The EU Commission’s Directorate General for Industry is warning of the consequences of the energy crisis and subsidy programs such as the Inflation Reduction Act for European industry. “Europe’s competitiveness and resilience are at risk,” says an analysis by DG Grow, which is available to Europe.Table and will be presented on Thursday along with the […]
What was Manfred Weber aiming at when he brought up EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola as a possible top candidate for the Christian Democrats at the end of January? If the EPP party and parliamentary group leader wanted to use the move to deny Ursula von der Leyen the chance to run for a second […]
A busy week lies ahead: On Tuesday, the EU Commission will present its concept for the electricity market reform in Strasbourg, then on Thursday, a whole package is on the agenda in Brussels – from the European response to the US Inflation Reduction Act to the Critical Raw Materials Act draft and details on the […]
During her visit to the Republic of Moldova, Anna Lührmann, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, praised the leadership’s efforts. “Despite massive pressure and destabilization attempts from Russia,” the government as well as parliament and society are resolutely pro-European and are doing a great deal to welcome many refugees from Ukraine, she told […]
The Director General for Trade, Sabine Weyand, warns against alienating trade partners: “In particular, our autonomous measures in the area of sustainability are increasingly being criticized loudly and clearly by our partners as green protectionism and extraterritorial regulation,” said the top official of the EU Commission. She said she has recently been confronted with the […]
The President of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer, will step down at the end of the year, according to information from Table.Media. Informed circles said that the 72-year-old will not seek another term in office. An EIB spokesman would not comment on the matter.Hoyer has led the Luxembourg-based development bank since 2012. According to […]
The reception of Ursula von der Leyen by King Charles once again stirred up the hardliners in London and Belfast on Monday – they sensed an undue politicization of the monarchy. But the excitement no longer prevented the deal between the EU Commission president and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which had been in the […]
Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen have announced it: By Feb. 24, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US and EU plan to impose new punitive measures against Moscow.Brussels could miss this symbolic moment, however, according to EU diplomats: Negotiations on the tenth sanctions package were held up again on Thursday […]
Mr. Nikel, you warn of a deep rift between Germany and Poland caused by the mistakes made by German policies towards Russia.The rift concerns the political level, not civil society exchange or the booming economy. Germany must regain lost trust after its failed Russia policy. This policy was supported by various federal governments, large parts […]
Following the vote on a resolution on competitiveness, representatives of the other political groups have sharply criticized EPP Group leader Manfred Weber. The negotiator for the liberal Renew Group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, described the adoption of the text as a “major defeat” for Weber. He had tried to inflict a defeat on […]