It all begins today at 3 p.m.: EU heads of state and government are meeting in Brussels, while negotiators from the SPD, Greens and FDP are meeting in Berlin to kick off coalition negotiations.Things are unlikely to be harmonious at the EU summit: The conflict with Poland has landed on the agenda at the last […]
This Friday will (once again) see a showdown in Brussels: The deputy ambassadors of the member states will vote for the third time on the Supply Chain Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and are also expected to approve the Packaging Ordinance. The two projects have little to do with each other in terms of content, but […]
The Green Group in the European Parliament is drawing the first conclusions from the Malte Gallée case. At its meeting in Strasbourg this evening, a roadmap for dealing with the case was agreed. In addition, the internal rules on reports of harassment and sexual harassment are to be reviewed. Immediate measures were also agreed. These […]
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It is time to say goodbye. When Angela Merkel leaves for the EU summit in Brussels tomorrow the leaders of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP in Berlin will start their negotiations on forming the next coalition almost at the same time. And from the looks of things Olaf Scholz & Co don’t want […]
Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson appeared impatient at yesterday’s meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels. She said it was time to move on from discussing the frozen Russian assets and finally take action. “Ukraine needs the money, and Russia must pay,” she said.This action is now in sight. In mid-February, the EU Council decided […]
A novelty has happened. Without votes from Germany and France, the two largest member states, the EU labor ministers launched new rules for workers on large online platforms on Monday. Paris voted against the directive, which is intended in particular to prevent bogus self-employment in delivery and driving services such as Uber. The German traffic […]
This week, the EU Commission intends to propose further relief for farmers. It wants to allow exceptions to three of the nine standards for the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions of land (GAEC) until the end of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) period in 2027. These include the rules on leaving part of the land […]
This morning there will be a showdown in Strasbourg: just before 9 a.m., Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is due to drive up to the European Parliament and go straight to the plenary chamber. There, first Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and then the representatives of the political groups will let him know what […]
Women continue to be overrepresented in the low-wage sector and underrepresented in executive positions – in the EU and worldwide. The EU Commission intends to change this with its gender equality strategy. This also includes gender mainstreaming: It wants to include the aspect of equality in all policy areas.For the EU Supply Chain Law (CSDDD), […]
European industry and economy ministers are convening today for the Competitiveness Council (COMPET) meeting in Brussels. The first item on the agenda is the regulation to combat late payment in commercial transactions. As an EU directive from 2011 did not have the desired effect, the EU Commission proposed a directly applicable regulation instead last September. […]