The SPD and the Greens already agreed to the exploratory paper, and the FDP is expected to follow today. Party leader Christian Lindner expects a “large consensus.” This would mean that nothing stands in the way of the start of traffic light coalition negotiations. We analyzed the substantive points on Europe, the Green Deal and […]
Is the next German Vote on the horizon? On Tuesday night, the EU Parliament and Council reached an agreement on an import ban for products from forced labor – however, whether the traffic light coalition will support the agreement is highly questionable. According to government circles in Berlin, the FDP has recently raised political concerns. […]
In the middle of the week, the Christian Democratic Party (EPP) family will meet for its two-day congress in Bucharest. The strongest European force with Manfred Weber (CSU) at the head of the parliamentary group and the party is going into the election campaign with a lot of tailwinds. The EPP is doing well in […]
Europe’s solar industry has scored a stage victory. The industry has made it onto the agenda of today’s Energy Council. Over lunch, the ministers in Brussels want to discuss the state of the companies, many of which say they are on the verge of going out of business due to Chinese competition and falling module […]
Energy prices continue to be a topic of discussion, and strategic European gas procurement, including storage capacities, is one of the conceivable options. This could curb Vladimir Putin’s power. However, such market interventions are controversial. Lukas Scheid and Timo Landenberger analyze the arguments – and look for common European interests.Germany has not finalized its position […]
The socialist party family PES is meeting in Rome to select Nicolas Schmit from Luxembourg as their lead candidate in the European elections. The Social Democrats have not given up hope of making Schmit President of the Commission. However, the polls show the EPP and its candidate Ursula von der Leyen clearly in the lead. […]
As the parties prepare for the European election campaign, a clear starting line-up is emerging in the polls. In Manuel Müller’s seat projection for the European Parliament, the EPP climbs to 176 seats – its best result in three years. At the same time, the second-placed social democratic S&D group is losing ground and now […]
Electricity vouchers, tax breaks or state aid: The Commission is proposing these and other measures to EU states to protect consumers and industry from high energy costs. On Wednesday the authority presented its much-touted toolbox with possible emergency aid that complies with EU law. 20 countries had announced their intention to take action. Germany is […]
Today is the day: at 12 noon, the EU ambassadors are scheduled to vote on the EU Supply Chain Law in the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper).The decision of the member states has been delayed by almost three weeks – whether a qualified majority will be reached after all remains uncertain until the vote. Several […]
Today, the European Parliament is voting on the political agreement on the renaturation law. The most confusing legislative process of the last ten years is thus coming to an end. There was no majority in favor of the report in the parliamentary committees, but there was in the plenary. The Christian Democratic EPP had refused […]