Ursula von der Leyen

EUROPEAN POLITICS EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump	14.11.2024
EUROPEAN POLITICS New EU commissioners named for five-year mandate / Anticipation over merging of green and industrial deals	03.10.2024
EU POLICY Chemicals and plastics producers hail Draghi report / EU should increase investments by EUR 800 bn “to fund radical and rapid reform”	16.09.2024
EU POLICY New EU chief outlines goals for next legislative period / Appointment of commissioners still to come / Clean Industrial Deal for ‘stronger and more prosperous Europe'	30.07.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Follow-up: Environmental associations go to court over Ineos Project One / “Destructive and completely unnecessary”	06.03.2024
INEOS Chairman's letter to EU leaders bemoans lack of competitiveness	29.02.2024
LOGISTICS European Union launches naval mission for Red Sea protection / DB Schenker deal inches closer to completion	23.02.2024
EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL Antwerp industry summit proposes revised climate goals for EU / Brudermüller: “Urgent need to enhance Europe's competitiveness“ / Complement or counterweight to green agenda?	23.02.2024
ELECTRIC VEHICLES Carmakers rethink investments as demand wanes / Consumers still worry about prices / EU examines Chinese imports	04.12.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE asks some German associations	04.09.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE reached out to European associations	01.09.2023
EUROPEAN CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commissioner Timmermans quits / Next stop: run for Dutch Prime Minister / Sefcovic named successor	23.08.2023
LOGISTICS Container congestion down to 6.8% / Strikes paralyse ports on US West Coast / European Commission President von der Leyen to be godmother of Maersk's “green” vessel	08.06.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY Fifty or more shades of green / EU Commission calls for deeper commitment to zero-carbon future / Route runs through hydrogen	13.04.2023
NATURAL GAS European Commission proposes that member states slash gas use / Commission President von der Leyen says Russia “blackmailing” Europe	20.07.2022
PLASTICS AND ENERGY Brussels unveils plans to end reliance on Russian gas / Initiative seeks to balance shift to renewables with energy needs / Industry on board	31.05.2022
BREXIT Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems	01.12.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS China donates coronavirus supplies to EU / Testing kits and 2 million masks delivered to Italy	07.04.2020
ITALY Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19	17.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Not a good year for the industry / Technical parts show a marked decline / Only construction sector reported a rise / Willingness to invest expected to fall / Stable turnover in 2020 would be optimistic	02.03.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU parliament approves "Green Deal" / MEPs find goals too timid	27.01.2020
ENERGY “Master Plan 2050” from energy-intensive industry panel maps climate goals / Recommendations fed into “Green New Deal”	13.12.2019
INDUSTRY4EUROPE Recommendations for future industrial strategy / Seven priority areas of focus to boost competitiveness	04.12.2019