The end of combustion engines for city buses will not come until 2035. Manufacturers must reduce CO2 emissions from new city buses by 90 percent by 2030. This is provided for in the political agreement between the Council and the European Parliament. The Parliament’s chief negotiator, Bas Eickhout, had wanted to enforce a ban on […]
The European Parliament clearly criticized the Hungarian government and the Commission and Council’s dealings with Hungary in two reports voted on Thursday. The resolution condemning the appearance of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the European Council was adopted with 304 votes in favor, 14 against and 29 abstentions. Orbán had blocked the disbursement of […]
In the future, NGOs that receive money from the EU budget will have to disclose the use of the funds down to the last recipient as well as the origin of all funding. In addition, recipients of EU taxpayers’ money will be required to make all meetings with MEPs, employees and representatives of other EU […]
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has justified the Commission’s release of €10.2 billion to Hungary in the European Parliament. “Since the beginning of the mandate, the Commission’s aim has always been to persuade the Hungarian government to implement reforms.” In May, for example, the Commission called on Hungary to implement reforms to restore the […]
The political negotiations between the Council and Parliament (trilogue) on the 102 outstanding EU legislative procedures are due to be completed in just over three weeks, on February 9. Otherwise, there will not be enough time to finalize the legislative texts by the last week of the parliamentary session (22 to 25 April) before the […]
The Belgian Council Presidency has drawn up possible compromises for the Clean Air Directive. The first round of political negotiations between the Council and the European Parliament is due to take place on Jan. 23. The EU ambassadors have been asked to present their position on the compromise, which is available to Table.Media as a […]
The Belgian EU Council Presidency wants to ensure better coordination of social systems in the EU. The aim is to improve the free movement of persons in the internal market and remove bureaucratic obstacles to the short-term posting of employees in the service sector. Belgium’s initiative aims to get the deadlocked negotiations on Regulation 883 […]
The EPP has ambitions to not only provide the President of the Commission but also the President of the Council after the European elections in June. Twelve out of 27 member states are currently governed by politicians from the party family, said a high-ranking representative. Others could be added: In Bulgaria, the handover to Marija […]
Negotiations between the Council and Parliament on the Commission’s proposal for carbon fleet limits for heavy-duty vehicles will begin at the political level on January 18. The Belgian Council Presidency has outlined a negotiating line and asked for the support of EU ambassadors.The compromise proposal, available to Table.Media, shows that the Council is only prepared […]
The European Parliament is increasing the pressure on Viktor Orbán. In the first session of the year, a majority of MEPs in Strasbourg next week are likely to give the green light for Katarina Barley’s (SPD) report on fundamental rights in the EU. For the first time, the Parliament would call on the Council to […]