The Commission’s plan faces multiple hurdles: massive capital needs for megawatt charging hubs and grid upgrades; battery weight and range limits that cut payloads; dependence on scarce raw materials; uneven state-aid capacity among Member States; uncertain resale values without a robust battery-health market; and a looming skills gap as combustion-engine jobs disappear. integrated rail/road/ports-waterways freight transport, with […]
In an era marked by escalating global tensions and multifaceted security threats, EU Institutions and Governments evoke a European defence. But where we are? Is there a genuine unanimous will to create common military structures, a common army, a common industrial base, and, finally, a common foreign policy? Are these just slogans, or is there […]
On Tuesday, MEPs endorsed a strategy, previously concurred with the Council, designed to diminish energy use and cut greenhouse-gas emissions within the buildings sector. Right-wing parties (ID and ECR Groups) and many Members from EPP voted against. The EU strategy to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is set to incrementally lower greenhouse gas […]
In questo contributo dell’on. Vitaliano Gemelli, si esamina il voto risicato del Parlamento Europeo sulla proposta della Commissione Europea per il “ripristino della natura”. L’agricoltura europea si è opposta a questa nuova doccia fredda, ritenendo alcuni obiettivi irrealizzabili e ideologici. Il giá presidente della Commissione del Parlamento Europeo per le Petizioni evidenzia la necessità di […]
The disputed Regulation proposed by the EU Commission for the restoration of lost ecosystems in Europe has received majority approval. The regulation mandates that a minimum of 20% of land and sea surfaces be designated for ecosystem recovery. However, there is significant opposition from the agricultural sector in conflict with Brussels. Brussels, 12 July 2023 […]
During the next two days Plenary (in Brussels and remotely), the European Parliament will vote on the EU Regulation on own resources, the financial resources given to the EU for its activities (programs, funds, grants, etc.). There are no longer corporate and CO2 trade taxes (ETS), given the difficulty of Member States to agree on […]
The European Parliament voted to condemn funds to Marine Le Pen’s Front National party of France, possible funds to Matteo Salvini’s Lega Party of Italy and to Freedom Party of Austria.
Sylvie Goulard, proposed by Emmanuel Macron for the french position of EU Commissioner, did not pass the examination of the Members of the European Parliament, last Thursday in Brussels. It was her second hearing, as the first did not finish better. Reassured by her important friends in the European institutions, because she was MEP within […]
