A mere day after Ursula von der Leyen concluded her Balkan tour, the focus on EU enlargement shifts to Berlin, where Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock is convening a high-level European conference today at Werderscher Markt. Various European secretaries of state and 20 ministers, including Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba, are expected to be in attendance.The […]
This week marks the EU Parliament’s Green Week, a period when MEPs engage in activities beyond the confines of the Parliament. They visit their constituencies and join official delegations abroad to foster the Parliament’s international ties. During these weeks, the spotlight often shifts from the Parliament to the Commission, although there is still noteworthy news […]
The political balance of power in Italy is in heavy flux these days. On Friday, the cabinet in Rome is expected to launch the draft for a constitutional reform – a preliminary agreement was reported last night. Through the new electoral law, the right-wing conservative government of Giorgia Meloni promises the country more stability. But […]
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager had just under 60 minutes for knitting on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, just a few meters away in the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, her boss gave the most important speech of the year.Instead of knitting, we looked closely at Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech (SOTEU) and analyze the […]
Today and tomorrow, the eyes of Europe’s climate politicians and NGOs are on Wopke Hoekstra. The new Climate Commissioner will meet COP President Sultan Al Jaber for the first time in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. On today’s first day of the pre-COP, issues such as climate adaptation and financing are on the agenda. In Abu […]
I’m sure you’ve already noticed: There is an international competition to regulate artificial intelligence. The participants are governments or international organizations. The goal is to create rules that make the risks of this technology manageable. The prize is to profit from the opportunities it can bring. So far, so good.No one disputes that we need […]
Terry Reintke has thrown her hat into the ring. The Green, group leader in the European Parliament, child of the Ruhr region and fan of long-distance running, wants to be her party’s top candidate in the European elections. Or one of the two top candidates, rather, because the Greens always enter the race with two […]
Policy junkies currently have a full agenda – Sunday Triell, Monday Quadrennial, Wednesday #SOTEU: Starting at 9 a.m., Europeans can turn on their terminal devices to listen to Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address. Phoenix will broadcast live from Strasbourg as the Commission President speaks of the present and future of the […]
Today, the AI Act is going down to the wire. The Council, Parliament, and Commission are discussing some of the most controversial points of the dossier. One is the question of how rules for General-Purpose AI (GPAI) and foundation models are to be incorporated into the law. The Spanish Council Presidency recently made a new […]
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had already faced criticism last week for her stance in the conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas. There is also unrest within the Commission. The media report that more than 800 officials and employees of the Commission have signed a declaration by name. The letter, obtained by […]