The six states in the Western Balkans are to make a clear commitment to the European Union in the face of geopolitical tensions. “Cohesion with the EU is a clear sign of the partners’ strategic alignment, more than ever as Russia escalates its war in Ukraine,” reads a draft of the final declaration of the […]
At the meeting of EU trade ministers, several member states warned against a subsidy race with the USA. That would be a “dangerous game,” Czech Industry Minister and current Council President Jozef Síkela said Friday. “The winner might then sit on another continent, not in Europe and not the American one.”At the same time, many […]
Today, EU trade ministers will discuss a response to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). France and Germany, in particular, are pushing for a European response: “We have to be aware that there is a risk that industrial jobs could disappear from Germany and Europe, which then won’t come back so quickly,” said SPD Chairman Lars […]
The EU Commission is expected to come out in favor of withholding funds withheld from Hungary due to flaws in the rule of law. The measures promised by the government in Budapest to fight corruption and nepotism were not sufficient to recommend the release, it was said yesterday in agency circles after consultations among the […]
EU states have agreed on a common position on the European Chips Act. The latest compromise proposal of the Czech Council presidency met with broad approval, EU diplomats reported after the meeting of deputy EU ambassadors on Wednesday. At the Competitiveness Council on Dec. 1, ministers then want to finalize the general direction for the […]
The EU Commission has called on member states to better target aid for expensive energy bills. Fewer than 30 percent of the measures are targeted at households and businesses in need while reducing energy consumption, said Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. Better suited, he said, is a system that subsidizes only the price of a certain […]
The EU Commission and the US government plan to agree on a number of concrete projects at the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on Dec. 5. This emerges from a draft of the final declaration published by the French news portal “Contexte”. The meeting in Washington is eagerly awaited on the EU side: Given the […]
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has called for financial support for the mass production of solar panels or wind turbines in Europe. The European Platform for Transformation Technologies proposed by Berlin should allow “broad scaling of mass production and enable direct subsidies,” he said Monday after a meeting with industry representatives. An IPCEI focused on […]
Things won’t get really serious until early May, when the Digital Markets Act takes effect. Informally, however, the EU Commission and the major digital companies are already talking about the new rules, which are intended to limit the market power of the corporations. So far, the contacts have been quite constructive, according to Brussels: “But […]
The European Parliament’s rapporteurs have warned the EU Commission against releasing funds withheld to Hungary because of flaws in the rule of law. The measures under discussion between the Commission and Budapest are not likely to resolve the risks to the EU budget, said S&D MEP Eider Gardiazabal Rubial. “None of these measures will solve […]