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Liese wants to split ENVI committee

The portfolios of the committees in the EU Parliament may be redistributed. The Environment Committee (ENVI), among others, could lose some of its competencies.

By Lukas Knigge

Study: How fast the share of the global car market grows

The management consultancy AlixPartners expects competition from China to place increasing pressure on Europe's car manufacturers. According to the study, China will take over a third of the global market by 2030. The business model of German companies will have to change.

By Christiane Kuehl

Geothermal Energy Act: What the federal government is planning

The German government wants to speed up the expansion of geothermal energy by, among other things, shortening deadlines in approval procedures. This is provided for in a draft bill from the BMWK, which is now being voted on. It is due to go before the cabinet in August.

By Alexandra Endres