The EU Commission is expected to impose provisional punitive duties on EVs from China by July 4 at the latest. This is likely to be the result of the anti-subsidy investigation that the Commission has been conducting since October 4. It is expected that the tariffs will be in the low double-digit percentage range. The […]
The pandemic was not long ago. And yet the member states are stepping on the brakes when it comes to learning the lessons from this time. On Thursday, the co-legislators will meet in the informal conciliation procedure (“trilogue”) to put the finishing touches to the Single Market emergency instrument. It is intended to ensure the […]
The Mercosur trade agreement is on the brink of collapse. As Table.Media has learned from negotiating circles, the EU Commission no longer sees any chance of announcing an agreement at the Mercosur summit on Dec. 7 in Brazil. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazil’s President Lula did not explicitly declare the agreement a failure at the […]
How much crisis is still possible? This is the question we would like to discuss with you and one of the most important people at the helm of German foreign policy, Thomas Bagger, State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office. On Tuesday, December 5, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The Table.Media editorial directors for […]
The Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, has been granted leave of absence at her request by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Urpilainen is a candidate in the presidential elections in Finland. She is on leave from December 2 to January 28, and until February 11 if she makes it to the run-off. During […]
At COP28 in Dubai, 118 countries spoke out in support of an ambitious expansion pathway for renewable energy capacities. Tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 is one of the most crucial projects to be implemented at this COP. To achieve this, renewable energy capacity would have to increase from 3,600 gigawatts (2022) to […]
On Saturday at COP28, the United States and 21 other countries announced plans to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050. They argued that expanding nuclear power is crucial to reducing emissions and achieving the net-zero target. It would also contribute to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, “access to clean and affordable energy,” and, above […]
Matteo Salvini officially launched his European election campaign in Florence on Sunday. The Italian Deputy Prime Minister wants to run it with his “friends.” These are not the coalition partners in Rome, but representatives of right-wing nationalist parties from 14 EU countries. Among those present in the Tuscan capital: Representatives of the German AfD, the […]
At COP28 in Dubai, 118 countries spoke out in support of an ambitious expansion pathway for renewable energy capacities. Tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 is one of the most crucial projects to be implemented at this COP. To achieve this, renewable energy capacity would have to increase from 3,600 gigawatts (2022) to […]