Good news continue to exists. EU diplomats are confident that the foreign ministers will be able to clear the way for Ukraine to finally receive fresh money for urgently needed arms purchases at today’s meeting in Luxembourg. It is about windfall profits on frozen Russian central bank funds. There is a way to circumvent Hungary’s […]
21.06.24
When Ursula von der Leyen steps into closed-door meetings these days, it’s expected that controversial debates will arise. Today, however, her focus isn’t on her potential re-election as Commission President. Instead, she’s attending the fourth Strategic Dialogue on Agriculture plenary session, a platform she initiated.This initiative is also tied to von der Leyen’s ambition for […]
German Minister for Labor Hubertus Heil (SPD) is a staunch advocate for employee rights. At the Social Europe conference in November, for example, he emphasized the importance of strong European works councils for a strong Europe. However, Germany is likely to abstain in the Council of EU Labor Ministers, which is due to adopt a […]
At their summit on June 27 and 28, European heads of state and government will make another attempt to finalize the personnel restructuring of the European institutions. Despite efforts by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron during their Monday dinner, no decision was reached. This is notable since the appointment of the four top […]
Member States and the European Parliament adopted the new debt rules in the spring, and now the first practical test is imminent: tomorrow, Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Economic Affairs Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will present the spring package of the European Semester – and take the opportunity to announce which countries they will initiate an […]
The EU heads of state and government will meet at 6 p.m. today to discuss the top positions for the next five years. There is every indication that they will be able to reach an agreement quickly, as neither French President Emmanuel Macron nor any of the usual suspects currently have the nerve for power […]
On Monday, European environment ministers will meet in Luxembourg to decide the fate of the proposed Nature Restoration Law. The stakes are high: According to a diplomatic source, “one or two votes” will be enough to either pass or bury the law. This would bring an end to a legislative process marked by intense political […]
When the defense ministers of the NATO states meet today and tomorrow at the Alliance’s headquarters on the outskirts of Brussels, they can expect a full agenda. There is just under a month to go until the summit in Washington, and the planned “Ukraine package” is anything but ready. The last few months have shown […]
The enemy is on the left or is a liberal – but certainly not on the right. This is how Éric Ciotti’s worldview can be confidently summarized. The current leader of the French conservatives Les Républicains already said that he would rather vote for the far-right candidate Éric Zemmour than Macron in the 2022 presidential […]
The shift to the right in many EU countries dominated the political debates yesterday – the shock of the election victories of the Rassemblement National, the FPÖ and the second place for the AfD left many politicians and observers reeling. And yet: the European elections have created relatively clear relations. Not in Paris, Vienna or […]