Former Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warns against also questioning economic relations with China in light of the conflict with Moscow. It is true that it has “failed” to transfer the model of securing peace through economic interdependence, which has been successful in Europe, to Russia, said the chairman of Atlantik-Brücke at Table.Media’s Europe.Decisions. conference. However, […]
for Timothy Garton Ash, things are clear: “believe that the only adequate response to the truly heroic defense of European values being made by Ukraine at the moment is to make Ukraine a candidate for membership of the EU,” the British historian said yesterday at our Europe.Decisions conference. He very much hopes that the European […]
Former Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warns against also questioning economic relations with China in light of the conflict with Moscow. It is true that it has “failed” to transfer the model of peacekeeping through economic interdependence, which has been successful in Europe, to Russia, the chairman of Atlantik-Brücke said at Europe.Table’s Europe.Decisions. conference. But that […]
The EU institutions have agreed on stricter cybersecurity rules for tens of thousands of companies. The new NIS-2 directive obliges companies from “essential sectors” such as energy, transport, banking, financial market infrastructure, health to observe minimum standards in protecting their IT systems and to inform the competent authorities of any cyberattacks that have occurred.Also covered […]
In Kiev, Emmanuel Macron’s proposal did not go down well. “If we don’t get candidate status, it means that Europe wants to rip us off,” said Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in his usual undiplomatic manner. Ukraine will not be satisfied with an associated partnership, he said.Macron brought such a model into play on Monday. […]
Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen used Europe Day to campaign for far-reaching reform of the European Union. During the celebrations at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France’s president expressed his support for amending the European treaties to this end. “We will have to reform our texts,” he said. One way, is to hold […]
Mr. Frieden, the European economy is barely growing, and prices are rising fast. Do you fear a new recession, even stagflation?The situation is difficult. The war in Ukraine is lasting longer than originally expected. Meanwhile, several factors are coming together: The high prices for raw materials, especially gas and oil, the dislocations in the supply […]
The German government wants to encourage chip companies to invest in Europe and Germany with €14 billion. This was said yesterday by Federal Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck (Greens) at an event of family entrepreneurs in Hanover. The semiconductor shortage is a massive problem, he said, which is why the state is helping here […]
The German government is advocating making it easier for regulators to break up companies for serious violations. “In my opinion, we in the EU should think about strengthening structural measures and instruments,” Economy State Secretary Sven Giegold said yesterday at an antitrust conference. The Green politician called on EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager to take […]
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has advocated using EU financing instruments introduced in the COVID-19 pandemic also to cushion the consequences of the war in Ukraine. Member states are already under severe strain because of investments in climate protection and supporting their own economies, he told the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “No national budget can […]