Politics and poetry are by no means contradictory as the work of Eva van de Rakt demonstrates. The head of the EU and North America department at the Heinrich Böll Foundation published a volume of poetry in 2019.
By Redaktion Table
For the EU to become climate-neutral, carbon dioxide must also be captured from fossil fuel power plants. The target is 26 to 41 million tons per year by 2040. This is according to the Commission's impact assessment on the climate target for 2040, which is available to Table.Media.
By Manuel Berkel
Last year, the EU development bank EIB invested €49 billion in climate protection and sustainability. The total financing volume amounted to €88 billion. According to the EIB’s now-published figures for 2023.
By Max Mustermann
Polish President Andrzej Duda has pardoned two imprisoned former members of the ousted national-conservative PiS government convicted of abuse of office for a second time.
By Redaktion Table
Today, Wednesday, the responsible environment committee in the EU Parliament could vote in favor of relaxing EU genetic engineering legislation. However, the outcome of the vote is not yet certain – and is likely to depend on individual MEPs.
By Julia Dahm
The Net-Zero Industry Act is intended to attract investment in climate-friendly technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines and heat pumps in the EU member states. However, the trilogue negotiations in Brussels are stalling and the schedule is shaky.
By Till Hoppe
Farmers are taking to the streets in Europe: the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Germany and now France. Farmers are protesting against financial burdens and environmental regulations.
By Claire Stam
VCI, ZVEI, Gesamtmetall, Stiftung Familienunternehmen, and other German business associations are calling for the EU supply chain law to be stopped at the last hurdle. In a letter to the German government and the EU Council Presidency, they describe the directive as impractical and urge the Council to reject it.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The foreign ministers reached an agreement in principle on securing commercial shipping in the Red Sea. However, many details are still unresolved. There is also little progress in the dispute over a two-state solution in the Middle East. The EU increases pressure on Israel, but a ten-point plan for negotiations fails to gain majority support.
By Eric Bonse
The member states and parliamentarians do not have much time to examine the almost 900-page, four-column document on the AI Act. It is already clear that there is no consensus of opinion either in the German government or in the respective parliamentary groups.
By Corinna Visser
