| PARIS The European Investment Bank (EIB) ought to ‘support the EU’s key public policies,’ and so must finance nuclear energy, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton told journalists on Wednesday, effectively siding with the French approach. Read more. /// BERLIN Germany’s Scholz asks regional states, opposition to help slash red tape. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has offered to collaborate with regional states and the opposition to meet demands for faster administrative procedures, though his appeal was left in limbo as political opponents and CDU-led states remained reserved. Read more. German Greens ‘must break internal walls’ over gene editing, says liberal MP. The Greens, a partner in Germany’s three-party coalition, must tear down internal walls to overcome the tug-of-war over genetic engineering that currently exists within the coalition, Carina Konrad, a member of parliament for the liberal coalition partner FDP, said ahead of an EU-level vote on the issue that could see Germany abstain. Read more. /// BRUSSELS | VIENNA Belgian FM visits Moldova, Romania ahead of EU Presidency. Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib is on a two-day trip to Moldova and Romania, with Moldova hoping Belgium will use its EU Council presidency stint at the start in January 2024 to request Belgium help open Moldova’s path to EU accession. Read more. /// THE HAGUE |COPENHAGEN Dutch state may transfer refugees back to Denmark. Syrians who received asylum in Denmark before applying for it in the Netherlands may be sent back to Denmark without further investigations, the Council of State (CoS), a Dutch governmental advisory board, ruled on Wednesday. Read more. | 