Tag: EU commission
EU Parliament puts pressure on rule of law mechanism – politics
MEPs want to sue the Commission if it does not soon apply new rules to protect the EU budget against countries like Hungary or Poland. Spicy: Poland’s Prime Minister visits…
Energy prices: How the EU wants to defuse the energy crisis – politics
The EU Commission has recognized the explosive mix that is brewing when electricity, petrol and gas prices skyrocket and Europe is to become greener at the same time. How she…
EU wants to implement global tax reform quickly – economy
As early as February, the commission wants to present a law that prescribes a minimum tax of 15 percent for large corporations. 136 states have agreed on this lower limit…
Reducing bureaucracy: EU disappoints SMEs
Small businesses enjoy advantages under EU rules. The Commission has now considered whether to update the definition of who falls into this group. The result annoys medium-sized politicians. .source site
Why the EU bans Apple’s Lightning cables – economy
The commission is proposing a law to enforce uniform cables for cell phones and tablets. Apple would be more suffering. The company is angry, the European Parliament is delighted. A…
Uniform mobile phone charging socket in the EU is getting closer – economy
One charging cable for the mobile phone, one for the tablet and one for the headphones – there is currently no uniform and therefore simple solution in Germany and the…
EU introduces uniform charging cable for cell phones – slap for Apple – economy
The Californian technology company Apple will probably have to switch to other charging cables for its cell phones. This Thursday, the EU Commission will present a draft law in Brussels…
EU pot for flood aid almost completely empty – politics
The European Union’s budget for the flood disaster in Germany and other EU countries is almost empty. Almost all of the funds available this year have already been allocated to…
Stability Pact: Green debts are debts too – economy
There will be a heated debate, and the weekend has provided a foretaste: on Saturday, the EU finance ministers held a meeting in Slovenia to discuss how investments in climate…
Corona aid: How the EU is putting pressure on the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland – economy
It is now 18: on Monday the EU finance ministers have one video conference approved the project plans of the Irish and Czech governments for corona aid. The concepts of…