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Debt rules: Member states postpone dispute

Governments are suspending their dispute over the reform of the new EU fiscal regulations for the time being. This is revealed in a draft of the conclusions of the ministers of finance meeting, which is available to Table.Media. This indicates that the regular summit on 23/24 March will not be burdened by the disagreements over the realignment of the debt rules, which are particularly intense between the EU Commission and the German government.

By Max Mustermann

CSAM: Germany sharply criticizes Johansson proposal

Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson wants to obligate providers of online and telecommunication services to screen content for possible depictions of child sexual abuse (CSAM). It was clear from the start that the plan would be controversial – but harsh criticism is now also coming from unexpected sides.

By Falk Steiner

Net-Zero Industry Act: Commission sets ambitious targets for climate technologies

The efforts to keep industries critical for the Green Deal in Europe continue: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are negotiating with US President Joe Biden again and again these days. What the Commission wants to do itself will soon be set out in the Net Zero Industry Act, of which a first draft is now available.

By Markus Grabitz

What's cooking in Brussels? Nuclear power, mon amour

The negotiators will meet next Monday for the trilogue on the Renewable Energies Directive. The status of nuclear energy will be negotiated – an explosive political discussion that will take us right up to the Franco-German border.

By Claire Stam

E-fuels: FDP wants Commission to present compromise quickly

German Transport Minister Wissing is threatening to abstain in the vote on phasing out internal combustion engines. The Commission does not want to make the impression of getting involved in negotiations with a government partner of a member state. But there are several possibilities for a compromise.

By Markus Grabitz