EU support for SMEs must extend to the PPWR [Promoted content] on 02/10/23 The European Commission's vital support for SMEs must extend to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. Mandating immediate reuse could financially overburden many SMEs. A flexible approach is essential for both environmental goals and SME viability.
Europe’s solar industry warns against tariffs on imports on 02/10/23 Europe's solar power industry has warned policymakers not to impose tariffs on imports, amid fears that disrupting supplies of products from China would seriously damage Europe's ability to rapidly install clean energy.
Europe’s carbon border tariff starts applying, causing jitters for trade on 01/10/23 The first phase of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) kicks in on Sunday (1 October), obliging exporters in six carbon-intensive industrial sectors to report their emissions to EU authorities.
ECB’s Lagarde calls for EU-issued green bonds on 29/09/23 The European Central Bank (ECB), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have called for a faster transition towards clean energy, with ECB President Christine Lagarde arguing for a "green Capital Markets Union" and EU-issued green bonds.
German start-up strategy’s progress assessed, with mixed reviews on 29/09/23 The progress of Germany's Start-up Strategy, for which 40% of the 130 measures have been implemented, was presented in the German Bundestag on Wednesday (27 September), but doubts remain about its effectiveness.
Europe’s Green Industrial Policy: ‘Superior’ through carbon prices? on 29/09/23 Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Economists see the European approach to building climate-friendly industries as “superior” to the US subsidy spree. But politicians have other priorities – and are starting to grumble....
Germany’s reunification, 33 years on: East-West divide persists on 29/09/23 33 years after German reunification, wealth disparities still form the “most significant differences” between the former West and the East, German government Commissioner Carsten Schneider said, but differences within the government make it impossible to counteract.
Biden to host EU chiefs as steel deadline looms on 28/09/23 US President Joe Biden will host European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel on 20 October, just before a deadline to resolve a bilateral dispute over steel tariffs.
France’s 2024 budget walks tightrope as excessive deficit procedure looms on 27/09/23 France's 2024 budget treads a fine line, with green transition financing and the battle against inflation taking precedence over reducing public debt - though the high deficit raises fears the Commission may trigger an excessive deficit procedure.
EU long-term budget needs reform, lawmakers, experts say on 27/09/23 As EU institutions prepare to negotiate the proposed revision of the 2021-2027 MFF, experts and lawmakers are urging Brussels to rethink the overall EU budget framework to make sure it better responds to spending needs in the longer-term.
EIF, the award-winning annual conference of the Martens Centre brings together centre-right policymakers and experts focusing on the EU's key challenges ahead of next year's European elections.
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