In the midst of the debate about banning fossil-fuel heating systems in the federal government, the European building directive is also suddenly becoming a media sensation. In his analysis, Manuel Berkel shows what goals the EU initiative is pursuing and how it relates to the German debate on building energy legislation.The trilogue on the Data […]
Toys and cars once again top the list of most frequently reported products in the Commission’s 2022 annual report on Safety Gate, the European rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. The corresponding report was presented on Monday by Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders. In total, authorities in the 30 participating countries of the Safety Gate […]
So much for the cheerful spending policy on credit: At the end of the year, the Covid-related exemption rule for debt will expire, as officially announced by Economic Affairs Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and EU Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. However, they both believe that no state should cut back on investments. Christof Roche reports on how […]
The EU aims to meet a significant proportion of its own critical raw materials needs by 2030. Europe.Table has now received a leaked draft of the Critical Raw Materials Act. Among other things, it states that not more than 70 percent of a strategic raw material should be sourced from a single third country each […]
The traffic light coalition has repeatedly been criticized for its European policy. Now there is a U-turn in the truest sense of the word. Transport Minister Wissing (FDP) is suddenly saying “no” to the phasing out of internal combustion engines – even though the trilogue has long since been concluded. This is not only unusual […]
The EU breathes a sigh of relief. The long-awaited agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol was reached on Monday. According to the agreement, Great Britain will be able to ship goods to Northern Ireland more easily in the future. A label called “Not for EU” will also help –Till Hoppe reports that the label is […]
LNG terminals are highly controversial. Nevertheless, the German government is planning six terminals at four locations. But new, exclusive information by Table.Media shows that the EU declared very early on that only a few terminals are needed in Germany, writes Manuel Berkel.There is not much more that can happen on a Tuesday: US President Biden […]
Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Brussels on Thursday and the verbal solidarity was immense. “We are one family; family members help each other,” Ursula von der Leyen stressed. EU Council President Charles Michel promised the guest from Kyiv “maximum support”. However, this solidarity has not yet come in particularly concrete terms, as Stephan Israel analyzes. Many people […]
Intimidated by the USA? Commission President Ursula von der Leyen doesn’t want to give that impression. On the contrary. At the presentation of the “Green Deal Industrial Plan,” Europe’s answer to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), she stated: “We love competition.” Manuel Berkel and Markus Grabitz write about exactly what she has in mind.France […]
Germany is actually a significant player in the EU. But lately, Germany has been rather conspicuous because it is always late when it comes to decisions in Brussels. Too late to make its mark on the debates. Germany’s top EU diplomat, Michael Clauß, has listed all of this in great detail in a kind of […]