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
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
A group of key Social Democrats in the European Parliament is calling on Commission President von der Leyen to introduce a legislative initiative to restrict the use of subcontractors.
By Alina Leimbach
The German government has vetoed the sale of VW's gas turbine division to China, arguing that the turbines could be used in warships. The company now wants to discontinue the development of gas turbines.
By Fabian Peltsch
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
The Ministry of the Environment wants to reduce the oversupply of emission credits in Chinese emissions trading. To this end, eligibility for future and past carbon emissions is becoming more difficult.
By Christiane Kuehl
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will once again meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Association (SCO) summit. Xi has already arrived in Astana.
By Christiane Kuehl
The number of surveillance facilities in Cuba linked to China is higher than previously believed – one of them is located just 100 kilometers from the US base at Guantánamo Bay. This is indicated by satellite images analyzed by the US think tank CSIS.
By Carolyn Braun
On Monday, Hungary takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Budapest will therefore also be responsible for the EU's climate and environmental policy. Hungary's presidency will also take place in the shadow of the US elections.
By Lukas Knigge
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
Although the forest fire season has not yet officially begun, record areas are currently burning in the world's largest tropical wetland. Low water levels and drought are helping the fires to spread particularly well.
By Lisa Kuner