The agreement came faster than expected – after just four hours of negotiations in the trilogue procedure. However, there was no real delight in the European Parliament on Tuesday. This is because the now-agreed new rules for political advertising on the Internet will not come into force in time for the European elections.This misses a […]
The European Green Deal aims to make not only production but also products environmentally friendly and climate-compatible. The EU Commission is relying on a digital product passport for this purpose. The digital product passport (DPP) is intended to serve as a “credential” for sustainability, enable consumers to make informed purchasing decisions, and facilitate recycling on […]
Two wars, many positions and a long dispute: At Thursday’s summit in Brussels, the EU’s 27 heads of state and government reached the limits of their common foreign policy. While they were largely united on the Ukraine war, the debate on the war in Israel and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza was marked by disagreement. […]
A year ago, the positions seemed irreconcilable. Germany even flirted with blocking the planned new European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). There was no legal basis for this regulation at the EU level. In addition, the tried-and-tested system of German media supervision was at risk, it was said, especially from the state capitals responsible for media […]
It should have been concluded long ago. After the trilogue on political advertising on the Internet was initially postponed time and again, tonight’s meeting is finally expected to bring a breakthrough. The new regulation is intended to safeguard the European elections in June against manipulation and external interference and to help prevent abuse such as […]
The dispute over the crisis regulation in the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) continues. After Germany, as expected, cleared the way for a compromise, Italy reacted with skepticism. Germany had changed the legal text, more time was needed for the examination, it was said after a meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels.Italian Interior Minister […]
When the EU interior ministers meet in Brussels today, all eyes will be on Nancy Faeser. At the most recent meeting in June, the SPD politician was still able to shine as a dealmaker on the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), which seemed impossible for quite some time.Because Berlin abstained on an important part of […]
Spain has been handed a snub. The country, which currently holds the EU Presidency, failed in its attempt to introduce three new official languages in one fell swoop. Catalan, Basque and Galician will not be recognized in the EU for the time being, it was announced on the fringes of a meeting of European ministers. […]
Ursula von der Leyen has had a whole ten months to clear up an explosive issue: the EU Commission’s business trips on private jets, which were not correct in terms of climate policy. That’s how much time has passed since the first written question by left-wing MEP Martin Schirdewan in November 2022.A window of opportunity […]
Relief, but no all-clear: The debate about a possible withdrawal of the Open Society Foundation (OSF) of billionaire and patron George Soros has taken a new turn. In August, Alexander “Alex” Soros, the son of the founding father, had announced that the Soros Foundation’s work in Europe would be significantly scaled back.This would have meant […]