The Commission has set out how it envisages industrial support under the Green Deal Industrial Plan – the EU’s response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – in an internal paper available to Table.Media. According to the paper, the plan is to give preferential treatment to aid in the form of tax breaks. Particularly […]
Tomorrow, the Commission will present its response to the US Inflation Reduction Act. The Green Deal Industrial Plan is eagerly awaited. According to a draft of the paper, the Commission wants to allow numerous relief measures for the economy. It wants to target the aid as specifically as possible – on industries that are threatened […]
It’s no secret that the German government coalition is often in conflict – and that includes European policy. The coalition agreement pledged “more stringent coordination” and a “united approach to European partners”. According to information available to Europe.Table, Germany’s EU ambassador Michael Clauß has now expressed his concerns in an urgent letter. He criticizes that […]
In some EU states – Sweden and Italy, for example – EPP member parties cooperate with parties further to the right. And EPP leader Manfred Weber is also looking in this direction. In search of new partners for his weakening party family, he is approaching the ECR parliamentary group, among others, as Markus Grabitz reports. […]
For some of the ideas for the electricity market reform, there will probably not be enough time until the end of the legislative period, as the EU Commission itself admits. But the remaining proposals would also be a huge undertaking. Christian Ehler, coordinator of the EPP in ITRE, already warns against sky-high expectations. Manuel Berkel […]
At the beginning of March, the Commission plans to present its legislative package to secure the supply of critical raw materials. The pressure is on: The EU must respond not only to the supply shortages that have arisen as a result of the pandemic and Russia’s attack on Ukraine – but also to the US […]
Raphaël Glucksmann (S&D) sees an opportunity in the corruption scandal that is rocking the European Parliament: For the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Interference, the right moment has come to ensure more transparency in the EP. In an interview with Claire Stam, he argues in favor of a European anti-corruption authority based on the […]
With the planned Nature Restoration Law, the EU is taking a pioneering role worldwide, said rapporteur César Luena (S&D) yesterday in the Environment Committee. “I want to take advantage of this opportunity.” In his draft report, Luena aims for higher targets than the Commission. For example, he wants to raise the overall target of restoring […]
A cooling-off period for ex-deputies and the end of unlimited access to Parliament with alumni cards: With these and other proposals, Parliament President Roberta Metsola wants to make the EP more transparent. It is an attempt to improve the image of the institution, which has suffered greatly in the wake of the corruption scandal surrounding […]
It has not been possible so far for corrupt deputies to have their pension rights canceled. Rainer Wieland (CDU), one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament since 2009, wants to change that and initiate a corresponding review in Parliament. Against the backdrop of the scandal surrounding MEP Eva Kaili, he calls for further measures […]