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Marianne Gros
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Reporter for POLITICO Europe, covering the circular economy, corporate sustainability, and greenwashing. Embarrassed about the fact that I'm still on that other platform...

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Over in Strasbourg, tensions were so high on Wednesday that the Socialists' lead negotiator on the file quit.

Within the EPP, divisions are becoming more obvious.

Read more in today's playbook:
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VDL’s no-confidence showdown
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October 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
@politico.eu's pro subscribers have been getting all the goss of last few months 🍿

- the EPP's small concessions on scope: pro.politico.eu/news/204337

- Diplomats' call for even more cuts to supply chain rules: pro.politico.eu/news/200786

- FR and DE calling the shots: pro.politico.eu/news/201007
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October 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Talks haven't gone well. The EPP pulled their signature move: threatening to form a majority with the far right to force its coalition partners into line.

It pushed the centrist coalition — the EPP, the S&D, Renew (+ the Greens) — to the brink of collapse.

www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
Von der Leyen’s coalition partners clash over simplification talks
Tensions derail talks on “omnibus” package, in test of coalition that got Commission president reelected.
www.politico.eu
October 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
MEPs have been negotiating for months to agree on how to amend the Commission’s landmark omnibus simplification bill, which aims to roll back environmental reporting and supply chain transparency rules impacting businesses.

www.politico.eu/article/most...
Brussels confirms dramatic U-turn on corporate green rules
4 of 5 companies would be exempt from EU corporate sustainability reporting as part of Brussels’ anti-red tape drive.
www.politico.eu
October 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Today we’re talking about:

🫥 What the EU’s ombudsman thinks of the Commission president’s disappearing messages.

🗳️ How disinformation and cyberattacks are hampering elections in Czechia and Moldova.

🇸🇩 Why a Sudanese paramilitary group was invited to the Parliament to talk about peace.
September 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM