The EU states disagree on whether joint armaments projects are needed and how they should be financed. This emerges from a wire report that Table.Briefings was able to view. Germany is not alone in its opposition to common debt.
By Eric Bonse
US President Donald Trump has ordered a review of "discriminatory foreign tax practices" within the framework of the OECD agreement on minimum group taxation. The EU should react quickly to this in order to avoid a tax war.
By Alex Veit
German industry fears that the production facilities of the future will be located primarily in countries with better conditions for renewable energies. The Federal Ministry of Economics wants to prevent such competition.
By Manuel Berkel
At a meeting in Paris, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europeans to stand together.
By Redaktion Table
The names proposed by the political groups for the two new special committees and the two standing committees will be announced in plenary today. These MEPs have been nominated for the Housing Committee.
By Alina Leimbach
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas are calling for significantly higher defense spending against the backdrop of the threat posed by Russia.
By Stephan Israel
The new Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Scheljaskov traveled to Strasbourg for a series of introductory meetings. In Sofia, the former transport minister is holding together an unstable minority government characterized by foreign policy contradictions.
By Frank Stier
For more environmental and climate protection in agriculture without a higher EU agricultural budget, researchers recommend a combination of taxes and refunds. However, the necessary approval for the proposals is unlikely to be achieved.
By Julia Dahm
In her speech in Davos, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes the importance of trade policy partnerships with other countries. Meanwhile, Donald Trump attacks the global minimum tax and threatens its implementation in Europe.
By Marc Winkelmann
Last year, the guidelines for the European Investment Bank for cash flows into the defense industry were changed. The EIB now wants to invest even more in security and defense.
By Redaktion Table
