The trilogue between the EU Parliament, the Commission and the Council on the “Digital Services Act” (DSA) could formally begin this year. The Commission presented its proposal in December 2020. In the Council, negotiations on the legislative project, which is to revise the basic rules for service providers and platforms on the internet, are progressing: […]
According to a draft of the Commission’s work program available to Europe.Table, the EU Commission plans to adopt the “right to repair” in the third quarter of 2022. It had already announced the plan when it presented the Green Deal in December 2019 and fleshed it out in the new action plan for the circular […]
The Council adopted its negotiating position on the Data Governance Act (DGA). Now, nothing stands in the way of the first trilogue with the European Commission and the European Parliament. The act is intended to make it easier for companies and research institutions in the EU to share data, thus creating a genuine data market.The […]
“Happy German Unity Day!” congratulated the German ambassador to Belgium, Martin Kotthaus, yesterday via Twitter in French. The tweet was accompanied by a drawing by Berlin comic artist Flix (Felix Görmann) showing the Belgian comic characters Spirou and Fantasio leaning under a rain of confetti at the Brandenburg Gate – with a surgical mask, pretzel […]
They talk to each other, not about each other – and not about content. So far, the bilateral talks between the SPD, FDP and Greens fulfilled this promise. And the CDU, CSU and FDP also spoke to each other for the first time – but an important discussion is still pending. Falk Steiner analyzes the […]
Dacian Cioloş, Group Leader of Renew Europe in the European Parliament, has announced his resignation. The decision followed his election as the new leader of the Romanian liberal party USR-Plus on Friday evening. The former EU Agriculture Commissioner and Romanian Prime Minister had already announced in advance that he would resign as chairman of the […]
Negotiations around an improved Privacy Shield agreement between the EU and the US are not yet ready, Věra Jourová, Commission Vice President for Values and Transparency, said yesterday at a digital event. “We need more time, maybe several months, to conclude the negotiations,” she said. From the European side, she said, they are very cautious. […]
Background discussions – technical briefings in Commission jargon – are very helpful for us EU rapporteurs in analyzing the often complex legislative projects of the European Commission. Because there, our questions meet the working level of the EU Commission. And thus with the experts who have developed these projects. Although it is usually clear what […]
The winners of the Bundestag elections get into position: the FDP and the Greens are meeting today for the first exploratory talks, and the SPD is also inviting people for talks. The CDU/CSU has averted a test of strength that would have resulted in a vote for the chairmanship of the parliamentary group. Instead, Ralph […]
The Trade and Technology Council (TTC) kickoff on Wednesday will focus on four key topics, according to senior EU officials: investment controls (FDIs), export controls, artificial intelligence and semiconductors. In these areas, the potential for EU-US cooperation is particularly high, they said. However, they said, the basic idea of the TTC is an open platform […]