Better cooperation with the EU is a priority for the new Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte – also in view of a possible comeback of Donald Trump as US President.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The EU reacts too slowly and improvisationally to crises. This is what former French Minister for European Affairs Laurence Boone and former Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu think. They are calling for a “European Defense Production Act” to speed up processes in times of crises based on the US model.
By Marc Winkelmann
The selection process for strategic raw materials projects has been postponed by several months due to the large number of applications. There is criticism of the selection process from civil society.
By Leonie Düngefeld
Sino-German science diplomacy is picking up speed again. For the first time since the pandemic, a Chinese National Academy of Sciences delegation is a guest in the country. The focus: basic research, the climate and the strained relationship between the countries.
By Tim Gabel
Viktor Orbán's address of solidarity for the rulers in Tbilisi outrages the rest of the EU. In the Georgian capital, thousands of demonstrators protest against the election fraud and see evidence of Russian interference. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell reacts surprisingly defensively.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Will a third state soon be directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian war? The EU states strongly condemn the new military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. A reaction will follow, they said in a statement on Thursday evening.
By Viktor Funk
Norway is popular among wind energy investors. However, indigenous reindeer herders fear for their pastures and are taking the matter to court. A legal dispute that also has significance for German ESG investments.
By Lukas Bayer
Zelenskyi knows that Ukraine's resilience depends on arms supplies from Western partners. On Thursday, he traveled to London, Paris and Rome. Today he is expected in Berlin. The Ukrainian president always has his plan for victory in his luggage, which he explains to the European NATO partners.
By Gabriel Bub
After former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta made his recommendations for the future of the EU research area, Mario Draghi increased the pressure on EU member states to invest more in innovation in his report. What does EPP MEP Christian Ehler think about the ideas for the future?
By Nicola Kuhrt
From 2025, EU legislation on organic farming will also apply to food imports from third countries. While the President of IFOAM Organics Europe, Jan Plagge, is calling for an extension of the transition period, Fairtrade says that resources are now needed above all to support producers and inspection bodies in the transition.
By Merle Heusmann
