Accompanied driving is to be introduced throughout the EU for cars, vans and heavy trucks. In the future, it will be possible to take the test at the age of 17. Until their 18th birthday, however, novice drivers would have to be accompanied by an adult with a driver’s license. This is provided for in […]
Mr. Welle, are there structural weaknesses in the European Parliament that explain why the corruption scandal could occur?There have also been bribery scandals in other parliaments. However, it is striking that the EU has no secret service structures. Presumably, an intelligence service is the only way to get to the bottom of bribery by third […]
There is movement in the dispute over shared network costs between telecom providers and Internet groups. Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said Tuesday that he will announce the start of initial talks at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) industry trade show at the end of February. The community of states is examining whether it can […]
The transformation to zero-emission engines for heavy-duty vehicles is expected to go fastest for city buses. Starting in 2030, all new city buses in the EU are to stop emitting carbon. This is provided for in the proposal for the carbon regulation for heavy-duty vehicles, which the Commission adopted yesterday.The Commission leaves one loophole: If […]
According to information obtained by Table.Media, the Commission will not propose a total phase-out of combustion engines for heavy commercial vehicles. Rather, at their meeting in Strasbourg today, the commissioners intend to decide that CO2 fleet limits for manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles must fall by 90 percent by 2040 compared to the 2019 reference values, […]
The German economy comes 5th in the Economic Resilience Index (ERI), which tracks the economic resilience of 25 EU countries. The places ahead of Germany are occupied by the Netherlands (4), Finland (3), Denmark (2) and Sweden (1). The Economic Resilience Index (ERI) was developed by the think tank ZOE (Institute for Future-fit Economies) and […]
After the European Parliament lifted the immunity of MEPs Marc Tarabella and Andrea Cozzolino (both former S&D) at the beginning of February, the prosecutors in Belgium and Italy have acted. An arrest warrant has been issued for Tarabella, a Belgian, and he has been questioned since Friday. According to prosecutors, the 59-year-old is accused of […]
The start date of July 2025, which the Commission targets for the Euro 7 emissions standard, will unlikely be met. It is foreseeable that the legislative process will not be completed until summer 2024 at the earliest. Subsequently, delegated acts and implementing provisions will have to be adopted. This will take at least another six […]
The EPP demands the resignation of Jutta Paulus (Greens) as rapporteur for the EU legislative project “Reducing methane emissions in the energy sector”. In a mail to the Green MEP from Giessen, the head of the responsible environment committee, Pascal Canfin (Renew) and others, Christian Ehler (CDU), coordinator in the committee and EPP shadow rapporteur […]
There is evidence of direct lobbying on a Parliamentary report on a Fit for 55 legislative proposal from the Commission. At issue is Green Party MEP Jutta Paulus’ report on the Commission’s proposal to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. Methane acts as an amplifier of climate change 28 times more than CO2. The […]