Editorial

EU industry ministers are meeting today at the informal Competitiveness Council in Budapest to exchange views on the future of the European economy. The agenda includes a discussion on the future of the automotive industry, a debate on the European Competitiveness Deal, and a discussion on the effect of artificial intelligence on the European economy.Minister […]

German foreign and European politicians have expressed their relief at the surprising victory of the left-wing alliance in the parliamentary elections in France. “The worst has been avoided,” says Nils Schmid, foreign policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. He is of course pleased about the good result of the left-wing alliance. […]

A landslide victory for Labour in the UK general election was to be expected. However, the fact that it was so clear is likely to cause long faces among the Tories. After the polls closed at 11 p.m. on Thursday, the usually very precise British exit polls showed an absolute majority for Keir Starmer’s Social […]

The EU Commission will today publish the regulation in which it will set out the import duties for the individual EV manufacturers. According to Brussels, there will be no surprises, i.e. the tariff rates will largely correspond to what the Commission announced to manufacturers on June 12.This is a predictable disappointment for the German government. […]

The Hungarian Council Presidency begins at a time when new appointments are being made to the European institutions. The MEPs are currently in the middle of negotiations on the composition of the political groups and committees. The committees will be cut at the Conference of Presidents on July 11. Ursula von der Leyen could be […]

Negotiations are now underway to form an informal coalition between the EPP, S&D, Renew and – the news of the day – the Greens. Ursula von der Leyen sat down with the leaders of the Greens’ parliamentary group on Monday evening. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that the Greens are on board and are now […]

France has voted. The first round of the parliamentary elections is over. Claire Stam summarizes the results and reactions for you and takes a look ahead to the second round of voting next Sunday. Parties taking part in the run-off will now try to forge local alliances to win supporters for their candidates.Another election is […]

The new legislative period begins today with the first regular EU summit since the European elections. The 27 heads of state and government want to adopt a personnel package for the three top jobs in Brussels and a strategic agenda with the political priorities for the next five years.However, this is proving more difficult than […]

The Liberal Renew Group has re-elected its chairwoman Valérie Hayer by acclamation. The group leadership will be completed today: Nine deputy positions in the group, which currently has 74 MEPs, will be allocated. Thirteen group members have thrown their hats into the ring.There are two nominations for First Vice-President. Billy Kelleher from Ireland is given […]

There is a lot of movement in the political groups this week. The S&D is electing its chair today; the only candidate is the current group leader Iratxe García Pérez. Tomorrow sees the election of the vice-chairs. There are four new candidates for the nine posts. Ana Catarina Mendes from Portugal is a newcomer to […]