It will be high-level. The importance of the Italy-Africa Summit, which starts in working mode this Monday after a Sunday dinner, can be seen from the participants: More than 20 heads of state and government from the African continent are expected in Rome, as well as government representatives from around 20 other African countries, members […]
It was only a matter of time before he left. Now the time has come. Diederik Samsom is leaving the Commission. As head of Frans Timmermans‘ cabinet, the Dutchman played a significant role in earning Timmermans the questionable nickname “climate Taliban” in Brussels. Samsom was an ideologue and driver in the background. He sharpened the […]
EU car emission performance standards have not led to the desired reduction in CO2 emissions from newly registered vehicles. It was only after 2020, eleven years after the first emissions regulations came into force, which set specific upper limits for manufacturers on the carbon emissions of new cars, that emissions from passenger cars began to […]
EU fleet legislation has not led to the desired reduction in CO2 emissions from newly registered vehicles. Only after 2020, eleven years after the first CO2 fleet limit regulation came into force, which prescribes specific upper limits for CO2 emissions for manufacturers, did CO2 emissions from passenger cars begin to fall significantly. The decline was […]
The Commission’s proposal to regulate plants obtained using so-called new genomic techniques (NGT) has mobilized the opposition of organic farming associations. They and all other food producers, for whom the “no genetic engineering” label has been important to date, fear for their business model if “new genetic engineering” is approved in the EU.The draft law […]
Family Party – the name says it all. The Family Party, which is represented by a Member of the European Parliament, is now undergoing a generational change. This is to be taken literally. The party’s chairman, Helmut Geuking, is stepping down as a Member of the European Parliament and handing over to his son. Niels […]
Peter Strohschneider will lead a strategic dialog on the future of agriculture policy on behalf of the EU Commission. The Commission is currently inviting experts to the round table. Stakeholders from the food chain are to be brought together. Strohschneider has already chaired the Commission for the Future of Agriculture (ZKL) at the national level […]
According to reports in Brussels, goods from Ukraine will be exempt from import duties for another year. This is what the Commission intends to propose on Wednesday. The economy of the country, which has been overrun by Putin’s military with a war of aggression for almost two years, needs the support. The exemption from customs […]
The state executive committee of the NRW CDU has decided on a proposal for the list for the European elections. The list is as follows:This list was proposed by the eight heads of the districts of the NRW CDU on Saturday and was then confirmed by the state executive committee. There are currently six CDU […]
The preliminary decision on the list of CDU candidates from NRW for the European elections will be made at the weekend. Five male MEPs are worried about a promising place on the list and their professional future. NRW state leader Hendrik Wüst wants to use the zipper procedure. This means that three women and three […]