Broad approval from the SPD and FDP: During the weekend, delegates from both parties greenlit the coalition agreement of the traffic light alliance at special party conventions. For the Liberals, 92.2 percent of the delegates voted in favor; for the SPD even 98.8 percent.The result of the Greens’ member survey is still to be presented […]
What a day: Olaf Scholz is Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. From now on the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP will be in charge of the German federal government and bear a lot of responsibility. They won’t get a 100-day grace period foreseeably – but ministers and departments don’t seem to be […]
The new federal government is still gathering itself, the new federal ministry of construction does not yet have a house (oh, the irony!), the agreements on the relocations of the individual units between the individual premises are still in the works. We will likely be able to provide you with more information on the latter, […]
“You’ll never walk alone” should become the guiding principle of Germany’s upcoming G7 presidency, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said yesterday at the end of the G7 foreign ministers’ consultations in Liverpool. The Liverpool FC fan song expresses “a strong sense of unity”, which Baerbock obviously also wishes for the group of seven leading industrialized nations. […]
Day two of the new traffic light government is over. On Thursday, the last of the new ministers took office. In line with this, we have broken down for you the leadership levels of the ministries that are particularly relevant for the Green Deal, digitalization in Europe, and German European policy. We will continue to […]
EU summits are often more a barometer of mood than a venue for productive discussions. Some prime ministers use the Brussels stage to address their domestic audience. Voters are grumbling loudly about rising power and heating costs? Look, I’m fighting for your interests at the highest level! Other heads of government, on the other hand, […]
The building sector is one of the largest energy consumers in the European Union and is responsible for a good third of total emissions. With a recast of the Buildings Directive, the Commission wants to finally bring the “sleeping giant” into line with its Green Deal targets. In view of record-high energy prices, however, the […]
Tomorrow is the day: The first EU summit without Angela Merkel and with Olaf Scholz is on the agenda. One thing is clear: The chancellor will be under special scrutiny in Brussels because some of the new German government’s plans have irritated neighboring states – most recently, the further development of the EU into a […]
Olaf Scholz made his inaugural visit to Rome yesterday. There, the German Chancellor not only praised Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s competence but also agreed on a joint “action plan” for better cooperation, initially without giving details. Who gets to discuss which parts of European climate policy is decided not least by Charles Michel. The President […]
Just before Christmas, the EU institutions are once again putting the pedal to the metal during the end-of-year sprint. In the truest sense of the word: After the Commission published its much-discussed gas package last week and the EU heads of state and government once again failed to find a common response to escalating energy […]