With a comprehensive package of legislation, the Commission wants to gear almost all goods sold in the EU towards the circular economy. It presented its own initiatives for textiles and construction products, and there are now timetables and priorities for other sectors.
By Manuel Berkel
Europe's photovoltaic industry defends itself against profit skimming and calls for mandatory solar panels on roofs, also to be added during renovations. Meanwhile, the EU Commission is rediscovering a solar technology that had largely been declared dead.
By Manuel Berkel
The Europeans want to persuade Beijing to distance itself from its ally Russia at Friday's virtual summit. The prospects of a breakthrough are admittedly slim. However, the fact that the summit is taking place at all is already considered a success.
By Amelie Richter
