Trade port cargo - Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Today, National Ministers discussed how to end the use of unjustified territorial supply constraints during the Competitiveness Council. Territorial supply constraints increase prices and limit product choice, meaning some consumers are paying more than others across the EU.

Nature butterfly - Image by Day from Pixabay

In today’s annual State of the Union address, President Ursula von der Leyen emphasised the need for the EU to step up its efforts on climate action – for scientific, economic and security reasons -by continuing the progress made by the European Green Deal, setting ambitious intermediate climate targets, and channelling investment into climate adaptation, resilience and nature based solutions.