In the new MFF, funds for development work, humanitarian aid and for EU candidate countries are to come from a single financing instrument. However, the concept resembles a game of Jenga in which contradictory motivations are to be reconciled.
By Julian Bergmann and Niels Keijzer
Both sides could agree on a tariff of 15 percent for most products. The EU states could probably live with this – but the final decision lies with the US President. The EU is already preparing for failure.
By János Allenbach-Ammann and Till Hoppe
States have an obligation to protect the climate as ambitiously as possible, and if they fail to do so, they can be held accountable: This was decided by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in an advisory opinion.
By Alexandra Endres
In the Ukrainian capital, critics are demonstrating against changes to the country's anti-corruption authorities. The protests are unlikely to significantly weaken the president. However, three and a half years after the start of the war, this shows a new political reality.
By Denis Trubetskoy
The SPD parliamentary group is confronting the Federal Foreign Office: The German government must support an international declaration to end the Gaza war, demands its foreign policy spokesman.
By Markus Bickel
Negotiations with the Trump administration are stalling. To prepare for failure, member states are expected to adopt further countermeasures this week. The EU might even draw its sharpest sword.
By Till Hoppe
The new EU sanctions are aimed at Russia's income from oil trade. However, they grant Moscow's important oil customers, Turkey and India, long transitional periods. This allows the Kremlin to continue filling its war chest.
By Viktor Funk
The leaders of the EU and China will meet in Beijing on Thursday. Shortly before the trip, the Europeans define their talking points and keep expectations for a successful summit low.
By Manuel Liu, Lukas Knigge and Nico Beckert
According to a media report, the EU and Japan want to create new supply chains over concerns about China's stricter export controls. The announcement will be made one day before the EU-China summit.
By Manuel Liu
Will the EU form a new climate axis with China after the US withdrawal? The chances of a breakthrough before the summit are slim. But there are many areas in which closer cooperation would be in both parties' interests.
By Lukas Knigge, Nico Beckert and Bernhard Pötter
