads of state and government and opposition leaders. At the moment, the negotiators of host Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen are still working on the paper that the CDU candidate for […]
As the new President of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Mercedes boss Ola Källenius is calling for changes to the Green Deal. “The Green Deal must be subjected to a reality check and realigned,” Källenius writes to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Parliament President Roberta Metsola.The industry is committed to the climate […]
The Vice-President of the European Commission, Stéphane Séjourné, is traveling to Stuttgart today to visit suppliers and manufacturers in the beleaguered automotive industry. In the city of Mercedes, Porsche, Bosch, and Daimler Truck, Mayor Frank Nopper has been able to win over the Frenchman, who is responsible for prosperity and industrial strategy in the Commission, […]
Former Polish Prime Minister and PiS politician Mateusz Morawiecki has been elected as the new leader of the national-conservative ECR party family. Morawiecki replaces Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister and leader of the Fratelli d’Italia. Meloni had led the party family for four years.Carlo Fidanza (Italy), Marion Maréchal (France) and George Simion (Romania) were elected […]
The head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, David McAllister (CDU), is pushing for the sanctions against the Venezuelan government to be extended. In a letter to Foreign Affairs Commissioner Kaja Kallas, he reminds her that the winner of the presidential election, Edmundo González Urrutia, should actually take office today, Jan. 10.González Urrutia, who was […]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered the EU Commission to pay €400 in damages to a user for a breach of the GDPR in connection with the Conference on the Future of Europe. The case is entitled T-354/22.Although the Commission had given assurances that the data would not leave the EU during citizen […]
Sergey Lagodinsky, the Green Group Vice-Chairman in the European Parliament, is not running for the Bundestag after all. He is withdrawing his candidacy for the direct mandate in the Berlin-Pankow district association in the Bundestag elections on Feb. 23.He had surprisingly declared his willingness to stand as a candidate on Friday. The background to this […]
The Commission, of all people, may not have taken the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) very seriously. That could be the bottom line if the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issues a ruling today. A Munich resident had filed a lawsuit and is seeking €1,200 in damages.This is the issue: The Commission had wanted to […]