As a result of revised ETS Directive the EU Commission needs to update several regulatory acts to ensure a uniform implementation across the EU. Progress has been made in Greece, UK, Switzerland, and France.

The EU Commission has published the Competitiveness Compass. This is a communication from the Commission on the measures they want to take to increase competitiveness and secure the prosperity of the EU.

The Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act was published in Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 3 May.

On 18 March, the Council of the EU gave its final approval on the agreement reached last year on the Critical Raw Materials Act.

The European Commission opened on 23 November 2023 the Innovation Fund 2023 call for proposals. 1.4 billion EUR is made available for cleantech manufacturing projects focusing on energy storage, heat pumps, renewables and hydrogen....

On 13 November, a political agreement was concluded by the European Parliament and Council of the European Union on the Critical Raw Materials.

On 01 August 2023, the UK government communicated its intention to extend the recognition of the CE marking for placing most goods on the market in Great Britain, indefinitely, beyond December 2024. Ecodesign will follow a different path....

The European Commission has opened the public consultation for the heat pumps action plan. Stakeholders can respond to the survey until 30 August 2023. Additionally, a series of stakeholder consultation events are scheduled.