A new report gives a clear pathway for the ECB to be playing a much bigger role in making the green transition affordable. It suggests alternative steps that would speed up and key actions that are needed to fight climate change on a larger scale. The report also warns that the EU’s new Omnibus legislative package – which weakens corporate sustainability reporting – could reduce the availability of high-quality green data. This would make it harder for the ECB to run the most ambitious version of a green refinancing programme.
What will happen with key European Green Deal files in the 2024-2029 legislative term? We take a closer look at the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
The EU has made circularity central to its critical raw materials strategy, with the Clean Industrial Deal and forthcoming Circular Economy Act as key instruments. Four policy pillars show real ambition — but blind spots persist: recycling faces structural limits, international partnerships remain underdeveloped, and export restrictions risk a "circular divide" between wealthy and developing economies. Our new e-paper by Cláudia Azevedo analyses what the EU is getting right, and where it must go further.
What will happen with key European Green Deal files in the 2024-2029 legislative term? We take a closer look at Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plans (CSPs).
