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Space travel: Kubilius presents EU Space Act.

With the EU Space Act, the Commission wants to create a uniform legal framework for space travel in Europe. Space operators from non-EU countries should also comply with it.

By Corinna Visser

AI Act: CCIA calls for pause in implementation.

On the occasion of the EU summit, the US technology association CCIA is calling on the heads of state and government to obtain a stop-the-clock on the AI Act from the Commission. Important central requirements were not ready in time.

By Corinna Visser

New technologies: How NATO members should accelerate their innovation processes.

Two years – this is the deadline agreed by the member states at the NATO summit. Within this time, they are to test and introduce new technologies such as drones and AI-powered systems. This also changes cooperation with industry.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Von der Leyen coalition: Socialists give Commission President an ultimatum.

The Socialists are calling on the Commission President to return to a progressive agenda. If this does not happen before the SOTEU in the fall, the S D Group will leave the informal coalition. This was stated by its leader, Iratxe García Pérez, during a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen.

By Markus Grabitz

German national budget: Significant more money for rail transport – but criticism remains.

The Minister of Transport is pleased about Germany's increased spending on transport, which will primarily benefit its railway transport. The Green Party criticizes that the special fund only partially replaces funds from the regular budget.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Production slowdown at BYD: EV market leader responds to weak demand.

China’s electric vehicle giant BYD has reportedly cut back shifts and shelved expansion plans at several of its factories, as sluggish sales and an ongoing price war weigh on the industry.

By Amelie Richter

Emissions trading: Germany cancels 500,000 certificates to secure coal phase-out.

The German government is canceling certificates from European emissions trading for the first time. The Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety announced that this will safeguard the climate protection effect of the statutory coal phase-out.

By Lukas Bayer

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Environmental Action Germany: How much methane escapes from Germany's northern gas infrastructure.

Environmental Action Germany has identified significant methane emissions in almost all areas of the gas infrastructure in Lower Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg. The leaks are transferable to the "entire gas infrastructure in Germany."

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USA: Trump's government defends the fossil fuel industry in court.

Some US states have passed laws requiring the oil and gas industry to pay a share of the costs of climate damage – but the federal government is preventing implementation. This is shown in a new report on trends in climate litigation. In the future, the battle for the climate in the USA could increasingly be fought in court.

By Alexandra Endres