Left Party Chairman and MEP Martin Schirdewan emphasizes the Left’s unity in the EU in view of Sahra Wagenknecht’s party launch. “The MEPs of the Left stand united with the Left,” Schirdewan said upon request by Table.Media.He added that the party is already preparing for the European Parliament elections in June 2024. “The European Party […]
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has to face questions from MEPs in the European Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) this afternoon. There are three points she must explain to the parliamentarians. First, the head of the Directorate General for Home Affairs must explain the extent to which press reports about her desired close […]
The EU Commission has concluded administrative agreements with France’s telecommunications regulator ARCEP and the Irish digital regulator. These are intended to help with the application of the Digital Services Act.“I welcome these initial agreements with national regulators, which will ensure that the Commission can rely on the expertise of regulators when assessing the risks posed […]
Sahra Wagenknecht’s party foundation wants to run in the European Parliament elections in June 2024. Wagenknecht confirmed this in Berlin on Monday. She left open, however, whether she wanted to run herself. Wagenknecht sat in the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009, first for the PDS, then after its merger with the then “Election Alternative […]
There has been initial progress in the first trilogue on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). Parliament is represented by Sabine Verheyen (CDU) as rapporteur, while the Spanish Council Presidency is negotiating the dossier for the Council.Although the first trilogue usually serves primarily to get to know each other and to set the further agenda, […]
I love it, I love it not: Somewhere on this planet, Elon Musk is potentially plucking daisies, contemplating how his platform, formerly known as Twitter and now named “X”, should navigate its future with the EU.While the impulsive entrepreneur currently has other concerns due to unexpectedly poor quarterly results and a declining Tesla stock value, […]
Internal Commissioner Ylva Johansson is visibly frustrated by the debates surrounding her proposal for a regulation to combat sexual abuse.There is no dispute about the goal, but the path remains contentious. During the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on Thursday, it became evident once again how significant the differences are among the […]
Thierry Breton has ambitions: Formally just a simple EU Commissioner, albeit one with important issues, the former telecommunications and IT manager has identified a field where he can shine. Breton is currently signaling clearly: He could imagine another term in office in Brussels.He realized early on: Appointments with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and […]
European Commissioner for the Digital Single Market Thierry Breton has sent a letter to Elon Musk urging him to comply with Digital Services Act (DSA) rules already binding on large providers like X (formerly Twitter). “Let me remind you that the Digital Services Act imposes very specific obligations regarding content moderation,” Breton wrote in his […]
While the first official German institutions, including the Bundestag, the Foreign Office, and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, have already joined Bluesky, there is still little sign of Brussels institutions. “We are observing how Bluesky develops,” wrote the spokesperson for the Commission Representation in Germany, Birgit Schmeitzner – naturally on her Bluesky profile.While the […]