French President Emmanuel Macron had presented his idea of a European Political Community in May, and now the concept is taking shape: A first meeting will take place on the sidelines of the informal European Council in Prague on October 7, Council President Charles Michel announced during his visit to Berlin on Friday. He said […]
Outside the EU bubble, the acronym SOTEU is hardly known to anyone. However, within the Brussels circle of influence, the State of the Union address is eagerly awaited, as it sets the agenda for the political year. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is therefore carefully preparing her speech in the Strasbourg European Parliament – […]
Germany and France have assured each other of mutual solidarity in the energy crisis. “Germany needs our gas and we need power from the rest of Europe, notably Germany,” French President Emmanuel Macron said after a video conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. France plans to complete the necessary connections in the coming weeks to […]
Europe’s gas storage facilities are filling up faster than expected, that is the good news. According to the latest data, reserves in the EU are already at 80 percent capacity, a mark that was not supposed to be reached for another two months. The levels in Germany are even slightly higher, as Robert Habeck proudly […]
It will soon be five years since Emmanuel Macron presented his proposals for the European Union at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Under Angela Merkel, the German government failed to respond. The Russian attack on Ukraine, however, has forced the community into a reform discussion that its successor, Olaf Scholz, neither could nor wanted to […]
Hungary has offered to change laws criticized by the EU Commission to eliminate rule of law abuses in the country. The government has already submitted part of these legislative changes to Brussels and promised further legislative changes if an agreement is reached with the Commission in the ongoing conditionality procedure, said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s […]
Russia invades Ukraine, China threatens Taiwan – these are dangerous times. But geopolitical tensions have breathed new life into trade policy: Many of Bernd Lange‘s colleagues in the European Parliament, who previously drifted along in the trade-critical mainstream, now appreciate stable relations. The long-time chairman of the Trade Committee expects a whole series of new […]
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to the willingness of citizens to pay the “price of freedom” in the face of the economic consequences of the sanctions policy. The French people need “strength of soul” to resist “uncertainty, sometimes comfort and adversity, and to accept together to pay the price of our freedom and values,” […]
Mr. Lange, the EU has always emphasized that it does not want to side with Washington in the trade dispute between the United States and China. Can this be sustained, given Russia’s attack on Ukraine and Beijing’s threats against Taiwan?We are not caught in the middle, we are clearly linked to the USA in terms […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economy Minister Robert Habeck plan to sign an agreement on the production of green hydrogen during their upcoming visit to Canada. The country has enormous potential in this area. The agreement aims to initiate the ramp-up in the coming years, according to government sources in Berlin.On Sunday, the chancellor and […]