Brussels, 12 May 2025: FuelsEurope urges the European Commission to align the revision of REACH and the Chemicals Industry Package with its broader goals of simplification and strengthening Europeancompetitiveness.Asthe
Frankfurt/Brussels, 9 May 2025–VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann comments on the first visit of the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Brussels:
Today, the European Parliament adopted a key report revising the EU’s foreign investment screening regulation, led by S&D rapporteur Raphaël Glucksmann. This reform aims to guarantee the Union’s economic security by controlling investments in strategic sectors and to reduce strategic dependencies on foreign actors.
The S&D Group managed to ensure a majority in today's adoption by the European Parliament's plenary of a report on the EU’s next pluriannual budget after 2027, also known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). With the input from the Socialists and Democrats in the negotiations with other political groups, the report sends a strong progressive message to the European Commission.
At the request of the S&D Group, the European Parliament will vote tomorrow on a resolution calling for the immediate and safe return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred or deported by Russia. The S&Ds will vote in favour to demand their urgent return. A debate on the topic will take place this evening.
UP Catalyst, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, and Oxylus Energy were recognised at the “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award for transforming carbon emissions into high‐ performance battery materials, sustainable plastics for footwear and textiles, and methanol fuel, marking major strides toward a renewable carbon future.
During a plenary debate on the EU response to US trade measures with the Commission and the Council, S&D leader Iratxe García Pérez called for a firm EU position on negotiations with Trump over tariffs, while the countermeasures are on hold for up to 90 days.
