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Design package
In November 2022, the European Commission tabled a pair of proposals as part of a 'design package', as a step towards coherent rules fit for purpose in today's digital age and more efficient for applicants. The first proposal was the amendment of the Community Design Regulation and the second, the recast of the Design Directive. During its March 2024 plenary session, the European Parliament is set to vote on the political agreement on both files reached in trilogue negotiations with the Council.
Net-zero industry act
The deployment of clean energy technologies required to support the achievement of Europe's 2030 and 2050 climate targets is considerable. Europe already largely imports these technologies, and like many third countries is increasing efforts to expand clean energy manufacturing capacity to reduce strategic dependencies for key products. On 16 March 2023, the Commission put forward a proposal for a 'net-zero industry act' that aims to expand the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies in the ...
What if the problem with cars was not their method of propulsion?
The European automotive industry is striving to adapt to market changes driven by the dual green and digital transition. Electrification has become the main strategy for reducing CO2 emissions, especially in urban traffic. At the same time, the average size and weight of cars have greatly increased. Big electric cars are the trend, but are they really the solution? Could better planning and optimisation of resources help?
Strategic technologies for Europe platform
In June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation establishing a new platform for strategic technologies for Europe (STEP). After three rounds of trilogue meetings, the Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the text on 7 February 2024, and now need to formally adopt it. Parliament is due to vote on the text during its second February plenary session.
Protection against wholesale energy market manipulation
The electricity market reform proposed in the aftermath of the energy crisis includes a proposal to improve energy market transparency, enhance the role of regulatory bodies and ensure protection against market manipulation. The co-legislators reached a provisional agreement in November 2023. The European Parliament is due to vote on the agreed text during its February II 2024 plenary session.
A Europa pode fazer mais por si – dez formas
Os desafios globais, nomeadamente as alterações climáticas, os conflitos geopolíticos, a erosão dos princípios democráticos e as desigualdades sociais, afetam o dia a dia e as perspetivas futuras das pessoas. Uma resposta europeia coletiva ao longo dos próximos dez anos poderá ajudar a resolver estes desafios e a proporcionar benefícios de até três biliões de euros por ano, o que representa cerca de 18 % do produto interno bruto (PIB) da UE, equivalendo a 6 700 euros por cidadão por ano. No que se ...
Research for REGI committee - Regional connectivity through an adequate transport infrastructure
This At a glance note summaries the study focusing on regional connectivity through an adequate transport infrastructure. The study provides an overview of the aspects of regional connectivity through adequate cohesion policy investments in rail and road transport infrastructures, mostly in the programming period 2014-2020. In detail, this analysis covers all types of transport-related investments (for goods and people) financed from the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund. Moreover ...
Digital labelling of EU fertilising products
On 27 February 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation to allow voluntary digital labelling of EU fertilising products. This initiative follows similar EU legislative initiatives establishing the digital labelling of goods in other economic sectors, such as batteries. The rationale for digital labelling is provided by the deployment of digital solutions, such as QR codes, that can lower the cost of labelling while facilitating the updating of content, and also by the increasing ...
Estudo realizado para a Comissão REGI− Conectividade regional através de uma infraestrutura de transporte adequada
O presente documento é o resumo do estudo sobre a conectividade regional através de uma infraestrutura de transporte adequada. O estudo completo, disponível em inglês, pode ser descarregado em: https://bit.ly/3Um3DDa
Propriedade intelectual, industrial e comercial
A propriedade intelectual designa o conjunto dos direitos exclusivos relacionados com criações intelectuais. Divide-se em dois ramos: a propriedade industrial, que compreende as invenções (patentes), as marcas, os desenhos e modelos industriais e as denominações de origem, e os direitos de autor, que abrangem as obras literárias e artísticas. Desde a entrada em vigor do Tratado sobre o Funcionamento da União Europeia (TFUE), em 2009, a UE tem competência explícita no domínio dos direitos de propriedade ...