Is the next dispute in the traffic light coalition and the next German Vote on the EU Packaging Regulation on the horizon? In its European election manifesto, the FDP takes a “very critical” view of its planned design, and Christian Lindner appears ready to enter into conflict with the SPD and Greens again if necessary, […]
This Monday, the party and candidate will officially come together again. The executive committee and board will meet in the morning, after which CDU leader Friedrich Merz will appear before the press together with Ursula von der Leyen. There they will announce something that will hardly surprise anyone: The Christian Democrats want to run in […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply criticized Donald Trump’s comments on NATO: “Any relativization of the guarantee of mutual assistance is irresponsible and dangerous,” he said during the inaugural visit of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “Nobody should play or deal with Europe’s security.”The former president had previously said during an election campaign appearance that, […]
The deadline has expired: The European Parliament and member states had until Feb. 9, i.e. last Friday, to conclude their political negotiations on individual legislative proposals. Anything that has not been agreed in trilogue by this deadline can no longer be formally adopted before the end of the legislative period.But as is so often the […]
It was a struggle at the highest levels of government: Just before the vote in Brussels on Friday afternoon, the traffic light coalition managed to settle its dispute over CO2 fleet limits for trucks. This paved the way for the adoption of the new regulations by the EU ambassadors of the member states (see today’s […]
Yesterday, EU ambassadors approved the planned military operation in the Red Sea: European warships are set to protect merchant vessels from attacks by the Houthi rebels from Yemen in the future. The operational headquarters of Operation Aspides will be established in the Greek city of Larisa.For EU standards, the EU is responding swiftly to the […]
The EU Member States and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). The law is intended to be Europe’s answer to the US Inflation Reduction Act and improve the conditions for manufacturers of a range of green technologies. For the first time, a business case will be added […]
The European Parliament broke off yesterday’s negotiations with the Council on regulations for importing and exporting civilian firearms. The Belgian Council Presidency had demonstrated no willingness to negotiate on the scope of the new version of the so-called Firearms Regulation, EP rapporteur Bernd Lange (SPD) told Table.Media. “The European Parliament cannot tolerate this do-or-die attitude.”In […]
Negotiators from the European Parliament and member states reached an agreement on changes to the EU’s medium-term financial framework (MFF) on Tuesday evening. The outcome closely follows the compromise reached by heads of state and government in the European Council. The Parliament had demanded significantly higher additional spending but was unable to prevail.The following additional […]
Member states and the European Parliament have politically agreed on the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). The law is intended to be Europe’s response to the US Inflation Reduction Act and to improve the conditions for manufacturers of a range of climate-friendly technologies. This will supplement the regulatory agenda of the European Green Deal with a […]