“Europe needs a stronger capital markets system and it needs a more unified banking system”, said Larry Fink yesterday at the Berlin Global Dialogue. The Blackrock CEO is thus expressing what is widely agreed at the high-caliber conference at the Berlin elite university ESMT: Europe’s companies need better access to capital so that the old […]
Big day in France: Today at 3 p.m., the new Prime Minister Michel Barnier will present his roadmap for the new government in parliament. The déclaration de politique générale is expected with increasing tension. The reason for this is not so much the chaotic formation of the government but the surprisingly high budget deficit in […]
Two ECB Presidents are in Brussels today. For the first time since the European elections, Christine Lagarde is taking part in the Monetary Dialogue with the Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee. From the conservative side, she will have to hear that high inflation has led to dissatisfaction among the population, see yesterday’s election results in Austria. […]
Friends of nuclear energy will be meeting in Prague on Monday and Tuesday, with the first words of welcome already coming from Sven Giegold from Brussels on Thursday. “EU funds should only be spent on energy sources that all member states believe in and therefore not on new nuclear power plants”, said the Green State […]
Industry ministers are meeting in Brussels today for the Competitiveness Council. The Hungarian Presidency has only scheduled a half-day meeting, but the program is packed. First, the ministers will discuss the Draghi report in a non-public meeting and express their preferences as to which of the proposals should be worked on further. Mario Draghi had […]
The EPP Group is spending its study days in Naples from now until Friday. EPP leader Manfred Weber wants to talk to the 187 MEPs about competitiveness and cooperation in the Mediterranean region, both in the economy and in the fight against illegal migration.However, the thematic focus of the days will clearly be on defense […]
It already seemed as if EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s initiative to lower the high standard of species protection for wolves had fizzled out. There was no majority on the member states’ side in the spring. Now something is happening: Luxembourg has announced its support for the initiative. This would fulfill one of […]
The SPD has won the state elections in Brandenburg with a narrow lead over the AfD. After the devastating results in the European elections and the state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, the Social Democrats can now breathe a sigh of relief.The AfD’s favorite topic of migration has shaped the election campaign and continues to […]
The new EU debt rules are starting to take shape. Today marks the deadline for member states to submit their multiannual fiscal plans to the Commission – at least in theory. According to reports, only two model students are expected to meet the deadline: Denmark and Malta. A majority of member states, including Germany and […]
Some are talking about new commissioners or executive vice presidents, others are talking about cars. Fleet limits are one topic, while punitive tariffs on Chinese EVs are another hotly debated issue in the automotive industry.Valdis Dombrovskis, the current Vice-President of the Commission and Trade Commissioner, met with the CEOs of automotive companies on Wednesday afternoon. […]