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Internal Market Commissioner Breton speaks of the "end of naivety": The EU Parliament has approved a long-awaited trade tool against economic blackmail. The Commission also presents a list of critical technology that needs to be protected from the People's Republic. No one knows exactly how this is supposed to work.
By Amelie Richter
The decision on whether the EU Parliament will approve the appointment of Wopke Hoekstra as Climate Commissioner and Maroš Šefčovič as Green Deal Commissioner has been postponed yet again. MEPs in the Environment Committee are demanding more concrete answers to their questions. This is no longer just about content but also about party politics.
By Lukas Knigge
The scientist and book author Benjamin Schraven does not think much of the thesis that the number of refugees to Europe will increase by leaps and bounds because of climate change. Instead, the EU member states must prepare for more climate migration within Europe. But so far, they still seem very careless.
By Experts Table.Briefings
A number of ecologists have criticized the EU Commission's proposal for a renewed authorization of the controversial herbicide. They say that the protection of biodiversity is being given far too short a shrift in many EU member states. In Germany, however, the restrictions attached to a renewed glyphosate approval are already being implemented.
By Henrike Schirmacher