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The Council wants to add two technologies to the list of eligible technologies proposed by the Commission in the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). This is in line with the general approach adopted by the Competitiveness Council.
By Markus Grabitz
In the latest trilogue on the Building Directive, an agreement was reached yesterday. The energy consumption of residential buildings must decrease by 16 percent by 2030. The CDU warns the Berlin traffic light coalition not to exceed EU standards.
By Manuel Berkel
After 22 hours of marathon negotiations, the Commission, Council, and Parliament have interrupted their deliberations on the AI Act. They are due to continue today, Friday, at 0900. A conclusion now seems more likely than a postponement or even an abandonment.
By Corinna Visser
Jan Philipp Albrecht spent four years as Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalization in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, before which he was a member of the European Parliament for nine years. Today, as Co-Chair of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, he campaigns for democracy, the achievement of climate targets and cross-media discourse.
By Tim Winter
The fifth trilogue on the Artificial Intelligence Act has turned into an ultramarathon. The negotiations, which began at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, were still ongoing at the time this edition went to press.
By Corinna Visser
At COP28, formulations for the phase-out of fossil fuels are being debated. Spanish Environment Minister Teresa Ribera talks about an ambitious EU mandate and the role of industrialized and developing countries in climate financing.
By Lukas Knigge
The EU Commission wants to suspend tariffs on EVs from and for the UK for a further three years. However, they will definitely be introduced from 2027.
By Alina Leimbach
Italy has withdrawn from the New Silk Road. The government in Rome informed Beijing of this in a note verbale at the beginning of the week. Instead, the strategic partnership between the two countries is to be revived.
By Amelie Guenther
Shortly before the decisive trilogue in Brussels, the German government is attempting to further weaken the climate ambitions in the Buildings Directive. One day before the decisive negotiations, many permanent representatives also spoke out in favor of weaker energy-saving targets.
By Manuel Berkel