The European Parliament has given the green light to the Directive on due diligence, a legislative measure aimed at combating the negative impacts of business activities on human rights and the environment. The directive, which was approved after intense negotiations with the Council of the European Union, requires companies and their partners throughout the supply […]
In February, the data reveals that inflation in Switzerland has returned to its 2021 level, reaching 1.2%, in comparison to the corresponding period last year. This aligns Switzerland with its European counterparts on a similar trajectory. The country, with a population of 8.8 million, has been experiencing a gradual slowdown in inflation over the past […]
Legislative update follows ruling from the EU Court of Justice related to products marketed before 2012. Waste from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels will be collected, treated and recovered at the expense of manufacturers, following a vote by energy ministers meeting in Brussels today (4 March). Ministers at the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) Council cast […]
The head of the VOX delegation to the European Parliament, Jorge Buxadé, on Wednesday in Strasbourg portrayed the former Minister of Economy and current president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Nadia Calviño, whom he reminded that she used to support the closure of nuclear plants in Spain and now says she will finance nuclear […]
The company, leader in the development and generation of photovoltaic solar energy in Europe, has started work on its second flagship 700 MW Garoña and in Italy it is developing three flagship projects; La Spina (615 MW), Palermo (241 MW) and Il Pianozzo (200 MW) for a total of 1,056 MW. Solaria, Europe’s leading developer […]
Mercedes-Benz has had no choice but to acknowledge the undeniable: achieving the sole production goal for electric cars by 2030 is not possible. The CEO, Ola Källenius, announced last Thursday that they are delaying their electrification goal by five years, pushing it to 2035. Källenius emphasized continued investment in improving combustion engine models, making Mercedes-Benz […]
Amid parliamentary elections over the weekend, Alexander Lukashenko declared his intention to seek re-election as Belarus’s president in 2025, dealing another blow to the constrained pro-democracy movement in the country. The elections, characterized more as a ritual than a democratic process, offered Belarusians a limited choice among four parties loyal to Lukashenko. The tightly controlled […]
Ursula von der Leyen is often celebrated as the most transformative president of the European Commission since Jacques Delors. However, there is a question looming about whether her legacy might have unintended consequences as she seeks re-election. The German politician is prepared for another five years leading the European Union’s most influential institution. During her […]
The decision of the Italian government, headed by Giorgia Meloni, shows that only six months after cutting subsidies, a decision that generated controversy in the country, it was right to reduce the number of unemployed by more than 100,000 people. The latest available data from the European Commission’s statistical office (Eurostat), from December 2023, already […]
The Commission’s new forecast for the EU economy points to lower growth rates than anticipated in 2023. Inflation will also speed up its current downward trend this year. In 2024, growth is now expected to reach 0.9% (from 1.3%) in the EU and 0.8% (from 1.2%) in the euro area. In the meantime, inflation in the EU should fall […]