Every weekday at lunchtime, the EU Commission briefs its Brussels correspondents on the latest news. It credits itself with this as a transparency measure; after all, with the exception of the White House, hardly any other government institution provides such regular information. The so-called RegPK of the German government, for example, takes place three times […]
According to Olaf Scholz, European policy has long ceased to be foreign policy. “European policy has become a large part of our domestic policy. It is a remarkable sentence that the new Chancellor said in his first government statement in the Bundestag. After all, for most Berlin politicians, Brussels is quite far away.However, Scholz had […]
The older ones among us still remember CD-ROMs, those silver discs that appeared in the 1990s and replaced the floppy disk as a storage medium. The younger ones probably don’t – if you buy a new computer these days, you’ll hardly ever find one with a CD-ROM drive.But in the judiciary in Europe, they are […]
On Thursday, it’s that time again: #EUCO time! Every EU correspondent in Brussels knows that if you want background information, you have to be there. You can tune into the press conferences from your desk, but on site, you can get background information from the diplomats. In COVID-19 times, however, access to the Council building […]
Advertising that is tailored to the smallest possible groups or individuals – that’s what online advertising providers have been promising for years. And indeed, the technology works. Perhaps too well?Because to maximize targeted advertising exposure, data needs to be collected first. This is usually done without individual names but otherwise collects an incredible amount of […]
3.50 British pounds, equivalent to about 4 euros – that’s how much the participants of the climate summit in Glasgow have to pay for a croissant at the conference. A steep price, even by post-Brexit island standards. Critics already suspected a French surcharge after the current incidents – but no, that too, probably not the […]
Since Günther Oettinger moved to Brussels as EU Commissioner, it has been known that political careers in Germany are possible even without a knowledge of English. Once on the ground, the Swabian quickly learned to communicate effectively – even if his way of talking got him many appearances on the “Heute Show”.But what about the […]
Semiconductor issues are ultimately a matter for the boss – that was the message Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wanted to send yesterday with her visit to Veldhoven near Eindhoven in the Netherlands, which was planned at short notice. The city of 45,000 inhabitants is the headquarters of “Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography” (ASML). The […]
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 vote on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) today in the EU Parliament seems a mere formality. The majorities are clearly distributed, and the result should no longer surprise anyone. The Parliament will almost certainly vote in favor of the trialogue agreement on the CAP – much to the displeasure of the […]