The wait is over and the nerves of the MEPs of Renaissance, the French branch of Renew, can calm down: French President Emmanuel Macron has finally decided who will lead the party into the European election campaign. It is the MEP and chairwoman of Renew, Valérie Hayer. This was reported by the newspaper “La Tribune […]
Welcome to the 42nd edition of Europe.Table. And because we are always working on many answers, we are starting today with a few questions: What do you like, what not so much? What do you think we could do better? You can contact me at falk.steiner@table.media.The end of cookie banners? An effect if Green MEP […]
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Today, the EU finance ministers kick off a debate at the informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) in Ghent to define the strategic objectives of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the coming years. A note from the Belgian presidency has outlined nine priorities for this purpose: consolidating the EIB as a “climate bank”; […]
Following the controversial ruling by the Polish Constitutional Court, the EU Commission is under pressure to act. It will have to react – but how? Eric Bonse analyzes the Commission’s options and describes which step is likely to have the greatest impact. After a shadowy existence that lasted many years, methane emissions have now made […]
The industry is applying pressure. As the international trade environment darkens, the focus of major European companies is turning back to the domestic market. The day before yesterday, the European chemical and heavy industry launched its appeal for an “Industrial Deal”, today the “European Roundtable for Industry” (ERT) is hosting a major rendezvous in the […]
Around four years ago, the Covid pandemic put Europe and the world in a state of emergency. The EU responded with the Recovery and Resilience Facility, known simply as the RRF. For the first time, the EU jointly took on debt on a large scale to overcome a common challenge. The Brussels bubble reacted euphorically […]
Yesterday, the CDU Executive Committee unanimously nominated Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as the lead candidate of the Christian Democratic Party family EPP in the European elections. In the election campaign, von der Leyen wants to score points with her plan to strengthen the competitiveness of European companies. She also reiterated her proposal to […]
The turmoil over the formation of a government since the Bundestag elections has somewhat died down. Robert Habeck has announced that sooner or later there will be friction between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP – one sticking point will be the communitisation of European debt. At the weekend, however, the soundings between the […]
For some laws, it is crunch time and therefore a difficult phase for the co-legislators. On the one hand, they want to finish the trilogue as quickly as possible in order to complete the project before the end of the legislative period. On the other hand, they do not want to complete it just because […]
The ruling by the Polish Constitutional Court was “thoroughly prepared” by the Polish government, said European Parliament Vice-President Katarina Barley (SPD). With their decision, the judges are specifically attacking the ECJ. Falk Steiner summarizes the background to the ruling and initial reactions from the EU side.It is time for the financial sector to move on […]