IG Metall has massive objections to the EU Commission’s proposal for the regulation of pollutants in commercial vehicles (Euro 7). “The approach presented by the Commission on Nov. 10 is unsuccessful,” states a position paper by IG Metall on Euro 7, which is available to Europe.Table. The union calls on the co-legislators at EU level, […]
In the corruption affair in the European Parliament, Socialist group leader Iratxe García Pérez is under massive pressure for her crisis management. The Greek MEP and leader of the socialist party PASOK, Nikos Androulakis, accused her in the last parliamentary group meeting that she already had information about the unethical behavior of arrested Eva Kaili […]
Frans Timmermans, EU Commission Vice President in charge of the Green Deal, warns against casting political doubt on the 2035 phase-out of the internal combustion engine. In a guest article for several media outlets, he wrote that the EU Commission would not reverse the internal combustion phase-out in the review scheduled for 2026: “Review clauses […]
Roberta Metsola wants to draw consequences from the corruption case in parliament with a far-reaching reform package centered on her former deputy Eva Kaili. Metsola said she will coordinate the reform of transparency rules herself. “We will correct what went wrong,” she says on the sidelines of the EU summit. These are the central points:Strengthening […]
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has filed a request to lift the immunity of Greek MEP Maria Spyraki. Spyraki belongs to the Christian Democratic EPP group. However, there is said to be no connection with the Kaili corruption case. Spyraki herself has requested the lifting of immunity. This step was necessary so that she […]
According to information from Europe.Table, the Commission wants to revise the Delegated Act for Renewable Fuels, which deals with the definition of green hydrogen, once again. According to information from Brussels, the new proposal is to be presented next week if possible.The background is probably the strong criticism of the draft, which was presented a […]
The deposed Vice-President of the European Parliament, Eva Kaili, remains in custody. A scheduled date before the detention judge in Brussels could not take place because of a strike by prison staff. The next date is Dec. 22. From circles of the investigators, it became known that a part of the large sums of cash […]
As a matter of principle, shorter approval periods are supposed to apply to renewable energy plants. Plants for energy from wind, sun, hydropower and biomass are to be put into operation after one and a half years at the latest. The European Parliament has decided to accelerate the approval procedures. It wants to incorporate the […]
The European Parliament is pushing ahead with the removal of Greek MEP and Vice President of the EU Parliament Eva Kaili (S&D), who is in pre-trial detention in Belgium on charges of corruption, money laundering and gang crime. Opening the session week in Strasbourg, Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced impeachment proceedings under Article 21. On […]
The implementation of the controversial pesticide regulation could be delayed. According to Europe.Table, the Council could request the Commission on Dec. 19 to commission further impact assessments on the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR). This is envisaged in a draft available to Europe.Table.The background to this is reservations among the member states about the Commission’s proposal […]