Where the EU Green Deal has been watered • Table.Briefings

EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen — EU leaders in Beijing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a joint press conference with European Council President Charles Michel following their talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Dec. 7, 2023.

This week marks the end of the European Parliament’s legislative period. And with the Net-Zero Industry Act, the final piece of the Green Deal puzzle before June’s European elections will be voted on this Thursday. Time to take stock and look ahead.

It was Ursula von der Leyen’s big project in this legislature. The Green Deal was supposed to put Europe on the net zero path by 2050. The Commission President announced her plan in 2019 and launched a range of laws in 2021. How much progress has the EU made?

Where the EU Green Deal has been watered down – and what happens next

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