FECC backs the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act, calling for streamlined permitting, competitive supply chains, SME-friendly measures, and a regulatory balance between climate ambition and industrial competitiveness.
The European Parliament was at the center of political disagreement and disappointment on Jun. 8 as a plenary vote on one of three key climate laws failed, and the proposals were sent back to committees. Finger-pointing and name-calling across the aisles followed, according to recordings from the session.
In a more than four-day marathon session, marked in part by acrimonious discussions, EU leaders passed both the planned €750 million coronavirus recovery package and a new €1.1 trillion seven-year budget in the early morning hours of July 21.
Many questions – few answers and a long and uncertain time line for the fog to lift from the new “Channel” between the UK and the EU27.
