The German Federal Ministry of Economics has selected the first projects for a European funding program for the industrial cloud. The new IPCEI project aims to achieve a “substructure” for the Gaia-X data infrastructure, said Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU). More than 100 companies with a total of 30 projects applied for the funding.According to the […]
Industrial policy has long been frowned upon in Europe – at least outside France. That has changed significantly, as Peter Altmaier noted with satisfaction on Wednesday: He was “very pleased” that there was “consensus” on the need for industrial policy, even in the election campaign. In 2019, the German Economics Minister had to take a […]
During her chancellorship, Angela Merkel earned herself and Germany considerable prestige in the European Union (EU). This is the conclusion of a new study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), for which a total of 16,000 people in twelve countries were surveyed. According to the survey, 41 percent of respondents would hypothetically elect […]
Apple must relax its app store practices after a defeat in court. In the dispute with game developer Epic Games, US Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled on Friday that the iPhone manufacturer must allow app developers to use other payment systems. The ruling is also likely to impact similar investigations by the EU Commission and […]
Exemptions for climate protection investments are likely to play an important role in the debate on EU deficit rules. The question of such a “golden rule” will be part of the discussions, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said in Brdo on Saturday. At an informal meeting in the Slovenian town, EU finance ministers had […]
Member states and the EU Commission want to use funding to ensure that hydrogen becomes a key energy carrier of the future. The project is now taking shape: According to information from Europe.Table, Germany and 16 other EU member states have submitted two so-called IPCEI projects to the EU Commission. A spokeswoman for the German […]
Next to him on the podium are Ingrida Šimonytė, the Prime Minister of Lithuania, and Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s Chancellor. Both have already achieved what Armin Laschet also wants: they are part of the circle of heads of state and government in Europe. “I’m doing everything I can so that I’ll be sitting on the Council […]
When Emmanuel Macron is asked to comment on the German elections and the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s era, he always declines. France’s president does not want to interfere publicly in Germany’s domestic affairs. Emmanuel Macron also kept a low profile during the visit of SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz on Monday.Behind the scenes, however, […]
The summer break in Brussels is coming to an end and the German elections feel like they are only a few days away. Important issues are on the agenda in Brussels, and the outcome of the German election is observed with bated breath by EU institutions. Just the right moment to get started. From today […]
It’s an illustrious group that will gather in Berlin starting next Wednesday. Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will be there, as will Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, his Lithuanian colleague Ingrida Šimonytė and Bavaria’s Minister President Markus Söder. They will be welcomed at the Interconti Hotel by Chancellor Angela Merkel, CDU Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet and […]