As announced yesterday, the traffic light coalition in Berlin has presented its coalition agreement. And it is not only comprehensive but also highly relevant in terms of European policy.And that is the core of this issue: we have examined the work program of the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP for you to see to what extent Europe has […]
Only eleven months after the Commission’s presentation, the Council has adopted its negotiating position on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA). The Slovenian Presidency could hardly save itself from praise from Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, and the representatives of the 27 member states. The meeting of […]
It feels like a collective déjà vu: COVID dominates the news again due to a new variant, Omicron, that was first discovered in South Africa. Many countries are reacting with travel restrictions, but yet again, it’s too late: The new virus is already here, already detected in the EU in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, […]
It is the EU’s largest democratic experiment to date: the “Conference on the Future of Europe”, a project near and dear to French President Emmanuel Macron. After its launch in May this year, the buzz around the Future Conference had died down, but now the project is gaining new momentum. As Eric Bonse reports, this […]
Let’s not kid ourselves, there is the threat of another lockdown this winter – but probably only for the unvaccinated. The federal and state governments will decide on Thursday about far-reaching COVID measures: Area-wide 2G and contact restrictions for the unvaccinated are considered likely. But also ghost games and closed bars for all, at least […]
Three to four percent of EU-wide emissions are emitted by ships either arriving or departing from European ports. In the future, this share is likely to increase if nothing is done to decarbonize shipping. With the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, the EU Commission now wants to change this, but the proposal is not as ambitious as […]
With all the farewell interviews, political obituaries, and reviews of the “Merkel years” that could be read, seen, and heard in recent months, one could almost feel that the Chancellor’s long-announced departure was permanent. But now Angela Merkel is really leaving. Yesterday, the German Armed Forces said goodbye with a Great Taps. At the Chancellor’s […]
The EU finally wants to effectively stand up to punitive tariffs from China and the US: Today, it is presenting its Anti-Coercion Instrument. The package of measures against unfair trade practices contains some potential for international conflict, according to Amelie Richter’s analysis. A cycle of retaliatory measures could begin. But criticism of the instrument can […]
As the last of the three traffic light parties, the Greens have now also approved the coalition agreement. Around 86 percent of the approximately 125,000 Green Party members favored the coalition agreement. “That’s quite a massive result,” said the future Minister of State for Culture in the Chancellery, Claudia Roth.And another long-awaited step towards a […]