The EU Commission is postponing the presentation of the package for the defense of democracy, which was previously planned for next week. The Commission wants to “take more time to consult broadly and gather more information,” said Vice President Věra Jourová in the European Parliament on Thursday. Thus, she said, an impact assessment should be […]
The majority in favor of the Wolters report on the EU Supply Chain Act turned out to be clearer than many had expected, including Daniel Caspary and Angelika Niebler. The two co-chairs of the CDU/CSU group in the European Parliament had campaigned within the EPP group to reject the compromise negotiated in the Legal Affairs […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized common ground with the EU to Beijing after the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting. “Starting from exactly same approach: None of us are looking for confrontation, none of us are looking for a cold war, None of us are looking for decoupling – on the contrary,” he […]
Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová has praised Hungary’s progress on rule-of-law reforms. The changes adopted to strengthen the independence of the judiciary are “an important step in the right direction”, Jourová said after the General Council meeting in Brussels. Progress was also evident in the fight against corruption and conflicts of interest, she said, but “there […]
Basically, everyone agreed: Berlin, Paris, the EU Commission and German industry supported introducing stricter subsidy controls for non-European companies. During its EU Council presidency, the French government ensured that the regulation on foreign subsidies was hurriedly passed last year. The new rules will enter into force on July 12 – but considerable anger is mounting.The […]
Basically, everyone agreed: Berlin, Paris, the EU Commission and German industry supported introducing stricter subsidy controls for non-European companies. During its EU Council presidency, the French government ensured that the regulation on foreign subsidies was hurriedly passed last year. The new rules will enter into force on July 12 – but considerable anger is mounting.The […]
The EU will need additional financial resources to meet its 2030 climate targets, a new study says. Programs to involve private investors such as InvestEU are “no substitute for additional public spending at the EU level,” write the experts from the Jacques Delors Centre at Berlin’s Hertie School in the paper, which will be published […]
Resistance against the Commission’s plans for a European reaction to the US investment package Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is forming in the EU Parliament. The responsible rapporteur of the European Parliament, Christian Ehler, demands far-reaching changes to the planned Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). The latter has a significant influence on the Parliament’s position in the […]
According to a new study, the EU needs additional financial resources to meet its 2030 climate targets. Programs to involve private investors such as InvestEU are “no substitute for additional public spending at the EU level,” experts from the Jacques Delors Centre at Berlin’s Hertie School write in the paper, published today. The European economy […]
Nothing less than major geopolitics is on the agenda when the EU trade ministers meet in Brussels this morning. They want to discuss relations with the USA, relations with China and trade agreements with other countries such as Australia. Topics that will probably also occupy the heads of state and government at the EU summit […]