After the Bundestag elections, the parties are sorting themselves, more or less noisy depending on their results. The FDP was quick to name its team, and party leader Christian Lindner and Secretary General Volker Wissing want to begin preliminary consultations with the Greens by the end of the week. There, co-chairman Robert Habeck assured that […]
The election winner: definitively Olaf Scholz. The SPD candidate conveyed continuity with the Merkel era to voters and played a significant part in making the Social Democrats the strongest force. He benefited from an exceptionally united party and the modern campaign under Secretary General Lars Klingbeil. From this, Scholz derives the claim to form the […]
The election results, said Christian Lindner yesterday evening, were “not very easy to read.” And indeed, Olaf Scholz is the clear winner of the election. But the demands were made by others, namely the Greens and the FDP. The two parties can now choose whether they prefer to form a coalition with Scholz or with […]
In Berlin on Saturday the last two climate activists ended their hunger strike, which began almost four weeks ago. The two would eat again from now on, the campaign of the hunger strikers announced on Saturday evening. Previously, SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz had promised to discuss the climate emergency with them in a public […]
Russian state-owned Gazprom is ready to supply more gas to Europe. “Is it possible to get more gas from Gazprom and pump it there? It is possible. Gazprom is ready,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, according to the Interfax news agency. Moreover, he said, Gazprom has already covered all additional requests. Peskov pointed out […]
Apple is once again banning the successful game “Fortnite” by developer Epic Games from its App Store. This is the result of a letter from Apple’s lawyers, which Epic CEO Tim Sweeney published on Twitter. In it, the iPhone manufacturer announces that it will exclude “Fortnite” until the legal dispute between the two companies has […]
At the weekend, the EU Commission was still stating the dispute over submarines for Australia would not affect the planned Trade and Technology Council with the US government. With some delay, however, Brussels and Berlin realized that the member state France cannot be left in the lurch in such a matter. Following the musketeer motto, […]
Politically, Margrethe Vestager has achieved a lot in her campaign against aggressive tax planning. Legally, however, the issue is mixed: Two of her state aid decisions on the grounds of overly generous treatment of companies by national tax authorities were overturned by the EU Court of First Instance. Among them, of all things, was the […]
In the negotiations on the Digital Markets Act, Germany, France and the Netherlands are calling for a stronger role for national antitrust authorities. According to information from Europe.Table, the three governments presented a joint initiative at this week’s meeting of the Council working group on the DMA. In it, they called for authorities such as […]
The European Parliament has voted in favor of improving working conditions and social security for employees of online platforms. MEPs voted by a large majority in favor of an own initiative report by French MEP Sylvie Brunet (Renew). The European Commission announced that it will present a legislative proposal by the end of the year.According […]