Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is arguing for investments in nuclear energy to be classified as “sustainable” in the taxonomy regulation, and the number of supporters is also growing among member states. The German Environment Ministry (BMU) is reacting alarmed: “The consequence of including nuclear energy in the taxonomy would be greenwashing of an […]
Margrethe Vestager was asked on Monday after she visited the FDP’s federal executive committee whether she had any advice for the traffic light negotiators in Berlin. Only one, replied the Vice-President of the EU Commission, and it was quite trivial: “Make sure you talk to each other.”Christian Lindner should nevertheless take the advice to heart. […]
For EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, semiconductors with ultra-small structure sizes of less than five nanometers are “the true market of the future.” The Federation of German Industries, however, warns against focusing too much on this area: Mastering smaller structure sizes of less than ten nanometers is “no longer the measure of all things […]
Things should now move quickly in the Council: On November 10, the EU ambassadors are to adopt the Council’s position on the Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to negotiating circles, the latest compromise proposal from the Slovenian Council Presidency has been received “very favorably” by the member states. The general approach can thus be pursued.The […]
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns of a further increase in the threat posed by cyberattacks. BSI President Arne Schönbohm spoke of “red alert” in individual areas at the presentation of the annual report. In the report itself, the IT security situation is classified as “tense to critical.”On the one hand, the […]
It begins in the afternoon: at 3 p.m., the negotiators from the SPD, the Greens and the FDP will meet at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds for the kick-off of the coalition negotiations. In addition to the top politicians of the three parties who have already contested the exploratory talks, the respective heads of delegation in […]
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has defended her plans to reform the state aid guidelines for the environment, energy and climate protection against criticism. If aid is granted to sectors that are “not very electricity-intensive and not very trade-intensive, then there is a high risk of distortion when aid is granted,” she said in the […]
The Liberal Group in the European Parliament (Renew) has elected a new leader: Stéphane Séjourné, a confidant of French President Emmanuel Macron, succeeds Dacian Cioloş. Cioloş resigned from his post after being elected leader of the Romanian liberal party USR-Plus in his home country Romania. The 36-year-old Séjourné had advised Macron in his presidential campaign. […]
The EU Commission wants to prevent member states from being forced to make harsh cuts in their budgets as early as 2023. According to current decisions, the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact will then apply in full. Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis announced on Tuesday that he would provide the member states with guidelines for […]
The SPD has found its personnel line-up for the upcoming coalition negotiations with the Greens and the FDP. A six-member team led by Vice Faction Leader Matthias Miersch is to lead the negotiations on the climate and energy chapter, according to a public document.Also participating are Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, Lower Saxony’s Minister President Stephan […]