Another war is looming in Europe’s immediate neighborhood: After the surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced a “long and difficult” fight against Hamas. Last night’s interim results were devastating: more than 700 Israelis were killed, and more than 100 were taken hostage by the attackers. Subsequent airstrikes […]
The upcoming state elections on Sunday in Hesse and Bavaria don’t hold high expectations for the traffic light coalition parties. According to recent polls, the Free Democrats (FDP) face the risk of not making it into the state parliaments in both Bavaria and Hesse. The Social Democrats (SPD) could potentially achieve single-digit results in Bavaria, […]
Hydrogen plays a central role in the EU’s decarbonization plans. According to our information, Germany and other EU states have pre-notified the first two IPCEI funding projects to the EU Commission. In total, 121 projects have been submitted to the Brussels competition watchdogs. Till Hoppe and Timo Landenberger have the details.EU and US negotiate on […]
Early next week, the French and German cabinets will meet near Hamburg for a joint closed-door meeting. It is intended to be as open an exchange of ideas as possible, without long follow-up statements as at the recent Council of Ministers. In order not to burden the meeting, government representatives in Berlin and Paris are […]
In Strasbourg, yesterday was not a holiday, work continued as usual. A major topic of the day: the protection of European know-how from China. The Commission has presented a list of ten critical technologies that should not fall into the wrong hands. Amelie Richter analyzes whether the plan can work.No further progress was made on […]
It is getting serious for Wopke Hoekstra tonight. The designated climate commissioner is from 6:30 pm in the Environment Committee (ENVI) to answer the MEPs for three hours. The Dutchman already answered some open questions on Friday, as you can read in this issue’s news section. This concerns his commitment to the Green Deal and […]
East and West are looking to Slovakia with their breath held on Saturday. In an early ballot, the people there will elect a new parliament. The term directional election is worn out, but in this case, it applies. The question is whether Slovakia will clearly remain in the Western alliance against Putin’s war in Ukraine […]
When the EU interior ministers meet in Brussels today, all eyes will be on Nancy Faeser. At the most recent meeting in June, the SPD politician was still able to shine as a dealmaker on the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), which seemed impossible for quite some time.Because Berlin abstained on an important part of […]
Today, Wednesday, Alberto Núñez Feijóo faces the first vote in Congress. It is foreseeable that the leader of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) will not achieve the necessary majority to become Spain’s new Prime Minister: Feijóo has only 172 votes on his side, with an absolute majority of 176. The second vote, in which more […]
It is a kind of roadmap for the Brussels political scene: the agenda of the EU Commission. In the document entitled “Liste des Points Prévus” in French, the authority records which initiatives the College of 27 Commissioners intends to adopt in the upcoming weeks and months in the College. Whether a bill makes it onto […]