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☆ EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The nature restoration law is among the EU's biggest environmental policies, requiring member states to introduce measures restoring nature on a fifth of their land and sea by 2030. EU countries' environment ministers backed the policy at a meeting in Luxembourg, meaning it can now pass into law. "I know I will face opposition in Austria on this, but I am convinced that this is the time to adopt this law," Gewessler told reporters. Belgium, which holds the EU's rotating presidency and chairs meetings of ministers, said the Austrian government dispute would not affect the legality of the EU ministers' vote. EU countries and the European Parliament negotiated a deal on the law last year but it has come under fire from some governments in recent months amid protests by farmers angry at costly EU regulations.

Persons: Leonore Gewessler, Gewessler, Chancellor Karl Nehammer's, Karoline Edtstadler Organizations: Climate, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, European Union, European, Union, Greens, People's Party, EU Locations: European, Brussels, Luxembourg, Austria, Belgium, Austrian

☆ ÖBB Nightjet's new solo sleeping pods aim to revolutionize European train travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Austria’s state railway ÖBB, which has been leading the revival of overnight services in recent years, has unveiled a new 33-strong fleet of night trains, which will debut in December 2023. From ensuite doubles to solo podsThe solo 'pods' allow for privacy in a dormitory-style setup. OBBThe seven-carriage trains will each have a capacity of 254 passengers, and will be composed of two seating cars, three couchettes and two sleeping cars. In the sleeping cars, all compartments will have their own bathroom, including a shower. That’s why we are working together to further expand the European night train network,” she said in a statement.

Persons: ÖBB, Leonore Gewessler Organizations: CNN, OBB, Comfort Locations: Vienna, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Hamburg, Innsbruck

☆ Speed far above the limit and we'll take your car, Austria says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

VIENNA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Drivers in Austria guilty of extreme speeding will have their cars seized and auctioned off, the government said on Monday, seeking to deter "boy racers" by threatening to take away their prize possession. Local authorities say they are trying to bring illegal street races and other cases of extreme speeding under control. Specifically, anyone caught driving 60 km per hour (37 miles per hour) above the speed limit in towns, where the speed limit is usually up to 50 kph, or 70 kph above the limit elsewhere, where the limit is up to 130 kph, will have their car seized for up to two weeks, according to the government's plan. The latest plan is in addition to measures introduced last year that increased how long drivers lose their licenses for in cases of speeding and extreme speeding. "He who has no car anymore cannot speed anymore.

An EU official said Austria was undertaking "diplomatic outreach" to potentially interested countries. Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and Denmark jointly called for nuclear to be excluded from the rules last November when the EU was still drafting them. Ireland and Spain had also warned Brussels against labelling investments in gas as "green". Gewessler said labelling gas, a fossil fuel, as a green energy investment had damaged the credibility of the EU rules. Environmental campaigners including Greenpeace launched separate legal challenges last month against the rules, which they said violated the EU's own climate laws.

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