An interesting paper from the German EPP that comes across as a critique of the Green Deal.
https://www.cducsu.eu/sites/www.cducsu.eu/files/downloads/positionspapiere/evp_positionspapier_industriestandort_dt.pdf
This is just a short summary based on an English translation. All errors and omissions remain mine.
Withdraw
An interesting list of initiatives the CDU/CSU wants to be withdrawn:
They intend to submit a request for rejection in the committees:
- Sustainable use of plant protection products:
- Nature Restoration
Question
- Regulation banning products from forced labour
- New Euro 7 standards to reduce pollutant emissions from vehicles
- New rules on clean air and water
- Revision of the food waste and textiles aspects of the EU WasteFramework Directive, as well as the sustainable agri-food systems and resource use package
- Patent Licensing Package
- new legislative framework for sustainable food systems
- Initiative on greening business fleetsWant changes to
Other proposals where they want changes to include: - EU Supply Chain Act (CSDDD)
- Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD
- Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)
- Regulation on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
- Money laundering package (ALMR/ALMD/AMLA
- Sustainability reporting obligations (CSRD):
- Taxonomy:The plans for the so-called social and amber taxonomy andthe development of a negative list of sectors to classify economic activities in green, yellow, and red categories according to planned management must be put on hold.
Back
They appear to support the speedy resolution on:
- Data Act
- Liability rules for artificial intelligence
- Proposal on the capital market
- EU Hydrogen Bank
- European Law on Critical Raw Materials
- TheSME Discharge Package with the revision of the Late Payments Directive
- Economic governance review
- Legal migration: Recognition of qualifications of third-country nationals
- Improved Quality Framework for Traineeships
- Corporate Tax Framework (BEFIT)
- Bring back the Stoiber Commission