Thinking about European and national projects together is a firm declaration of intent in the coalition agreement: “A digital awakening that safeguards our values, digital sovereignty, and a strong technology location can only succeed within a progressive European framework,” it says on page 15. The focus will now also be on the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building, […]
The traffic light coalition is just about to cross the finish line. But with the coalition agreement, political declarations of intent are being formulated – which have yet to become reality. And while the traffic light is presenting itself and its plans in Berlin today, those involved in Brussels and Strasbourg are working at full […]
The Committee on the Internal Market of the European Parliament has adopted the rapporteurs’ compromise proposals on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by a large majority. The resulting legislative proposal will be finally voted on in committee this morning, but this is considered a formality. Subsequently, the Parliament’s plenary is expected to clear the way […]
In Berlin, the coalition leaders are on the last stretch – and as is well known, this is the most painful part of every summit. And today, they could be presenting themselves: the traffic light coalition. Or maybe tomorrow, or the day after. In terms of resulting European policy, digital policy, and environmental policy, there […]
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy expects a gross electricity demand of 655 terawatt-hours in 2030, assuming a 65 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990. This is equivalent to an additional demand of 63 terawatt-hours (TWh) compared to the reference year 2018, as calculated by Prognos, the Fraunhofer ISI, and […]
Today, the Council’s general approach to the Digital Services Act will be finalized in Coreper I. The Permanent Representatives Committee is expected to sign off on the final draft before it is formally adopted by the Council on November 25th, thus becoming the basis for negotiations in the trialogue.The draft resolution contains a number of […]
In a key study for the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research has researched the state of digital sovereignty in Germany. In the study, authors Mareike Seifried and Irene Bertschek conclude that parts of the German economy are aware of dependencies and consider them critical to success in the […]
Everyone is looking at the ministerial line-up. Naturally, because their appointments are complicated enough: Self-imposed requirements such as the female quota, but also power relations and regional proportionalities have to be taken into account. Other high-profile positions such as parliamentary state secretaries (who are called state ministers in the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal […]
Have you noticed? We are now in the seventh week after the Bundestag elections. Since then, the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP held pre-exploratory talks. Then exploratory talks. And then started coalition negotiations.But almost nothing is known. Because the three parties have made their negotiators take a vow of absolute silence. If there is […]
Behind the scenes, the Biden administration and the EU Commission have been negotiating intensively for months about a follow-up agreement. While the US side is positive, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders remains expressly cautious about the possibilities of a new edition of the agreement for a legally secure transfer of personal data to the US. […]