The EU summit was actually supposed to focus on Europe's competitiveness. However, discussions about support for Ukraine and the White Paper on defense are likely to overshadow the meeting.
By Stephan Israel
Barely in office, the new Belgian federal government is already plunged into crisis again. Belgium is heavily in debt and is being urged by the EU Commission to follow a strict austerity course. At the same time, however, the EU is now demanding higher spending on armaments.
By Eric Bonse
According to the European Commission, Alphabet may be violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with its Google search offering. Alphabet's services would be displayed preferentially in search results for shopping, hotels or sport. Apple has also been admonished under the DMA.
By Redaktion Table
The Legal Affairs Committee in the EU Parliament is in charge of the omnibus law on sustainability reporting obligations. The EPP Group has drawn up the report for the package. Swedish MEP Jörgen Warborn is taking over the report.
By Markus Grabitz
The EU Commission has published an internal estimate of how much green hydrogen the industrial, shipping and aviation sectors will have to use by law by 2030. However, the range of fluctuation is wide.
By Manuel Berkel
The EU wants to tackle the shortage of skilled workers with the Talent Pool, a kind of Tinder for jobseekers – and at the same time create legal pathways into the EU for migrants willing to work. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) wants improvements in the interests of jobseekers.
By Alina Leimbach
The Commission is proposing to restrict investments from the SAFE instrument to European manufacturers. It is still unclear how many member states want to benefit from SAFE. There is also criticism of the use of the national escape clause to circumvent EU debt rules.
By Marc Winkelmann
Many existing skills have so far remained invisible to the labor market. This also has consequences for our democracies, argues Martin Noack from the Bertelsmann Stiftung.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Shortly before the EU summit deals with the issue, the Commission presents its ideas for the savings and investment union. There are still tensions regarding centralized market supervision. European savings and investment accounts are also intended to help mobilize capital for European investments.
By Marc Winkelmann
