Germany has the most MEPs in the European Parliament: 96 out of 720, yet it has the least chance of changing institutions and becoming a member of the European Commission. To be more precise: No German MEP has ever succeeded in becoming a member of the Commission.Apart from Fritz Hellwig. The CDU member from NRW […]
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks of a “double-digit number of female candidates” for the next Commission. Talks with the member states are still ongoing, meaning that the number of female candidates could still increase. The Commission President intends to present her proposal for the composition of the Commission and the composition of the […]
The final report of the Strategy Dialogue on Agriculture is as good as completed. The chairman of the commission, German university Professor Peter Strohschneider, wants to present the paper this week, according to reports. Maybe tomorrow, maybe Thursday. The final editorial changes are currently being made.There is still no leak. Only the participants in the […]
Ukraine is not only a theater of war and a frontline state against an imperial Russia, but also one of the most resource-rich countries in Europe. The country’s known but as yet little-explored raw material potential includes numerous mineral and metallic raw materials that the EU has classified as critical and strategic. If Ukraine’s metal […]
There is just over a week to go. Then the deadline set by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the member states to nominate their candidates will expire. Seven member states have not yet made any proposals. Italy is one of them. There is speculation that Giorgia Meloni will put forward her party colleague […]
Costas Kadis is Cyprus’ candidate for a post in the next EU Commission. The 56-year-old was nominated by the Cypriot national government, which is led by the Christian Democratic Party. Kadis was already Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Cyprus. He has also headed the education and culture ministries. He is a university lecturer […]
The number of lobbyists represented in the Bundestag’s lobbying register has fallen significantly with the new Lobbying Register Act. At the end of June – shortly before the new lobbying register came into force – 6224 lobbyists were listed. Last Friday, just over a month later, there are 5734 registered lobbyists from companies, organizations and […]
A draft has been submitted with which the EU Commission could provide legal “clarification” of the conditions for measuring pollutant emissions for older diesel vehicles. The proposal comes from the automotive industry. Minister for Transport Volker Wissing (FDP) had called for such clarification in a letter to the EU Commission at the end of last […]
The European Union does not recognize the official result of the presidential election in Venezuela without full disclosure of the election documents. This was announced by Peter Stano, spokesman for EU foreign affairs representative Josep Borrell.Following an election last Sunday that was accompanied by allegations of fraud, the CNE, the election authority loyal to the […]