The European Commission and Canada have agreed on the "interpretation” of parts of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) that relate to investor protection from environmental regulation, in a push by Brussels to persuade member states to…

Mit ihren Blockaden beim Lieferkettengesetz und Lkw-Emissionen verschafft sich die FDP Glaubwürdigkeit im EU-Wahlkampf – zumindest wenn die Wähler nicht so ganz genau hinschauen, wer davon eigentlich profitiert.

Mit ihren Blockaden beim Lieferkettengesetz und Lkw-Emissionen verschafft sich die FDP Glaubwürdigkeit im EU-Wahlkampf – zumindest wenn die Wähler nicht so ganz genau hinschauen, wer davon eigentlich profitiert.

Belgium has postponed a vote by EU ambassadors on new emission standards for trucks – initially planned for Wednesday (7 February) – to Friday, after Germany withdrew its previous support for the law, leaving the majority unclear.

The European Parliament and national governments have agreed to boost domestic production of green technologies, such as solar modules and wind turbines, but expanded the list to include nuclear power and shied away from excluding Chinese manufacturers…

After initially signalling agreement, Germany will surprisingly abstain from another EU transport law, an industry source told Euractiv, as the liberal FDP party is blocking the agreement to the proposed new CO2 standards for trucks.

Saxony prime minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU/EPP) blamed the USA’s ‘protectionism’ against China for the current malaise of European solar manufacturers, arguing that it proves the necessity of an independent trade policy approach towards China. 

European solar panel manufacturers have warned they are “poised to shut down manufacturing lines” unless the EU takes emergency measures to save the sector, such as a buy-out of their inventories, which have piled up in recent years due to an influx of…