The European Commission will present measures next week meant to boost demand for electric vehicles (EVs)in the European Union, and envisages local content requirements for car battery production, according to a draft of the proposals.
Welcome back. This has been a big week in Brussels, with new details on how the European Commission aims to breathe fresh life into the EU economy. Decarbonisation remains central to its strategy — but its plan to slash green and social disclosure rules shows that Brussels’ passion for sustainability has hard limits.
Twenty-three industry groups across Europe have urged EU tech chief Henna Virkkunnen to adopt a draft cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services that was tweaked last year in favour of Amazon ,
Brussels has estimated the cost of complying with EU rules at €150bn per year, an amount it wants to slash by €37.5bn by 2029. It has already pared back the effects of some green legislation, for example postponing a controversial anti-deforestation law for a year.
A planned meeting between European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has abruptly canceled due to “scheduling issues.”