Editorial

Robert Habeck made his inaugural visit to Brussels yesterday to meet with Ursula von der Leyen and half a dozen of her commissioners. The Green politician said that Germany should vote against the supplementary legal act on taxonomy in its current form, although this was his “personal-political opinion”. The statement says a lot about the […]

The discussion about the green EU taxonomy is in full swing, now the next taxonomy project could cause conflicts. The expert group “Platform on Sustainable Finance” will present its final report on the social categorization of economic activities this month. The EU Commission must then decide how to deal with the suggestions on the social […]

Following massive pressure from the US calling for sanctions against the controversial Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline and the Russian energy and financial sectors, Brussels and Washington are now preparing for a possible interruption in gas supplies from Russia together. The search for alternatives to Russian gas is in full swing. However, transatlantic cooperation […]

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has once again stressed the importance of diplomacy in the Ukraine conflict. “Those who talk, don’t shoot,” the Green Party politician said. Nevertheless, a strong set of sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion is currently in preparation with partners. Everything is on the table – including to […]

The current gas price crisis continues to preoccupy the European Union’s top politicians. In the view of Luxembourg’s Energy Minister Claude Turmes, only a package of measures will help: increase energy efficiency, expand renewable energies and diversify gas sources. The demand for gas will continue to fall. From a climate policy perspective, gas also has […]

There is currently no relief in sight in the Ukraine crisis. Yesterday, the USA declared that it would send troops to Poland, Romania, and a smaller contingent to Germany. About 1000 soldiers are to be transferred from Vilseck near Nuremberg to Romania, in return for which 300 soldiers previously stationed in the USA will come […]

Decision day: Today, the European Commission plans to present its delegated act to supplement the taxonomy and, in it, classify nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable transitional solutions under certain conditions. It remains to be seen whether the authority will rework its controversial draft. However, Finance Commissioner Mairead McGuinness had ruled out fundamental changes. […]

It seems that the dust has settled somewhat due to the numerous top-level talks on the Ukraine crisis. The last meeting ended late Tuesday night in Berlin. For the first time in eleven years, the so-called Weimar Triangle of Poland, France, and Germany met at the chief executive level. Scholz, Macron, and Duda stressed that […]

A clear statement directly from the US president: In the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, “there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2”, Joe Biden said. “We will bring an end to it.” Standing next to him at the time was Olaf Scholz. The German chancellor, often criticized these days for lack […]

European politicians are currently traveling around the world to mediate in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron is visiting Vladimir Putin in Moscow today, Annalena Baerbock is traveling to Kiev, and Olaf Scholz is flying to Washington for his inaugural visit to Joe Biden.There are increasingly loud calls from the USA for Nord […]