When the agreement was reached, he presented himself as the sheriff who wanted to finally bring the Wild West behavior of the major platforms under control – but Thierry Breton will hardly shoot faster than his shadow, even starting tomorrow, when the Digital Services Act applies to the largest providers. “Complying with the DSA rules […]
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There are just over three weeks until the federal elections. Even if the German debate hardly reflects that: this election will also shape Europe. Because Angela Merkel, the longest-serving and most influential head of government in the EU, is leaving. And, because Germany will be a different country afterward. Hopefully, more open to the necessary […]
A kingdom for a government: After the elections in Spain created unclear majority conditions, King Felipe VI last night proposed the head of the conservative People’s Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to form a government. With this, the head of state first tasked the numerical winner of the July 23 elections with forming a government. Feijóo’s […]
This Tuesday is likely to be Frans Timmermans’ last working day in Brussels. His Social Democrats and the allied Greens will in all likelihood choose the Vice-President of the EU Commission as their top candidate for the parliamentary elections in the Netherlands on Nov. 22. The party leaders have already nominated the 62-year-old, and the […]
The Brussels EU district is mostly quiet in August, with most Commissioners enjoying their summer breaks. Not so for Thierry Breton: The 68-year-old seems hardly able to wait for the political activity to pick up again. He has used this break to put his four-year work record on paper, in 26 posts for his preferred […]
Floating, that is what wind turbines are supposed to do. On land, ever more and ever larger wind turbines are causing conflicts. On the water, however, there would be plenty of room for additional capacity in Europe. But there are still a few problems to be solved first, as Timo Landenberger has learned.Big tech is […]
The formation of a government in Madrid is beginning to have an impact on the Spanish presidency. Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez yesterday secured the support of two separatist parties in the first important parliamentary vote. A PSOE candidate was elected as president of the Chamber of Deputies. One quid pro quo: Sánchez now has the […]
On October 15, the parliamentary election will be held in Poland. Citizens could vote several times on that day. Yesterday, the parliament cleared the way for a referendum on the day of the election. It is a heartfelt project of the nationalist PiS party. Today, the parliament will also vote on the referendum questions.And one […]
When the German government’s first solar package sees the light of day today, a few light gray clouds will hover over Berlin – at least metaphorically. This is because important parts of the upcoming cabinet decision are subject to subsidies from Brussels.The remuneration for Agri-PV, i.e. the simultaneous use of agricultural land for photovoltaics, can […]
More than two years ago, the EU Commission presented an action plan for more organic agriculture. The goal was to increase the organic share in food production to 25 percent by 2030. Germany is even more ambitious and wants to reach 30 percent by the same date. My colleague Timo Landenberger and I have put […]