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Zelenskiy seeks help for the winter

Despite the escalation in the Middle East, Ukraine can still count on unwavering support from NATO member states. This was the message at the meeting of defense ministers in Brussels. The alleged attack on the Baltic pipeline was also discussed on the sidelines.

By Stephan Israel

Bureaucracy reduction: von der Leyen takes the initiative

Berlin and Paris are urging the EU Commission to implement specific measures to relieve companies from bureaucratic burdens. Business representatives and lawmakers are also calling for action. The Commission intends to provide detailed information next week about where it plans to reduce reporting requirements.

By Till Hoppe

'EU financial market is blind to most central EU values!'

Central banks, such as the ECB, should be obliged to comply with fundamental normative frameworks of humanity in financial transactions, demands business ethicist Harald Bolsinger. These include the UN Human Rights Charter, the Paris Climate Agreement and the regional EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. But such an obligation will not come about for the time being after the rejection of an EU petition in the EU Parliament – a glaring mistake!

By Experts Table.Briefings

How the EU tackles greenwashing

The soap on the drugstore shelf, the shipping of DHL parcels, the long-haul flight with corresponding carbon compensation: many things are supposedly "climate neutral." In total, the EU Commission has identified around 230 product labels with claims of positive climate and environmental impact – and wants to regulate them. Because they are often unsubstantiated and misleading.

By Leonie Düngefeld