A lot of work is waiting for Andreas Schwab. In the coming weeks, the European Parliament’s rapporteur will have to sift through more than 1,200 amendments to the Digital Markets Act and put them together into a compromise that can win majority support. In an interview with me, the CDU politician clarifies what is important […]
The CDU politician has taken on one of the most explosive dossiers currently being discussed in the European Parliament: The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is intended to ensure more competition in the digital markets, dominated by corporations such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft. While the Digital Services Act, which is debated in parallel, […]
On paper, China’s new data protection law is very reminiscent of the EU model, the General Data Protection Regulation. In practice, the PIPL law will likely make life more difficult for European companies in the People’s Republic, analyzes Falk Steiner: They have to comply with new regulations, but data transfer with European headquarters is hardly […]
Who will succeed Angela Merkel? That’s the question currently being asked not only by many German citizens given wildly fluctuating polls – according to the latest one, the SPD (!!!), of all parties, could become the strongest force. The question is also on people’s minds in other EU countries, especially France. The permanent chancellor has […]
There are just over five weeks to go until the Bundestag elections. As soon as the new Bundestag is constituted, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her cabinet will only be in office on an executive basis. This means Germany will only be able to speak to a limited extent at the European level. There is a […]
The Taliban have taken the capital Kabul and the entire country largely without a fight. Now, those responsible in the US and Europe are at least trying to hold their verbal lines of defense. Joe Biden is not the only one who has failed to openly criticize his own fundamental misjudgments. The experienced EU foreign […]
The probably most important high-tech deal of the year is entering the hot phase. With the end of the Brussels summer break in two weeks, Nvidia is expected to submit the takeover of the British chip designer Arm to the EU Commission for examination under competition law. Before that, the British government could make a […]
Germany is the most populous and economically strongest EU member – but certainly, not the fastest to act. The Berlin government often finds it challenging to take a position in ongoing EU legislative processes: Ministries get tangled up in endless coordination processes, and directives are only handed down in ongoing Council meetings.Falk Steiner and I […]
Let no one in this country claim that Brexit was a British own goal. There is one undeniable advantage to leaving the EU: It allows travelers across the English Channel to shop cheaply in duty-free stores. The largest provider, Dufry, is currently reporting high demand – sales of alcohol and tobacco recently shot up by […]
No less than a revolution that will affect many areas of life – this is how those responsible in the German government see the EU Commission’s climate protection plans. From the government’s perspective, many areas of life also mean: many ministries are affected. But how can the Berlin government tackle a topic that strains the […]