“If the EU chooses the wrong electricity market design, investments in the transformation of the energy sector could collapse for years,” warns Kristian Ruby. In an interview with Manuel Berkel, the secretary general of Eurelectric argues for more care in reforming the electricity market and explains what long-term electricity contracts would mean for industry and […]
Investigators have seized €1.5 million in the corruption scandal surrounding Eva Kaili – and are now looking into possible related quid pro quo agreements entered by the ex-vice president of the European Parliament. All legislative decisions in which she was involved are to come under scrutiny. Attention also turns to Kaili’s involvement with the controversial […]
To be continued: Yesterday, the EU energy ministers failed again to conclude their negotiations on the gas price cap. On Monday, there is to be a final round on the exact level of the price cap. You can read about the points on which an agreement was reached yesterday in the news section.Many member states […]
A lot of money is at stake in the dispute with Budapest. The Commission wants to withhold a total of more than €13 billion from EU funds for Hungary in the dispute over the rule of law. At the same time, Hungary is increasing the pressure by blocking the planned European budget support for Ukraine. […]
The UN Biodiversity Conference begins tomorrow in Montréal, Canada. Almost 200 countries will be negotiating a new global agreement on species protection until Dec. 19. Expectations are high: So far, all targets have been missed, now the meeting in Montréal is supposed to bring a much-needed turnaround. The EU environment ministers support the demand that […]
China is experiencing the biggest wave of protests in decades – and now, of all times, EU Council President Charles Michel is traveling to Beijing. Members of the EU Parliament are calling on him to send a clear signal in support of freedom of expression, for example, in the form of a white leaf, like […]
Around 28 million Europeans worked for digital platform companies such as Google and Uber in 2020. 5.5 million of them are misclassified as self-employed, according to Commission estimates. Negotiations are currently underway on the Platform Work Directive, which aims to improve people’s working conditions. The deliberations of Parliament and Council are taking an unexpectedly long […]
In 1952, the Joint Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community met for the first time. Ten years later, the assembly was given the name European Parliament. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the EU institution, Markus Grabitz spoke with Reinhard Bütikofer, Green politician and member of the EP since 2009. “As […]
With a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), the Commission wants to safeguard the debt sustainability of the EU states and at the same time promote investment and reforms for more growth. But Germany and other member states are raising concerns. At the center of the criticism is the proposal to negotiate individual […]