EU plans to label gas and nuclear energy ‘green’ prompt row
The European Commission has proposed plans to label some gas and nuclear power as green, prompting criticism from Germany. The proposal argues that gas and nuclear are key to helping transition to cleaner power. But Germany’s environment minister called the plan “absolutely wrong”.
Guedes says administrative reform to save R$300 billion in decade
Brazil’s proposed administrative reforms would save the government about R$300 billion in a decade, according to Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, who also said that the highest-paid federal employees in fact should be paid even more. The efforts to cut down on personnel costs will focus on digitalization of services, not filling all posts when government […]
Guedes, Marinho clashing over reforms, privatizations
Six months after taking over as Regional Development Minister, Rogério Marinho is clashing with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes. The conflict started during negotiations over pension reform, headed by Mr. Marinho,and came to light in the now infamous cabinet meeting of April 22. The relationship deteriorated further when Mr. Guedes decided that Mr. Marinho could not […]
Marinho tries to unleash housing and sanitation plans
Amid a recent strife with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, the minister of Regional Development, Rogério Marinho, is facing the mission of unleashing already this month the revamp of housing program My House My Life, which will have a new name, and of negotiating the passage of the legal framework for the water and sanitation services, meant to increase the […]