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Europe space telescope’s sight restored after de-icing procedure on 27/03/24 The vision of the Euclid space telescope has been restored following a delicate operation that successfully melted a thin layer of ice that had been clouding its sight, the European Space Agency announced on Tuesday (26 March). Chinese train maker withdraws from Bulgaria tender after EU probe on 27/03/24 Chinese rail giant CRRC has withdrawn from a tendered project in Bulgaria after the EU last month launched a probe into it over suspected subsidies, the European Commission said on Tuesday (26 March). Do EU’s mixed signals really help carmakers? on 26/03/24 Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe. Germany kicks off construction of electric car batteries’ gigafactory after swift approval on 26/03/24 Germany secured the construction of a gigafactory for electric car batteries in record time with the help of the EU’s new subsidy “matching” scheme. German trade union boss questions EU carbon price on petrol, gas on 25/03/24 The introduction of an EU-wide carbon price on heating and road fuels in 2027 should be reconsidered, Yasmin Fahimi, president of the German trade union confederation (DGB), said in Berlin on Saturday (23 March). European airlines call on EU to push for more green fuel on 21/03/24 Several top European airlines on Wednesday (20 March) urged EU authorities to follow the United States in pushing for increased production of "green" fuels. Railroading your competition is not the right track on 19/03/24 Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe. 20,000 road deaths a year – European auditors call for closer coordination on 18/03/24 Europe is way off track to meet its target of halving road deaths by 2030 (versus 2019), a new European Court of Auditors (ECA) analysis has concluded. Instead fatalities are projected to fall by just -25%, compromising Europe’s ultimate goal of close-to-zero road deaths by 2050. European Parliament approves relaxed Euro 7 emissions requirements while stakeholders remain divided on 14/03/24 The European Parliament formally approved a deal on revised emissions rules for cars, trucks and buses on Wednesday (13 March), tightening microplastic emissions from brakes and tyres but leaving other emissions from cars unchanged from the current exhaust emissions limits. Europe regulator says it would pull Boeing approval if needed on 14/03/24 The acting head of Europe’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday (13 March) the agency would halt its indirect approval of Boeing’s jet production if warranted, but he feels reassured that the planemaker is tackling its latest safety crisis.
