The election results, said Christian Lindner yesterday evening, were “not very easy to read.” And indeed, Olaf Scholz is the clear winner of the election. But the demands were made by others, namely the Greens and the FDP. The two parties can now choose whether they prefer to form a coalition with Scholz or with […]
There had long been speculation in Brussels as to whether the Spanish Presidency would convene a special meeting of EU finance ministers to get the stalled negotiations on the new European debt rules off the ice. Now the time has come today. Spain’s minister Nadia Calviño has invited her colleagues in Brussels to a dinner […]
SAP CEO Christian Klein is busy writing letters to Margrethe Vestager these days. Sometimes in cooperation with the trade association Digitaleurope, most recently together with 60 CEOs from the European Round Table for Industry (ERT). Their concern: The Data Act, which is supposed to be the basis for flourishing data traffic in the EU, could […]
Germany will elect the MEPs it sends to the European Parliament in six months. At least, more than half of Germans already know that European elections will be held next year. Not quite as many know the month they will be in. But that’s a good start.And what is probably the most important issue for […]
The pandemic was not long ago. And yet the member states are stepping on the brakes when it comes to learning the lessons from this time. On Thursday, the co-legislators will meet in the informal conciliation procedure (“trilogue”) to put the finishing touches to the Single Market emergency instrument. It is intended to ensure the […]
The EU finance ministers received a letter from their colleague Vincent Van Peteghem. The Belgian treasurer, currently Chairman of the EIB Board of Governors, is proposing that Spanish Finance Minister Nadia Calviño be appointed to succeed Werner Hoyer at the helm of the EU bank. The ministers have until this evening to decide whether or […]
Many EU officials will likely remember the last German parliamentary elections with an uneasy feeling. The formation of a government dragged on for an agonizingly long time, and almost nothing worked in the EU. This time, they are better prepared for the transition period. But the first conflicts are already emerging that could occupy Europe […]
Is Mario Draghi still up to something? The former ECB chief, Italian prime minister of a technocratic government and head of the Italian National Bank is sounding out whether he will throw his hat into the ring for one of the EU’s top jobs. This is being heard in Brussels and across the Alps. Although […]
In a developing situation that poses significant implications for the European solar industry, Commissioner Thierry Breton finds himself at the center of a debate. The industry is currently responding to speculations of a new anti-subsidy investigation targeting Chinese photovoltaic (PV) modules. This development raises critical questions about the future of trade relations and industry support […]
Picking up the phone was apparently helpful: France’s President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden are getting closer after the submarine dispute. In a joint press statement, the US side acknowledged mistakes in an unusually clear manner. The two plan to meet in person at the end of October and there is talk of […]