Ten things you need to know about the EU Industrial Accelerator Act Stéphane Séjourné introduced the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) on Wednesday as a “doctrine change” fixing made-in-Europe rules in law, but this complex text is riddled with loopholes. www.euractiv.com/news/ten-thi...

Brussels tempers divisive plan to boost EU manufacturing. Trading partners outside Europe will enjoy varying degrees of access to "made in Europe" quotas, with the extent depending on existing trade deals and reciprocal agreements on public procurements. www.euractiv.com/news/brussel...

An Italian government decree designed to cut power prices by subsidising CO2 emissions allowances for gas-fired power plants won’t solve the problem of high energy costs, analysts and renewable energy developers have told Euractiv. www.euractiv.com/news/romes-p...

The EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné is ready to further delay publication of the long-awaited Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and its controversial ‘Made in Europe’ rules. www.euractiv.com/news/sejourn...

Belgium wants the EU to tweak the Renewable Energy Directive's methodology to allow low-carbon hydrogen to count towards the industry’s green energy targets www.euractiv.com/news/belgium...

Rome urged for the suspension of the EU’s carbon pricing mechanism for polluting industries on Thursday, calling it a tax on energy-intensive industries. www.euractiv.com/news/italy-w...

Two different alliances of powerful countries have called into question the rule that will ban Europe’s most polluting industries from releasing part of their CO2 emissions for free www.euractiv.com/news/key-min...

Today's must-read piece was written by my colleague @nkurmayer.bsky.social - and should be checked by all those seeking to cut power prices in the EU www.euractiv.com/news/terribl...

The International Energy Agency’s future remains unclear after a ministerial summit marked by Washington’s full-on campaign against the organisation’s climate work failed to yield a high-level communiqué on Thursday. www.euractiv.com/news/interna...

EXCLUSIVE: Scandal-hit EU official Sannino returns to Italian foreign ministry

The new leaked text clearly singles out China when imposing specific restrictions on foreign direct investment aimed at taking control of EU companies.

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🚨 Europe's SMR strategy leaked 🚨 The EU’s plan to accelerate the development of small modular nuclear reactors will hinge on closer cooperation and backing a handful of promising projects, according to a draft document seen by Euractiv. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-smal...

France wants the IMO deal approved “as soon as possible” and for the EU to advance as a united bloc to overcome US opposition. It now appears to see the offer of relief from EU carbon pricing as a way to get Greece and Cyprus back on board.

"If Washington under Trump plays poker – loud, impulsive, bluffing every hand – Beijing plays chess: slow, deliberate and strategic to the bone."

‘Smartphones on wheels’: Expert warns modern cars are perfect for spying on us. As China becomes a global powerhouse for intelligent vehicles, Polish researcher Paulina Uznańska recommends joint EU action to counter possible cyber-attacks. 🔗https://eurac.tv/9Ym-

Companies developing nuclear fusion technology could soon be regulated separately from the traditional nuclear power industry, an EU official indicated on Thursday. www.euractiv.com/news/fusion-...

Modern cars are “smartphones on wheels” and perfect vehicles for spying on us, a Polish expert said at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday, warning that joint EU action was needed to counter China in particular

Must-read piece by @maximilian-henning.bsky.social today www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...

The EU’s U-turn on banning all sales of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035 means the polluting vehicles are set to retain over a tenth of the European market, the EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said on Wednesday www.euractiv.com/news/petrol-...

French far right softens on Trump, but won’t let go

‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight, a year into Trump term

France launches bid to cut Europe’s tech dependence

Ryanair CEO uses spat with Musk to sell tickets, talk politics

The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown

The Brief – Merde! The French were right all along

LIVEBLOG: Europe readies response to Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland

The European Commission wants to go beyond merely boosting a domestic clean tech industry and onshoring manufacturing: it is considering excluding “high risk suppliers” from public procurement, state aid schemes, and renewable energy auctions in the EU. www.euractiv.com/news/brussel...

Sánchez: EU must build common defence, even without full bloc support

Trump’s latest tariffs threaten to torpedo EU-US trade pact

Trump says to levy tariffs on European nations until US can acquire Greenland

Why Europe should sanction America

European carmakers are cheering the massive business opportunities they foresee after EU ambassadors gave the green light on Friday to the EU-Mercosur trade deal, following a bruising year in which the industry was battered by Donald Trump’s tariff offensive. www.euractiv.com/news/carmake...

Interesting story by @nkurmayer.bsky.social here www.euractiv.com/news/europes...

Nobody wants to admit to caring about the climate anymore, and yet clean tech financing is booming, making a mint for investors. Trump is betting the future on a shrinking pot. The smart money is going green. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Europe’s underground gas stores are at their lowest level for the time of year since Russia launched its all-out war on Ukraine, according to data from industry platform Gas Infrastructure Europe. www.euractiv.com/news/europea...

Danish soldiers ordered to fight back if US invades Greenland, Denmark confirms

Commission wants to commercialise open source for sovereignty

Shielding steelmakers from extreme global competition could prove unacceptably expensive for their European customers, an alliance representing producers of goods as diverse as cars and tin cans warned EU policy makers on Tuesday.

When will the EU stop bowing and defend its principles again? This isn’t leadership nor diplomacy. This is cowardice. We will all pay the price for it.

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After the EU rolled back the 2035 combustion engine ban, effectively offering a slice of the electric vehicle market to polluting technologies, one would have expected European battery producers to be up in arms. That didn't happen. Why? www.euractiv.com/news/why-are...

My analysis of the latest on the combustion engine ban: it's time to fasten your seat belt for a bumpy ride. Now that the European Commission has given up on its most symbolic Green Deal policy with a spectacular U-turn, the road ahead is going to be rough.

EU leaders will gather in Brussels tomorrow for the #EUCO summit, with a packed agenda including Ukraine, enlargement and the geo-economic situation in the EU. 🔴 Follow Euractiv’s live blog for up-to-the-minute coverage and expert analysis as the summit unfolds.

The European Commission has pulled a sharp U-turn, offering a reprieve to combustion-engine cars with a proposal to roll back a zero-emissions standard set to apply to new vehicles from 2035.

The Brief – Europe, it’s time for an intervention 

Ursula von der Leyen's small affordable electric cars will offer carmakers a boost in meeting emission goals / with @nicolettaionta.bsky.social www.euractiv.com/news/electri...

Rolling back the EU CO2 car emission rules would delay investment and put at risk production sites, Pedro Sánchez said www.euractiv.com/news/reversi...

Just hours before the European Commission unveiled proposals to scale back EU environmental regulations, the European Environment Agency (EEA) painted a gloomy picture of the bloc’s lack of progress towards meeting its own nature and climate policy goals www.euractiv.com/news/eu-drif...