Climate Crisis
Energy Monitor: ‘Fit for 55 part II’ doesn’t reflect a climate emergency
The European Commission’s proposed action on gas and buildings would not be enough to get the EU to its 2030 and 2050 climate goals. Read here
Regulation
EU politics
Politico: Italy fines Amazon €1.13 billion for abusing market dominance
Competition agency also orders Amazon to set ‘fair and non-discriminatory standards’ for third-party sellers. Read here
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Espanya, nineta dels ulls del TJUE?
Mentre que la UE mira amb lupa les transgressions de Polònia i Hongria pel que fa al dret comú europeu, Espanya navega sense massa objeccions en la seva peculiar aplicació de la llei malgrat una […]
Climate Crisis
EEB: General Block Exemption Regulation must align with EU climate neutrality and zero pollution goals, urges the EEB
Regulation allowing governments to provide state aid without notification to the European Commission must be improved to meet European Green Deal objectives Read here
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets
Agrochemical and pesticide giants like Bayer and BASF are pushing for weaker action on harmful chemicals and climate goals. Read here Credit: Peter Reynolds.
Climate Crisis
Right to Repair: Europe’s circular economy leaders demand removable, replaceable, and repairable batteries
Planning to buy a smartphone, an e-bike or any other product that includes a rechargeable battery for Christmas? Our new research, in collaboration with the EEB and the University of Lund shows that most batteries […]
Economics
Sergio Cesaratto – Those Italian subsidies for Germany
Italy has paid for certain ill-advised policies of the ECB – influenced by Berlin, the dominant power in Europe – with dozens of points of additional debt/GDP and finding itself ever poorer, while Germany symmetrically […]
EU politics
Nik de Boer, Jens van ‘t Klooster: The ECB Cannot Ignore its Secondary Mandate
The EU Treaties oblige the European Central Bank to support the broader economic policies in the EU. Yet, the ECB has long ignored this part of its mandate. Read here
Climate Crisis
Climate Home News: EU’s reformed agricultural policy fails its climate goals, say green groups
COP26 a la EU Lawmakers have approved a reform to the Common Agricultural Policy, which critics say fails to deliver on the bloc’s Green Deal and climate goals Read here Maize harvesting at a farm […]
EU politics
Corporate Europe Observatory: Bitter pill
How the EU’s defence of pharma profits could keep COVID treatments out of reach for millions Read here