The chip shortage is slowing down important sectors of the economy, with no improvement in sight – the crisis is likely to drag on into next year, reports Falk Steiner. But there are increasing signs of progress elsewhere: in talks between politicians and chip manufacturers about investments in Germany and Europe. We will stay tuned […]
Who will succeed Werner Hoyer at the helm of the European Investment Bank (EIB)? The search picked up speed over the weekend, as the Spanish government officially announced the candidacy of its current Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño. The proposal comes as no surprise; the name Calviño was already on the table. But new elections had […]
China’s response will likely not be long in coming. The first comments on Joe Biden’s decree are already emerging from Beijing. The US President has directed his Treasury Department to prohibit certain American investments in Chinese companies. While Europe’s economy is not directly affected, the German industry remains skeptical about the establishment of this “very […]
Disasters know no borders, so it’s good when solidarity doesn’t either. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to Slovenia today, accompanied by Janez Lenarčič, the Commissioner for Crisis Management. She wants to learn how the EU can help with reconstruction.The people in the flooded areas probably have other things to worry about at […]
We have been keeping count: You are reading the 500th issue of Europe.Table today. A good two years ago, on the morning of Aug. 3, 2021, we sent out the first issue. Back then, the circle of recipients was still manageable. Today, we reach thousands of readers, including many decision-makers in Brussels and Berlin. I […]
A lot of work is waiting for Andreas Schwab. In the coming weeks, the European Parliament’s rapporteur will have to sift through more than 1,200 amendments to the Digital Markets Act and put them together into a compromise that can win majority support. In an interview with me, the CDU politician clarifies what is important […]
The enemies of democracy use, again and again, democratic institutions in an attempt to destroy them. If one wants to understand the thought processes of the right-wing AfD, this could be an attempt at an explanation.Delegates at the AfD party conference in Magdeburg argued fiercely about the party’s course. The camp around Björn Höcke wanted […]
The EU is tightening its sanctions against Belarus. Another 38 individuals and three organizations have been sanctioned. The reason is human rights violations in the country, which supports Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign affairs representative, said the illegitimate regime of Alexander Lukashenko was responsible for “widespread and massive […]
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On paper, China’s new data protection law is very reminiscent of the EU model, the General Data Protection Regulation. In practice, the PIPL law will likely make life more difficult for European companies in the People’s Republic, analyzes Falk Steiner: They have to comply with new regulations, but data transfer with European headquarters is hardly […]
It is not news that Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton has a lot of confidence in himself. He has succeeded in stepping out of the perma-shadow in which the vice presidents have remained behind Ursula von der Leyen for the past four years and into the light of public perception. While our colleague Jakob Hanke Vela […]