{
  "id": 13855190,
  "title": "Union faction: 27-point plan to the EU: CDU and CSU demand cheap electricity for companies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/unionsfraktion-27-punkte-plan-an-die-eu-cdu-und-csu-fordern-billigen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T02:14:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/eu-27-punkte-plan-strom-muss-fuer-unternehmen-billiger-werden/100261306.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}