There are exactly six months to go until the European elections, but the Liberals are already starting their showcase this Tuesday: At the Global Europe Forum in the European Parliament in Brussels, a number of the leading candidates from the member states will present themselves, including FDP leader Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann. However, the planned presence of […]
Robert Habeck is in Brussels today, and a mammoth program awaits the Minister of Economic Affairs. The Vice-Chancellor will be received by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and, according to the Berlaymont on Friday, will meet other Commissioners: Maroš Šefčovič, Thierry Breton, Didier Reynders, Kadri Simson and Wopke Hoekstra. As his ministry announced on […]
In Paris today, the leaders of European politics will bid farewell to Jacques Delors. His current successor Ursula von der Leyen will of course also be attending the funeral service for the former Commission President in the Invalides Cathedral. Because of the ceremony, the program for the Commission’s visit to the new Belgian Council Presidency […]
The dispute over the submarine deal almost scuttled the Trade and Technology Council (TTC). But now, the forum between the EU and the US has started as planned. There is a lot to discuss. Jasmin Kohl and Till Hoppe provide an overview of the most important topics. They heard from experts about the differences Brussels […]
In just over a month, the Commission will present what will probably be its last energy and climate policy milestone in this legislative period: its communication on the greenhouse gas target for 2040. It will mark the start of the legislative cycle for the period after the Green Deal. My colleague Lukas Scheid analyzes how […]
You have probably heard and read about it several times over the past year: Artificial intelligence will change our economy and society more dramatically than probably any other technology before. If this is true, then you can be sure to also hear and read a lot about AI and working and living with AI in […]
Happy New Year! As we usher in 2024, it’s with great excitement that we present the 600th issue of Europe.Table. This milestone fills us with immense pride, and we hope you’ll continue to join us on this journey, perhaps even sharing our insights with friends and colleagues.As we bid farewell to 2023, we reflect on […]
2023 has been a year of relentless challenges. Across Europe, governments have grappled with an unending cascade of crises and conflicts, with the Covid pandemic stretching them to the brink in numerous instances. Increasingly, a segment of the populace is questioning the efficacy of their democratically elected leaders, with some turning their gaze toward more […]
The European Union has been at loggerheads over two issues for the past decade: asylum policy and debt rules. On Wednesday, it succeeded in overcoming these two old conflicts and finding new solutions, just as Chancellor Olaf Scholz had called for in his speech on Europe in Prague 2022. Yesterday is therefore a historic day […]
Today, Wednesday at 4 pm, the finance ministers of the EU member states will meet for a video conference. A political agreement on the reform of European debt rules is within reach, as German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire made clear yesterday evening. The two had met in Paris […]