The Federal Ministry of Economics wants to register the European funding project for the chip industry with the EU Commission soon. The pre-notification procedure for the new IPCEI Microelectronics is to be initiated in December, a BMWi spokeswoman said in response to an inquiry. For this purpose, the ministry, together with the 20 other participating […]
It feels like a collective déjà vu: COVID dominates the news again due to a new variant, Omicron, that was first discovered in South Africa. Many countries are reacting with travel restrictions, but yet again, it’s too late: The new virus is already here, already detected in the EU in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, […]
Andreas Scheuer and Markus Söder not only share party membership, both CSU politicians also have a penchant for hidden nastiness. In the case of Söder, CDU rival Armin Laschet was often the target of verbal jibes; in Scheuer’s case, it’s now the Greens: “It’s nice that the traffic light coalition is continuing my work of […]
The EU Commission is taking more time to decide how to classify investments in natural gas and nuclear power. The authority will in all likelihood not present the delegated act next week, according to reports in Brussels. Previously it had been said that the Commission could present the highly controversial text as early as December […]
Hardly anything currently causes such heated debates in Brussels as the question about whether investments in nuclear power and natural gas should be classified as sustainable. There is not a word about the taxonomy in the coalition agreement. Which does not mean that the three parties have not discussed and argued about it.The Greens’ negotiator […]
It was one of the biggest worries in Paris, Rome, or Madrid: that a new federal government with the participation of the FDP would lay down red lines right away in the coalition agreement and thus stifle the incipient discussion on the reform of the European budget rules. The more or less discreet hints from the other […]
The EU Commission is responding to criticism of the planned framework for climate and energy subsidies. However, the authority does not go as far as demanded by German industry and the German government. This is shown by a new draft available to Europe.Table.The new climate and energy aid guidelines (KUEBLL) set out the conditions under […]
Almost in lockstep, the European Parliament and the Council are pushing ahead with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Next Monday, members of the Internal Market Committee will vote on the recent compromise (Europe.Table reported exclusively). Then on Thursday, ministers will meet at the Competitiveness Council to decide on the general approach. If the plenary of […]
The negotiators of the political groups in the European Parliament have agreed on a common position on the Digital Markets Act. This was confirmed by the responsible rapporteur Andreas Schwab (EPP/CDU) to Europe.Table. The bill aims to limit the market power of large gatekeeper platforms.Before the round of negotiations on Wednesday, the handling of personalized […]
For Angela Merkel, the lesson to be learned from the ongoing chip bottlenecks is clear: EU states should mobilize massive state aid to encourage semiconductor manufacturers to build state-of-the-art factories. “South Korea and Taiwan show that without state subsidies, for example, competitive chip production in the 3- or 2-nanometer range is basically no longer possible,” […]