Union faction: 27-point plan to the EU: CDU and CSU demand cheap electricity for companies
The CDU and CSU are putting pressure on the EU President. She is supposed to ensure growth - and strengthen the EU in world trade. The Bundestag faction's demand paper is available to Handelsblatt.
The CDU and CSU are urging the EU Commission to focus on competitiveness, citing the need for secure and affordable energy. They have drawn up a 27-point paper, to be approved by the Bundestag faction on Tuesday, which will be submitted to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The paper calls for a more efficient expansion of the energy grid, a postponement of the planned methane regulation until 2029, and a relaxation of EU state aid rules to help reduce energy costs for companies.
The faction also sees future technologies such as next-generation nuclear energy, small modular reactors, and fusion energy as key to Europe's industrial future.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
