MEPs from the S&D, EPP, ECR and the Left are protesting against the Commission’s decision to shelve its proposal for standard essential patents (SEPs). The Commission had surprisingly announced the withdrawal of the proposal in the work program and left open whether a new proposal will be made or a different approach will be chosen.SEPs […]
The investment omnibus, which the Commission intends to propose on Wednesday, is intended to stimulate additional investment of 50 billion euros for future projects by the end of the multiannual financial framework in 2027 and bring massive bureaucratic relief for participating companies. The Commission does not want to mobilize fresh money.Instead, it proposes increasing the […]
Commission Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné held two working sessions on the value chain as part of the Auto dialog. The first round focused on batteries, with manufacturers such as Northvolt, LG, recycling companies, the industry association ACEA and the NGO T+E represented. The participants presented their positions on batteries, critical raw materials and energy prices to […]
Manufacturers and suppliers have appealed to Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen at the third working session of the Auto dialog on digital issues to reactivate the legislative proposal on standard essential patents (SEPs). Representatives of the industry associations ACEA and CLEPA as well as the supplier Continental spoke out in favor of this. SEPs are patents […]
Commission Vice-Chair Henna Virkkunen has invited the industry to the Digital Working Group today as part of the auto dialog. While the Commissioners have tended to play the role of moderator at the meetings in the past, Virkkunen is likely to come in for criticism this time. She will be confronted with the incomprehension of […]
At the second working group meeting as part of the Auto dialog, Social Affairs Commissioner Roxana Mînzatu spoke with industry representatives, trade unions and NGOs about changes resulting from the transformation of the labor market. It is expected that the conversion of production to e-cars will lead to job losses in industrial production.At the same […]
In the first working session of the auto dialog, Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra spoke with 19 participants about clean transformation and decarbonization. Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall was also present at the two-hour meeting. Industry representatives Sigrid de Vries (ACEA) and Benjamin Krieger (CLEPA) pointed out the difficult economic situation. They made it clear that the […]
Simon Schütz (VDA) is taking over the management of the Communications, Events and Marketing department within the association. In addition to the Press and Digital divisions, he will also be responsible for events, IAA communications and the corresponding marketing.Is something changing in your organization? Send a note for our personnel section to heads@table.media!
When the Commission adopts its Working Program for 2025 today, a number of important projects will be listed, as expected. A first draft was circulated last week, with some minor surprises. It has only become clear after inquiries that a legislative procedure that was already well advanced is missing: the ePrivacy Regulation. Commission officials have […]