A Franco-German group of experts believes institutional reforms are needed in the European Union. “The EU is not ready to welcome new members”, says the report by the twelve experts, which is available to our colleagues at “Contexte”. Minister of State for Europe Anna Lührmann (Greens) and her French colleague Laurence Boone had asked the […]
The night of Oct. 1 will be an anxious one for those responsible in Brussels and Kyiv, but also in Moscow. That is when the votes in Slovakia’s early parliamentary elections will be counted. If the polls prove correct, the ballot in the small country with five million inhabitants could bring a change of direction […]
Ursula von der Leyen has not made things easy for her party family over the past four years – the CDU politician sometimes had more friends among the Greens than in her own camp. In her State of the European Union speech, however, the Commission President tried to balm the wounds.She paid tribute to “our […]
Ursula von der Leyen has spoken out clearly in favor of an EU expansion and, at the same time, deeper integration of the member states. This is not a question of either-or, the Commission president said: “We can and must do both.” Europe is facing the historic task of “completing our Union”, she said.Von der […]
The EU Commission has presented a package of measures to ease the burden on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), on the eve of the State of the European Union address by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It contains two legislative proposals:The Commission wants to make it easier for smaller companies to expand into other […]
After a G20 summit, much like after a European Council meeting in Brussels, every participant tends to boast about their own successes and portray themselves as victors to their domestic audience. Chancellor Olaf Scholz was no exception at the meeting in New Delhi. He emphasized that the summit’s concluding statement is “a clear commitment that […]
The rapporteurs in the Industry Committee for the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) aim to resolve the remaining points of contention on Tuesday. This was reported by sources from the European Parliament following a working-level meeting. The NZIA aims to attract investments in climate-friendly technologies such as solar, wind or heat pumps in EU member states.Lead […]
Margrethe Vestager is advocating for far-reaching reforms at the European Investment Bank (EIB). “Speed is of the essence; that bank is not known for speed,” she told journalists in Berlin on Friday. In the past ten years, the bank has grown enormously, from 2,000 employees to over 4,000. It has taken on the role of […]
Although it is currently only a memorandum of understanding, it holds geopolitical significance. EU participants at the G20 summit in New Delhi have agreed with the USA, India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to initiate a new transportation corridor between India and Europe. This corridor is expected to accelerate the transportation of goods […]