Dan Jørgensen is to become Energy Commissioner. The Dane has experience in the field, but above all he is good at selling ideas and mediating between positions. However, he does have one weak point.
By Redaktion Table
The Budapest government is repeatedly accused of undermining the rule of law. The EU Commission has announced that it will take the matter to the European Court of Justice.
By Redaktion Table
The Federal Minister of Economic Affairs criticizes the increasing regulation of companies and calls for a reversal of the current logic. Read what he proposes instead.
By Redaktion Table
Three months after the start of negotiations, the problems are piling up. There are disputes about the rule of law, trouble with Poland and resentment towards President Zelenskiy. Brussels is bracing itself for a prolonged impasse.
By Eric Bonse
Several political groups in the European Parliament have criticized the postponement of the EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains. Nevertheless, the Commission's proposal could find a majority as long as no substantive changes are made.
By Lukas Knigge
Paris wants to use common European standards to ensure that nuclear power plants are built faster and more cheaply. However, the Commission is skeptical about access to EU funds.
By Manuel Berkel
Several hundred employees from the service sector have demonstrated in Brussels in favor of a collective bargaining regulation in the EU Public Procurement Directive. Among them were service workers who work in European institutions via outsourced service providers.
By Alina Leimbach
On Oct. 15 in Luxembourg, the energy ministers will discuss the energy sector's contribution to the EU's competitiveness. Other topics include the high electricity prices in Eastern and Southern Europe and preparations for the winter.
By Manuel Berkel
Former Swedish EU Minister Jessika Roswall has no previous experience in her future field of work. But the reason why her appointment as Environment Commissioner has been met with some harsh criticism is a different one.
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The BMZ, the EU and the G7+ group have pledged more money to Ukraine to prepare the energy infrastructure for the winter. Meanwhile, the "Green Deal Ukraina" project is working on measures for the sustainable rebuilding of the destroyed infrastructure.
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