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CRMA: fast-tracked through Council and Parliament

The Competitiveness Council and the Industry Committee of the EU Parliament discussed the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) yesterday. Both institutions want to agree on their positions before the summer. Above all, the debate about mining in nature reserves could get in the way of the ambitious schedule.

By Leonie Düngefeld

Agricultural emissions: directive causes conflict

Emissions must also be reduced in agriculture. But unlike in other sectors, natural processes can hardly be replaced. Nevertheless, the industry is to be made more accountable with a new version of the Industrial Emissions Directive – and the outcry follows immediately.

By Timo Landenberger

Meta fined billions: a new dawn for data protection

The European data protection authorities want the Facebook Group to pay a fine of €1.2 billion. It is not only the amount of the fine that marks a turning point in data protection – because in their decision, the supervisors state much more.

By Falk Steiner