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Germany's Greens plan to make domestic flights 'largely obsolete' by 2035. To this end, they want to introduce a tax on kerosene and gradually increase rail traffic. The EU, however, is far from finding a solution on how to tax air travel. EURACTIV Germany reports.

Louis Degos, an international arbitration lawyer, spoke to EURACTIV France about the French National Assembly's ratification of CETA, the EU-Canada free trade agreement, which, in case of disputes, would resort to the use of often confidential arbitration procedure.

The European Commission will tomorrow adopt (25 July) an infringement decisions package against Germany for continuously breaching the EU’s nitrates directive, an EU spokesperson has told EURACTIV.com.

CDU party chief Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been sworn in as the new German defence minister before the Bundestag on Wednesday (24 July). In her first government statement, she emphasised Germany's reliability as a member of NATO.

The European Commission will play a key role in deciding what reforms and investments are supported by a new financial instrument expected to be in place in 2021, whose amount is yet to be decided by the member states as part of the negotiations on the EU's long-term budget (MFF).

The EU's top civil servant and controversial spin doctor Martin Selmayr will lead the EU Commission's representation in Vienna from 1 November, a commission spokesperson said Wednesday. The German lawyer was commission president Jean-Claude Juncker's chief of staff before becoming the head of the EU bureaucracy, and while he leaves his current post this week, he will stay on as special advisor until November.

Following his election as Tory leader Boris Johnson will take over as British Prime Minister today, Wednesday. Johnson reaffirmed his intention of delivering Brexit by 31 October. While some commentators are unable to conceal their horror, others stress that his election could have its advantages.

After last month went down as the hottest June meteorologists have ever recorded, July is now bringing the next heatwave for Europe. Researchers say such weather phenomena will become increasingly frequent due to climate change. Commentators discuss whether we need to change our approach to motivating people to protect the climate.

The party of Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky has won an absolute majority of seats in the Rada, replacing an entire generation of parliamentarians who held sway over Ukraine for two decades. Eastern European media in particular speculate on what consequences this change of government could have for Russia.