The Commission, of all people, may not have taken the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) very seriously. That could be the bottom line if the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issues a ruling today. A Munich resident had filed a lawsuit and is seeking €1,200 in damages.This is the issue: The Commission had wanted to […]
Many people probably feel the same way as Emmanuel Macron. “Who could have imagined ten years ago that the owner of one of the largest social networks in the world would support a new international reactionary movement and intervene directly in elections, including in Germany?” This is what the French President said on Monday in […]
Today at 11 a.m., Alexander Van der Bellen will receive a man in the Hofburg to whom he did not actually want to open any doors. The Austrian Federal President will meet FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl for a first meeting following the collapse of the coalition negotiations between the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos. Kickl could […]
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz apparently wants to use the momentum of the new year: In a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, he speaks out in favor of an increased commitment to European competitiveness and the reduction of bureaucracy. According to the letter, the aim now is to reduce strategic dependencies and provide […]
This year has been a particularly eventful one in European politics: the European elections and a number of elections in the Member States have changed the balance of power in the EU. In December, the new Commission took up its work. Following Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, it will probably soon have the opportunity […]
The legal verdict against Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini is expected on Friday. The leader of the Lega has been on trial for three years in Palermo, Sicily. The charges are deprivation of liberty and abuse of office. In August 2019, Salvini, then-Minister of the Interior, refused to allow a ship from the Spanish […]
Friedrich Merz wants a “radical reduction in bureaucracy” in Europe. “We have to get down to business now,” said the CDU/CSU candidate for chancellor in our podcast Table.Today. He was no longer prepared to “respond to these big questions with small screws”. That is why he and other leading EPP politicians will make a proposal […]
It sounds more and more like an incantation: The EU is on Ukraine‘s side for as long as necessary and whatever it takes to end Russia’s invasion, writes António Costa ahead of the summit in his first letter of invitation as Council President. The slogans in the draft conclusions are similar. Russia should not prevail, […]
Germany’s economic model is undergoing a global stress test – prosperity is being redistributed, entire sectors are in upheaval and the industrial foundations are crumbling. What was considered crisis-proof yesterday may be a discontinued model today. Yesterday an export hit, today a shelf warmer.Germany needs a renaissance of its economic basis. To do this, our […]