The EU is expanding its free trade agreement with Singapore to include an agreement on digital trade. It contains rules to promote cross-border data traffic and remove unjustified trade barriers.
By Corinna Visser
Nestlé and other chocolate manufacturers have sent a letter to the EU Commission in support of the anti-deforestation regulation. They are calling for support so that they can implement the requirements on time.
By Leonie Düngefeld
A socio-ecological transformation and energy transition cannot be achieved without decarbonizing energy production. A study by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has now analyzed which countries have enough space available – and which do not.
By Carsten Hübner
As Deputy Director General of OLAF, Andreas Schwarz wants to take the anti-fraud authority out of its niche in EU operations. After a long career in the EU Commission, he is well connected in Brussels.
By Redaktion Table
Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected Commission President by the centrist parties. However, the EPP will hardly refrain from using rights to push through individual legislative proposals. Disputes are foreseeable.
By Markus Grabitz
Should the West cooperate with the military governments that have seized power in the Sahel? There is a dispute in the EU over this question. Europe's leading diplomat for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re, is in favor of this.
By Lucia Weiß
Slovakia is threatened with infringement proceedings due to the planned NGO law. The European Court of Justice has already struck down a similar Hungarian law.
By Redaktion Table
Exemptions for e-fuels as part of the phase-out of combustion engines are highly controversial. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has now emphasized that he has repeatedly advocated for the technology in Brussels.
By Redaktion Table
The Commission is postponing the start of part of the Basel III reforms by one year. This is to avoid international competitive disadvantages.
By Alina Leimbach
