The traffic light parties are on track: Next week, the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP want to present their coalition agreement. Wednesday, Friday, and the coming Monday are scheduled as negotiation days for the top representatives in the head group, with more possibly to come. A lot still needs clarification, including EU issues: It […]
The CDU/CSU is currently wandering around somewhere between the government and opposition benches. The most obvious expression of this disorientation: On Thursday, the Bundestag was supposed to discuss a motion by the CDU/CSU parliamentary group entitled “Preserving the EU’s Stability and Growth Pact in line with the generations”. But it wasn’t long before the item […]
The deadline for deleting illegal content discussed in the European Parliament will not come. The European Parliament’s rapporteur for the Digital Services Act, Christel Schaldemose (S&D), had proposed an obligation for online platforms to remove illegal content within 24 hours if it posed a threat to public safety or health. This has since been taken […]
Hardly any EU project is currently causing German industry as much concern as the new climate and energy aid guidelines (KUEBLL). The acting German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier (CDU), is therefore still trying to influence the EU Commission in the last days and weeks in office. The European Parliament has also demanded […]
The General Court of the European Union (EGC) has handed EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager a major success and at the same time opened the door for further antitrust claims against Google. The Luxembourg judges dismissed an appeal by the US company against the decision in the Google Shopping case. The Commission had imposed […]
In view of rising prices, the French government is once again pushing for changes in the European energy market. The wholesale market is functioning well, said Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire before a meeting of the Euro Group in Brussels. But the end customers, companies and consumers, must be better protected against rising […]
Since Sunday evening, Frans Timmermans has been at the COP26, and he wants to personally contribute to the success of the world climate conference. The Vice-President of the European Commission does not agree with the criticism after the first week: “Things have gone better than many expected,” he said in an interview with Timo Landenberger […]
The French government intends to push the CO2 cap-and-trade mechanism vigorously during its presidency in the first half of 2022. “CBAM will certainly be a priority during the French presidency,” said Secretary of State for Europe Clément Beaune at a conference of the EU Commission. Many member states support the project, which is intended to […]
A consent procedure for tracking cookies used by numerous online advertising marketers violates the General Data Protection Regulation. The online advertising industry association IAB Europe said on Friday that it had been informed by the Belgian data protection supervisory authority of a pending decision that the association was in breach of the GDPR.In 2018, IAB […]
For a week now, delegates in Glasgow have been discussing how to limit global warming, and on Sunday, the World Climate Conference took a break. Lukas Scheid used the day of rest to draw up a review of where things stand: Much was announced, but little tangible progress has been made so far in negotiations […]