How much longer do the European partners have to let Hungary show them up? The EU’s foreign and defense ministers are meeting in Brussels today or tomorrow, where, in addition to the situation in the Middle East, the focus is once again likely to be on Hungary’s blockade of support for Ukraine.With the so-called windfall […]
Economics and industry ministers are meeting in Brussels today for the second day of the Competitiveness Council. The discussion will revolve around the future of the internal market and European industrial policy.In a sign of Franco-German unity, the ministries of Robert Habeck and Bruno Le Maire yesterday published a joint declaration on how the two […]
The European elections are less than three weeks away. However, not much has been seen of the top candidates and their election campaigns so far. This is now set to change: with a televised debate on Thursday afternoon. It will be hosted by the European Broadcast Union (EBU) in the Parliament building in Brussels – […]
Michael Clauß has already represented the German government as EU ambassador in Brussels for six years, and now it has been decided that he will stay on for another year. The 62-year-old diplomat will remain in the post beyond the summer, as Table.Briefings has learned from Berlin government circles. Such a long time in one […]
Today is the day the AI Act clears its final hurdle: The ministers of the member states in the Telecommunications Council want to approve the Artificial Intelligence Act – without further debate. At least that is the plan. And this time, nothing is expected to go wrong. But who knows…Digital Minister Volker Wissing and his […]
With the retaliatory tariffs imposed by President Biden earlier this week on a range of Chinese products, tensions in global trade have once again escalated significantly. US media, reminiscent of the Trump era, are once again talking about a “trade war” between the US and China.EU Commissioner for Industry Thierry Breton fears collateral damage in […]
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has divided the country. But the reactions in Slovakia to the attack on him are unanimous. Everyone, starting with President Zuzana Čaputová, expressed deep shock on Wednesday after the assassination attempt on the 59-year-old. The assassination was strongly condemned across the political spectrum, and Fico, who was fighting for his […]
The impasse over the formation of a government in the Netherlands is set to end today. The deadline for the negotiating group appointed by parliament to submit its proposal expires at midnight. It is very likely that the four parties involved will come together. These are the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders, the long-standing liberal […]
If you go to places with a clear starry sky, you can see them. Lined up like a string of pearls, they ascend into orbit: the Starlink satellites. American tech companies have long since begun to extend their digital supremacy on Earth to low Earth orbits (LEO). This has become painfully clear since Russia’s invasion […]
The EU finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today and tomorrow, first in the Eurogroup format and then as the ECOFIN Council. After an update on the current economic situation and a discussion on the EU’s lack of innovative strength, the ministers will discuss what is currently probably the hottest topic in European economic policy: […]