Agricultural politicians will be under pressure when negotiations on the EU's multi-annual financial framework begin this year. They will have to explain why savings should not be made in agriculture despite new priorities such as competitiveness and defense.
By Julia Dahm
"Chaotic", non-transparent, and even undemocratic: The European Trade Union Confederation and other associations are heavily criticizing the EU Commission's omnibus legislative procedure.
By Marc Winkelmann
The dispute over the budget led to the fall of the government in France last year. Now the budget has been passed – and Prime Minister Bayrou has survived two votes of no confidence.
By Redaktion Table
Until now, the BSW has had six MEPs in the European Parliament. Now Friedrich Pürner is leaving the BSW. He blames the atmosphere in the party for this.
By Markus Grabitz
In the Conference of Presidents, there was a controversial decision on the agenda for the next session of the European Parliament. Socialists and Greens pushed through a debate with the votes of Patriots for Europe (PfE) and the second far-right group, Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN).
By Markus Grabitz
In Kosovo, Albin Kurti can hope for a second term in office in Sunday's elections, while in Belgrade, President Aleksandar Vučić is under pressure from the student protests. What does this mean for the dialog between Belgrade and Pristina, which EU High Representative Kaja Kallas wants to restart?
By Stephan Israel
In a report, the Joint Research Center certifies that the EU has made progress on many environmental and climate action goals. In some areas, however, the Union is making slow progress or is not collecting any meaningful data.
By Manuel Berkel
Because Germany is likely to miss its emissions targets anyway, there is growing support among municipal energy suppliers for not being climate-neutral until 2050 – or even later. But only very few are willing to say this publicly.
By Anna Gauto
Stefan Solle has been head of the Gesamtmetall office in Brussels for more than ten years. He has also been head of the International Affairs department there since 2022. He has a few suggestions for the EU Commission's upcoming Omnibus Regulation.
By Alina Leimbach
In an interview, Christoph Heusgen, head of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), said that NATO membership and Greenland's accession to the EU are conceivable.
By Redaktion Table
