Charles Michel chose big words: He was convinced, the Council President said during his Europe speech in Berlin, that the EU could become “the great power of peace of the 21st century“. However, this power is notoriously difficult in dealing with less peaceful neighbors such as the Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Michel himself is spontaneously […]
The last official day of negotiations at the Climate Change Conference (COP26): many observers expect an extension. We must not settle for the lowest common denominator just before the end, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Glasgow on Thursday, calling on the states to be more ambitious. The 1.5-degree target is not yet within reach […]
The final whistle sounded after extra time at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, which officially came to an end with the final closing declaration on Saturday evening. This puts COP26 roughly in the middle of the pack in terms of length. The record is held by the first climate summit, which took place […]
The traffic light parties are on track: Next week, the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP want to present their coalition agreement. Wednesday, Friday, and the coming Monday are scheduled as negotiation days for the top representatives in the head group, with more possibly to come. A lot still needs clarification, including EU issues: It […]
The French presidency of the EU Council in January 2022 also brings the French presidential election closer. The incumbent president Emmanuel Macron has been conspicuously reticent so far: Officially, he is not yet a candidate. Tanja Kuchenbecker analyses the strategy behind this, takes a look at the issues Macron’s challengers are tackling and the chances […]
It’s one of the central legislative projects for the regulation of large online platforms – the Digital Markets Act. According to information from Europe.Table, the negotiators in the European Parliament have now reached an agreement: The last major point of contention, the handling of personalized advertising, was resolved on Wednesday evening, as it is said […]
New Covid wave, new standard: the German federal and state governments agreed yesterday to link the decision on 2-G or 2-G plus to the so-called hospitalization incidence. Also, among the new resolutions are a partial vaccination requirement for medical and nursing workers who are in direct contact with vulnerable people, a higher booster shots rate, […]
“The pressure to achieve quick results is enormous now,” says Markus Pieper. The CDU MEP is the rapporteur for the directive on the expansion of renewable energies and is thus responsible for one of the most important dossiers in the fight against climate change. In an interview with Timo Landenberger, he talks about the EU […]
In Berlin, the coalition leaders are on the last stretch – and as is well known, this is the most painful part of every summit. And today, they could be presenting themselves: the traffic light coalition. Or maybe tomorrow, or the day after. In terms of resulting European policy, digital policy, and environmental policy, there […]
The traffic light coalition is just about to cross the finish line. But with the coalition agreement, political declarations of intent are being formulated – which have yet to become reality. And while the traffic light is presenting itself and its plans in Berlin today, those involved in Brussels and Strasbourg are working at full […]