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Exclusive-EU Commission Looks Into Germany’s Natural Gas Levy
Date: January 26, 2024
Exclusive-EU Commission looks into Germany’s natural gas levy By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission has asked the EU’s energy regulator ACER to examine whether a tariff Germany added to its natural gas exports distorts the bloc’s single market in a possible breach of competition rules, three sources close to the matter said. The...
Risk of EU Prices Rising, Growth Slowing From Red Sea Attacks -EU Trade Chief
Date: January 23, 2024
Risk of EU prices rising, growth slowing from Red Sea attacks -EU trade chief BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union faces a risk of consumer prices surging and growth slowing due to disruptions to shipping through the Red Sea, though it has yet to feel an economic impact, a top EU official said on Tuesday....
Exclusive-EU Investigators to Inspect China’s Byd, Geely and Saic in Ev Probe – Source
Date: January 12, 2024
Exclusive-EU investigators to inspect China’s BYD, Geely and SAIC in EV probe – source SHANGHAI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission investigators are to inspect Chinese automakers in the coming weeks as part of a probe into whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect European electric vehicle (EV) makers, three people involved in the process said. The inspectors...
EU Lawmakers Consider Stronger Plastic Pollution Law After Spill Hits Spain
Date: January 11, 2024
EU lawmakers consider stronger plastic pollution law after spill hits Spain By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Some European Union lawmakers are pushing to strengthen a planned law on microplastics pollution, after millions of plastic pellets washed up on the coast of Spain’s northwestern Galicia region. Tiny plastic pellets are used to manufacture everyday items...
Analysis-EU’s Electric Dreams Short-Circuited by Ev Charging Gridlock
Date: December 4, 2023
Analysis-EU’s electric dreams short-circuited by EV charging gridlock By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Electric vehicle drivers hoping to top up their batteries at one of Repsol’s 1,600 Spanish charging stations might well be disappointed, with nearly half lying dormant because they have no power connection. Such gaps are evident across the European Union, where...
EU Reaches Deal to Stop Sending Waste to Countries That Can’t Process It
Date: November 17, 2023
EU reaches deal to stop sending waste to countries that can’t process it PARIS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers and member states have reached a deal to revise the bloc’s waste shipment regulation and end exports of certain types of waste to third countries unable to process it properly, the EU Parliament said on Friday....