Is Germany facing the forced decommissioning of more than eight million old diesel cars? An upcoming ECJ ruling could lead to this, claims Minister for Transport Volker Wissing. To prevent this from happening, the car industry has now submitted a proposal on how this could be legally avoided. Markus Grabitz analyzes what it contains.The Critical […]
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants a paradigm shift in agricultural policy: in the last mandate, the Commission led by her presented proposals that focused on climate and species protection. For the next five years, the focus will be on adapting to climate change.In an interview with Table.Briefings, agricultural politician Norbert Lins (CDU) explains […]
Have you ever heard of the New Legislative Framework? No, it is not the Commission President’s new initiative to reduce bureaucracy, but a path to leaner legislation from 2008 – and this is exactly what will be important now that the AI Act has come into force.“In principle, we welcome the EU’s New Legislative Framework […]
Five major German business associations have written a letter to Robert Habeck in which they ask the Federal Minister of Economics to “intervene at the highest level of the EU Commission at short notice”. They oppose new regulations on the carbon footprint of electric car batteries. Manuel Berkel, Leonie Düngefeld and Markus Grabitz write that […]
Today, Switzerland is celebrating its national holiday and the European Union is celebrating the entry into force of the AI Act. However, it remains to be seen whether the latter is really a reason to celebrate. There are still many unanswered questions, not only the digital association Bitkom complains. Whether Germany and Europe will become […]
The summer break is also making its presence felt in Brussels, which gives us a great opportunity to delve into the topic of blue hydrogen with a fresh perspective. This cleaner fuel is poised to play a crucial role in the EU’s transition towards a more climate-friendly industrial sector. Our energy expert, Manuel Berkel, breaks […]
The economic and technological developments in the last election period have made it very clear to us in Europe that we will not be able to defend our way of life and our democracy if our economy does not become stronger. This is especially true with the prospect of Donald Trump becoming president again and […]
A glance at the calendar shows that it is summer recess in Brussels. There are no official appointments scheduled until early September. Of course, this does not mean that important decisions for Europe and the Union are not being made elsewhere. Although Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as Commission President, it remains undecided […]
Edi 26.07.2024
It is all but certain that the Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE) will be upgraded to a fully-fledged committee in these critical times. However, the exact responsibilities of the committee are likely to be the subject of fierce debate in the coming weeks. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), who was elected chair of the (still) subcommittee […]
The appointment of board members to the committees will keep Parliament busy for a while yet. As reported, deputy posts are still vacant in the committees for budgetary control and economic affairs, for example, because the political groups were unable to agree on candidates who would comply with the principle of equality. On Wednesday, the […]