For the third and last time, the candidates for chancellor from the CDU, SPD and Greens faced the moderators’ questions, last night in the TV triell. Beforehand, the FDP and the Greens met for special party conferences. One week before the federal election, the parties enter into the election campaign’s final spurt, which might be […]
The recent ruling from the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has posed a significant challenge to Berlin’s traffic light coalition. This decision has notably reduced the credit authorizations for the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF) by €60 billion, a development that impacts not only the federal budget but also the multi-year financial planning. This shift […]
Parliament and the Council are meeting today to negotiate the proposal to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. The starting signal for what is likely to be the final trilogue is at 7.30 pm. It is not expected to end until late at night. The negotiations are tough. Two circumstances make the issue so […]
Josep Borrell will have to listen to some criticism when the foreign ministers and then the defense ministers meet in Brussels today and tomorrow. In March, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs promised Ukraine one million artillery shells by spring 2024. However, after the halfway point, the EU states have only delivered just under […]
The European socialists are convening for a pivotal family reunion today and tomorrow in the coastal city of Málaga, Spain, under the stewardship of the party’s figurehead, Stefan Löfven, Sweden’s former Prime Minister. This congress will assemble the party’s luminaries, including key Members of the European Parliament, national social democratic party leaders, and the SPD’s […]
The protracted discussions around the overhaul of EU debt regulations have recently witnessed a shift in momentum, although today’s Brussels summit of EU finance ministers is not expected to yield a definitive resolution. Yet, EU diplomats are now optimistic about reaching a consensus among member states by year’s end.A concerted effort between Germany and France […]
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There is just over a week to go until the federal election. Today, we conclude our short election check series with an analysis of the SPD’s election program. The Social Democrats may be ahead in the polls, but they remain vague on many European policy issues. However, that may be intentional. After all, the candidate […]
Weeks after the member states of the European Union solidified their stance for the upcoming COP28 in Dubai, the spotlight turns to the European Parliament. The Environment Committee is poised to vote on a resolution that will articulate its position to the COP28. While the outcome functions largely as a plea for EU negotiators to […]
For years, the EU Commission has not been very concerned with collective agreements, trade unions and social issues and has not really been able to get to grips with them. One reason for this is the issue itself: labor and social policy at EU level is a hot potato. Secondly, trade unions in particular were […]
There were many questions before the AI Safety Summit in the UK: What do the British aim to achieve with their own AI summit, given that the UN, G7, OECD, Council of Europe, and the EU are already working on international rules? What could the British accomplish that has not already been initiated? And why […]