Séjourné invited to justify patent proposal withdrawal
Séjourné is expected to attend the JURI Committee in the European Parliament for a “structured dialogue” on 23 April.
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Integrating single market for services crucial to counteract Trump tariffs, analysts say
Services integration would “make the European market way more attractive for US firms, and so would also decrease the willingness of Trump to impose tariffs,” said Lisandra Flach, director at the Ifo Center for International Economics.
Séjourné to face questions on economy, Macron ties, nature of portfolio
“He won’t represent the interests of the French government, as you know,” a French official reassured Brussels.
Commission probes EU laws to slash corporate reporting requirements
“We have not yet reached the 25% cut […] but now for SMEs, the goal post has already moved to 35%,” DG Grow
Les 42 personnes qui comptent dans la tech
Ministres, PDG ou lobbyistes, ils façonnent le débat public sur le sujet.
France mourns its loss of influence in von der Leyen’s new Commission
After Thierry Breton’s resignation, French officials are bemoaning a loss of influence in Brussels.
Small companies are Europe’s ‘hidden champions’, digital SME alliance chief says
Smaller technology companies are Europe’s “hidden champions” that need to be connected to develop alternative solutions to the big tech companies, Secretary General of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance Sebastiano Toffaletti told Euractiv. For Toffalett…
EU offers more cash to fertilizer makers over fears of new energy crunch
The gas-dependent sector made record profits last year by raising fertilizer prices well above the increase in their production costs.
E-fuels won’t be CO2 neutral by 2035, says German transport minister
The registration of new cars with internal combustion engines running on e-fuels should be allowed after 2035, even if the fuels are not 100% climate neutral, German transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP/Renew Europe) said at an e-fuels conference on …
EU considers watering down ‘CO2 neutrality’ standard for eFuels
The European Commission is considering watering down a carbon neutrality requirement for e-fuels to allow combustion engine cars to be sold after 2035, internal documents show, suggesting a split in the EU executive on handling the matter.