EU Policy
Institutions bungled science in maritime ban, claim ethanol producers
Green
08.02.2024
Institutions bungled science in maritime ban, claim ethanol producers
EU co-legislators omitted scientific and technical data from assessments when determining maritime biofuels emissions levels, ethanol producers claim in a…
Which city will host the prized new anti-money laundering agency?
Business
08.02.2024
Which city will host the prized new anti-money laundering agency?
There are nine candidates to host the EU’s new anti-money laundering agency, AMLA – each set to face cross-examination at…
Online platforms to receive election guidelines ahead of June vote
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08.02.2024
Online platforms to receive election guidelines ahead of June vote
These will be the first guidelines issued under the DSA to offer companies with best practices and possible measures to…
German vacillation puts corporate sustainability law in doubt
Green
08.02.2024
German vacillation puts corporate sustainability law in doubt
Reports that Germany will abstain on EU green supply chain rules are putting the law’s future in doubt – and…
Parliament backs deregulation of new GMOs amid warning from German watchdog, ongoing patents row
Green
08.02.2024
Parliament backs deregulation of new GMOs amid warning from German watchdog, ongoing patents row
MEPs have narrowly agreed that a new generation of genetically modified crops should be subject to lighter touch regulation, but…
Meta files legal complaint about platform supervisory fee under DSA
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08.02.2024
Meta files legal complaint about platform supervisory fee under DSA
Meta has filed a legal complaint at the General Court in Luxembourg for having to pay a supervisory fee imposed…
Carbon capture key to reaching net-zero, but climate chief urges caution
Green
07.02.2024
Carbon capture key to reaching net-zero, but climate chief urges caution
Climate action commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has warned that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is not a panacea for halting global…
Platform rules to apply this month as member states lag on oversight personnel
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07.02.2024
Platform rules to apply this month as member states lag on oversight personnel
Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), EU-wide rules that came into force last August, online platforms with more than 45…
‘Unlicensed pilot’: controversial post-Brexit EU clearinghouse law is finalised
Business
07.02.2024
‘Unlicensed pilot’: controversial post-Brexit EU clearinghouse law is finalised
The EU has agreed a new post-Brexit law forcing its banks to partly onshore their clearing activity – and not…
Heating is missing link in 2040 emissions target, claim renewables
Green
07.02.2024
Heating is missing link in 2040 emissions target, claim renewables
Renewable heating and combined solutions using solar thermal with heat pumps, geothermal or solar PVs, are largely missing from the…