A new Greenpeace study found that there is room for improving the rail infrastructure across Europe. Only 12 percent of all 990 routes analysed can be covered by train while the number of direct flgihts is much higher.
The European Parliament is currently scheduled to vote on the appointment of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term on July 18. At a summit in Brussels last week, EU leaders reached a final agreement on the three top EU posts – but negotiations ran into opposition from Italy and Hungary.
Following preliminary findings, the European Commission has informed tech giant Meta that its ‘pay or consent’ model may breach rules under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.