During his visit to Berlin, Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné focused on the chemical industry. The Frenchman also explained what the planned action plan must achieve to support the sector.
By Lukas Knigge
At the Agriculture Council in Brussels, many ministers called for further relaxation of the EU anti-deforestation regulation. But the Commission does not want to make any promises.
By Julia Dahm
Public contracts only in return for good working conditions? The Association of Towns and Municipalities rejects this, but there are also advocates among the municipalities.
By Alina Leimbach
The Trump administration is turning away from decades of international cooperation with astonishing speed. Germany and Europe must now reorganize themselves, demand Imme Scholz and Jörg Haas from the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Markus Hanisch from Humboldt University Berlin.
By Experts Table.Briefings
After a phone call on Sunday evening, US President Trump postponed the threatened 50 percent tariff to July. Brussels is careful not to escalate its response to Trump's threats. The preparation of countermeasures is likely to be accelerated, however.
By Marc Winkelmann
CDU foreign policy expert Knut Abraham is considered the favorite to become the German government's new envoy to Poland. The decision will be made by the cabinet on Wednesday.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Spain is the only Member State that has not yet notified the new EU electoral law. Head of government Pedro Sánchez has domestic political reasons for this. A delegation from the EU Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee has now visited Madrid for talks.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
Commission President von der Leyen wants to reduce bureaucracy – with the help of a "whole fleet of omnibuses." Four have already been presented and at least six more are in the pipeline. We provide an overview of the planned measures.
By Redaktion Table