The recent ruling from the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has posed a significant challenge to Berlin’s traffic light coalition. This decision has notably reduced the credit authorizations for the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF) by €60 billion, a development that impacts not only the federal budget but also the multi-year financial planning. This shift […]
The Vice-President of the European Parliament, Katarina Barley, has criticized the appointment of David Cameron as British Foreign Secretary by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “Instead of calling necessary new elections, Sunak prefers to bring failed ex-prime ministers back into government”, the SPD politician told Table.Media. “This appointment primarily underlines the ongoing turbulence within the conservative […]
The protracted discussions around the overhaul of EU debt regulations have recently witnessed a shift in momentum, although today’s Brussels summit of EU finance ministers is not expected to yield a definitive resolution. Yet, EU diplomats are now optimistic about reaching a consensus among member states by year’s end.A concerted effort between Germany and France […]
The President of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) is questioning state subsidies for the transformation of steel manufacturers in Germany. “We need to think about the basic materials industry from a European perspective and not primarily from a German one,” said Karl Haeusgen in Berlin on Tuesday. There is far more green energy available in […]
Mr. Goebel, you suffered from bureaucracy as an entrepreneur; as head of the Standards Control Council, you see how it is created. How much is the perspective changing?Minister Buschmann has asked me, together with Minister Lindner, to take over the chair. The advantage is that, compared to politicians of many years standing, I’m not yet […]
It is quite a sizable EU delegation that will be received by US President Joe Biden and his team in Washington today. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is accompanied by her Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and her Deputy, Věra Jourová, who is responsible for digital issues. European Council President Charles Michel has also […]
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warns against a widening of the conflict after the devastating rocket strike on a hospital in Gaza. “This conflict is unfortunately drifting into a conflict between the Muslim and Christian worlds, and we cannot allow that”, he told the European Parliament. “The safety of our streets depends on it”, […]
Ursula von der Leyen had to listen to a lot of criticism for her clear position on Israel’s side, as demonstrated by her quick solidarity visit to Tel Aviv last week. However, always only behind closed doors: According to diplomats, no participant voiced direct criticism of the Commission president at the two-and-a-half-hour video conference of […]
Negotiators in the European Parliament’s Industry Committee reached an agreement on the outstanding issues of the legislative proposal on Wednesday. The Net-Zero Industry Act is intended to facilitate investments in climate-friendly technologies in the EU. In addition, the Spanish Presidency of the Council has presented a new compromise document for discussion.Table.Media has obtained the compromise […]
The once-dry topic of bureaucracy and its reduction has become a political issue, as acknowledged by Ursula von der Leyen. The challenge, she stated in her State of the EU address, is to “facilitate the activities of European companies”. Next week, the Commission will outline where it aims to relieve businesses of unnecessary reporting obligations.European […]