This summer, Europe groaned under record temperatures; there were severe storms and floods, as recently in Greece and Libya. The climate crisis has long been part of our everyday lives – and many people are very worried about its effects. More than a few voices in politics and the media repeatedly warn of millions of […]
Swaths of Europe are flooded, and the American west is engulfed in heat, fire, and drought. Wealthy countries are experiencing what many developing countries have always known: a changing climate can become quickly unmanageable when our control of water fails.Following this summer’s disasters, political leaders from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Oregon Governor Kate Brown […]
Let’s face the facts and stop talking about Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as we would like her to be but as she really is. About a year ago, she and her government took the lead in Italy with the slogan “We are ready,” claiming to be a new force ready to transform the country. […]
Time and again, I hear industry voices proclaiming: “We need a comprehensive strategy for the transport sector!” Yet, such a framework has long been in place. Negotiations are currently underway at the European level regarding limits for truck fleets, the German parliament has recently approved an expansion of the truck toll, and the German government […]
One, Gérald Darmanin, 41 years old and French interior minister since 2020, comes from the conservatives and now wants to cultivate his social streak. The second, Gabriel Attal, 34, newly appointed Minister of Education, has completed his ox tour with the Socialists and attracted attention at the start of the new school year by banning […]
For Joachim Bühler, the matter is perfectly clear: “We need a battery passport that covers the entire life cycle of a battery,” said the Managing Director of the TÜV Association at the IAA in Munich, which has just ended. He is not alone in this demand. As early as December 10, 2020, the European Commission […]
The end of Angela Merkel’s last term in office means the loss of a charismatic European leader who succeeded in guiding the European Union through some of its most critical historical moments.Even in the last months of her term, Merkel made assertive policies during the difficult phases of the pandemic and during the European vaccination […]
The EU law on artificial intelligence (AI Act) could fail shortly before it is passed. A few days ago, Germany and France backed down under pressure from individual domestic AI companies. Berlin and Paris believe that the long-negotiated consensus could inhibit innovation.In fact, the opposite is the case, as a comparison of AI with the […]
For weeks, the Brussels Bubble has been living in the political rhythm of the “Nature Restoration Law” or NRL, to use the jargon of insiders. In fact, the European People’s Party (EPP) has so far failed to prevent the law from passing. But it has managed to win enough MEPs to reject the text in […]
The prospects for renewable hydrogen in Europe over the next decade are promising. As part of the Green Deal and efforts to meet the EU’s new climate targets for 2030 – namely a 55 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 – the European Commission published the so-called “Fit for 55” package on […]