EU extends state aid scheme for companies hit by rising energy prices
The European Commission on Monday (20 November) extended by six months to June 2024 a scheme enabling EU countries to help companies hit by energy price spikes caused by Russia's war on Ukraine. Germany considers suspending debt brake as coalition cracks show
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Monday (20 November) criticised sticking to what he called the country's "inflexible" debt brake and took a swipe at Finance Minister Christian Lindner on prospective subsidy cuts, saying it was "all just talk". Cleantech divide looms in Europe
Investment in the development of the cleantech sector in Europe is too slow and unevenly spread across EU member states, writes Ciarán Humphreys. And despite its best intentions, it is not clear that the EU's Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) will rectify this, he warns. Dutch far-right candidate Baudet assaulted two days before election
Thierry Baudet, the leader of a far-right political party in the Netherlands, was assaulted during a campaign event two days before a national election on Wednesday (22 November), his party said. Germany eyes Africa’s ‘hearts and minds’
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about China betting on France in its relations with the EU, Poland planning to help Finland counter Russia’s migration pressure, and so much more.
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