{"id":27,"date":"2026-02-20T15:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:06:05","slug":"19-02-26-briefing-co%e2%82%82-standards-renew-positions-itself-as-a-balancing-force-ahead-of-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/19-02-26-briefing-co%e2%82%82-standards-renew-positions-itself-as-a-balancing-force-ahead-of-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"CO\u2082 Standards: Renew Positions Itself as a Balancing Force Ahead of Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Written by Contexte<br>19 February 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ahead of the simulation on CO\u2082 standards, <\/em><strong><em>Bianca Pinto<\/em><\/strong><em>, Renew coordinator, confirmed her group\u2019s support for the Commission\u2019s proposal while announcing amendments\u2014particularly to clarify the \u201cMade in EU\u201d clause\u2014positioning Renew as a centrist force open to compromise without predefined alliances and advocating a \u201cpragmatic\u201d balance between ambitious climate targets and industrial competitiveness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Briefing about the interview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Renew states that it is open to dialogue and compromise with other political groups in the European Parliament. No coalition has been agreed at this stage. Discussions have taken place with some members of other groups, but neither the European People\u2019s Party (EPP) nor the Greens have formally presented their positions. As a result, Renew says it cannot comment on their specific orientations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On substance, the group describes its environmental approach as \u201cpragmatic\u201d. This means maintaining ambitious climate targets while taking into account industrial, economic and social considerations. Decarbonisation is presented as both a climate necessity and an economic issue that must be implemented in what is described as an efficient way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the European Commission, Renew expects it to defend a text close to its original proposal, since it is the author of the legislation. The group expresses satisfaction with the proposal and is awaiting its detailed presentation in committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Among the amendments under consideration is a clarification of the \u201cMade in EU\u201d clause. According to Renew, the current wording lacks precision. The group wants to avoid a situation in which a product could be labelled \u201cMade in EU\u201d while most of its value chain is located outside the European Union. The stated objective is to reduce ambiguity and prevent possible loopholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More contexte<\/strong> ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The group presents itself as centrist and willing to work with different political forces without exclusivity. No predefined alliance has been established. Renew indicates that its immediate priority is to define internal red lines before entering fully into negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the discussion reflects an early phase of the legislative process, focused on defining internal positions and initiating contacts between groups ahead of formal negotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Contexte19 February 2026 Ahead of the simulation on CO\u2082 standards, Bianca Pinto, Renew coordinator, confirmed her group\u2019s support for the Commission\u2019s proposal while announcing amendments\u2014particularly to clarify the \u201cMade in EU\u201d clause\u2014positioning Renew as a centrist force open to compromise without predefined alliances and advocating a \u201cpragmatic\u201d balance between ambitious climate targets and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354,"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.sim-ex.eu\/contexte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}