According to a survey conducted by Eurochambres, many companies in the EU face difficulties in conducting business across borders. The 1,000 surveyed companies cited particularly inconsistent contractual and legal practices, varying national regulations for services, and a lack of information about national practices as obstacles to cross-border activities.Despite the single market enshrined in EU treaties, […]
The head of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Rolf Mützenich, wants to address the financial resources of Germany and the EU in the upcoming European election campaign. “An active state must have a financial basis”, he said during a visit to the SPD parliamentary group leadership in Brussels on Wednesday. That is why […]
Stéphane Séjourné chooses clear words: “The risk of an ungovernable Europe is real,” warned the leader of the liberal Renew Group in the European Parliament on Tuesday. Populists and radical right-wing parties could win enough seats in the European elections in June to prevent a viable alliance of pro-European forces. The continuation of the so-called […]
There are exactly six months to go until the European elections, but the Liberals are already starting their showcase this Tuesday: At the Global Europe Forum in the European Parliament in Brussels, a number of the leading candidates from the member states will present themselves, including FDP leader Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann. However, the planned presence of […]
On January 1, the Liberal Michael Kauch became a Member of the European Parliament. Kauch (56), from Dortmund, succeeds Nicola Beer, who has taken up her position as Deputy President of the European Investment Bank.The FDP delegation of the Renew Europe Group has proposed Jan-Christoph Oetjen from Lower Saxony as Nicola Beer’s successor as Vice-President […]
Under Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Commission has introduced a wide range of laws on sustainability and digitalization over the past four years. However, the boost for the domestic economy that was hoped for has so far failed to materialize. The authority expects only 1.3 percent growth in the EU for 2024 and hardly […]
2023 has been a year of relentless challenges. Across Europe, governments have grappled with an unending cascade of crises and conflicts, with the Covid pandemic stretching them to the brink in numerous instances. Increasingly, a segment of the populace is questioning the efficacy of their democratically elected leaders, with some turning their gaze toward more […]
The European Union has been at loggerheads over two issues for the past decade: asylum policy and debt rules. On Wednesday, it succeeded in overcoming these two old conflicts and finding new solutions, just as Chancellor Olaf Scholz had called for in his speech on Europe in Prague 2022. Yesterday is therefore a historic day […]
Today, Wednesday at 4 pm, the finance ministers of the EU member states will meet for a video conference. A political agreement on the reform of European debt rules is within reach, as German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire made clear yesterday evening. The two had met in Paris […]
The EU heads of state and government will meet on Feb. 1 for a special summit to resolve the dispute over the revision of the multiannual financial framework. This was announced by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, on Monday. At last Thursday’s summit, the participants were unable to reach an agreement after […]