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
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
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
The rule of law in the EU has improved over the past five years, according to a report by the EU Commission. There are sharp rebukes for Hungary and a warning for Slovakia. Germany comes off comparatively well.
By Eric Bonse
The EU Commission rejects criticism that it facilitated the security vulnerabilities at Microsoft. The Commission itself was not affected by the Microsoft breach.
By Corinna Visser
The German government must transpose the EU's NIS2 cyber security directive into national law by mid-October. The cabinet has now presented its draft for this. Industry associations and parliamentarians see a need for improvement.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
