When Annalena Baerbock and her European counterparts meet in Brussels today, they will find themselves in a completely different world to the last Foreign Affairs Council. This time, the EU is better prepared than during Trump’s first term in office. The Ukraine policy has been made more or less “Trump-proof,” at least financially. Brussels has […]
In Austria, he was Finance Minister – in Brussels, he is supposed to take care of internal security and migration: Austrian ÖVP politician Magnus Brunner. He lacks the experience for this, argued a number of MEPs before Brunner’s hearing in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). As Austria takes a tough […]
The controversial German border controls could remain in place for longer than initially planned. Minister Nancy Faeser hinted at this at a meeting with her EU counterparts in Luxembourg. Faeser said that border controls in Germany would have to remain in place until European solutions were found to better protect the EU’s external borders.So far, […]
It was a historic day: On June 25, the EU states opened accession negotiations with Ukraine. Never before had the EU negotiated with a country at war, never before had expectations been so high. Upon accession, Ukraine would be the largest country in the EU, one of the largest agricultural producers and probably also the […]
The President of the Trade Committee in the European Parliament, Bernd Lange (SPD), warns the new EU Commission against isolationism and protectionism. At the same time, he calls for Parliament to have a greater say in international agreements and emergency procedures in crises.In an interview with “Europe.Table”, Lange said that it was quite understandable that […]
Following the introduction of controls at all German borders, there is growing concern in Brussels that the Schengen area for the free movement of people and goods could suffer permanent damage. Former Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warns of a relapse into national policies and an erosion of the common rules. Massive criticism has also come […]
The nomination came two days late, but should nevertheless please EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: Belgium wants to send Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib to the next EU Commission. This was announced by the leader of the liberal MR party, George-Louis Bouchez, in Brussels on Monday. The current EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders is […]
The Commission is still in its summer break. The Council was preparing for the informal meeting of foreign ministers. No one in Brussels had expected an initiative on European asylum and migration policy – especially in light of the attack in Solingen.Some of Friedrich Merz’s demands: Germany’s borders should be more strictly controlled and the […]
The formation of a new federal government in Belgium has failed for the time being. The Flemish politician tasked with forming the government, Bart De Wever, announced on Thursday that he intended to resign from office. The five parties involved in the coalition negotiations had previously fallen out over tax policy.According to Belgian media reports, […]
Mr. De Masi, after your election to the European Parliament for the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), you tried to form your own faction. This did not succeed. Why?We were very close, which is an achievement given how new we are to the Parliament. We had around 20 MEPs from six countries – 23 from seven […]